Every day, the citizens of Ukraine continue to tirelessly resist the Russian occupation, demonstrating their resilience, courage, and unwavering support for Ukraine. This resistance has intensified significantly since the start of the full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To suppress this resistance and the population\u2019s refusal to accept the occupation, the Russian Federation adopted amendments to its criminal and administrative codes in 2022, introducing liability for so-called \u201cdiscrediting the Russian Armed Forces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mission monitors relevant court decisions in the occupation registers. As of September 20, 2024, 979 cases have been recorded under Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation by the so-called \u201ccourts\u201d and other authorities in occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 875 of these cases, a decision was made to impose an administrative penalty in the form of a fine or to combine the case with another under a different article, resulting in a cumulative decision. In 17 cases, the materials are still under consideration. The total amount of fines imposed has reached at least 26.4 million Russian rubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In terms of gender, 377 (43%) of the decisions were issued against women, and 497 (57%) against men. This indicates that nearly every second person persecuted in temporarily occupied Crimea for their pro-Ukrainian stance, and subjected to pressure and threats from the occupiers, is a woman.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reasons for these illegal detentions include posts and comments on social media in support of Ukraine, the sharing of Ukrainian songs, displaying Ukrainian state symbols, and condemning the occupiers. The following recent cases are illustrative:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This once again proves that women’s resistance to the occupation in Crimea exists, is powerful, and demands that the heroic deeds of Ukrainian citizens be made visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every day, the activists of the Zla Mavka movement demonstrate their resistance to the occupiers, risking their safety by distributing patriotic leaflets, stickers, and other materials in the occupied cities of Crimea. They publish diaries about the occupation, distribute weekly reports on the occupiers’ crimes, and circulate \u201crubles\u201d with designs reminding everyone that Crimea is Ukraine. The movement\u2019s activists exploit the deep-rooted misogyny of the occupiers, who never suspected that women could play an active role in the resistance and help bring Ukraine’s victory closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":62384,"template":"","publication-type":[43],"class_list":["post-62387","press-center","type-press-center","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","publication-type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n