Visitors of the Sens bookstore on Khreshchatyk wrote 214 letters to Crimean political prisoners. The Letters to a Free Crimea initiative was hosted at the bookstore from February 20 to 27, allowing all concerned citizens to participate in writing letters of support.

Letters to a Free Crimea is an initiative launched by the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukrainian PEN, and the ZMINA Human Rights Center, with the participation of CrimeaSOS, Crimean Process, and the Crimea Daily media initiative. As part of this initiative, anyone can send letters to Ukrainian citizens unlawfully imprisoned by the occupiers—whether they are detained in Crimea or have been forcibly transferred to Russia.

The main goal of the initiative is to support political prisoners and their families, raise awareness among Ukrainian and international audiences about their stories, and send a clear message to the occupation administrations that every unlawfully imprisoned Ukrainian remains in the focus of the state and civil society.

As of March 3, the Russian occupation administration has unlawfully detained 221 individuals, including 134 representatives of the Crimean Tatar people, on fabricated charges such as terrorism, extremism, and treason.

Crimea remains at the heart of every Crimean political prisoner, even for those held in the northernmost regions of Russia. While prison bars may confine their bodies, their spirits and hearts remain free. That is why these letters will continue to reach a free Crimea, bringing support and solidarity to each and every Crimean political prisoner.

At the beginning of February 2025, the initiative’s organizers announced that the campaign would continue indefinitely until the last Crimean political prisoner was freed.

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