The Crimean Solidarity pages and posts by the movement's founder suddenly disappeared

<span><span><span><span><span><span>The website and social media accounts of the human rights movement "Crimean Solidarity" have ceased operations for good. Emil Kurbedinov, a lawyer and one of the movement’s founders, has hidden or deleted a number of posts related to the organization’s activities from his Facebook page.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>This was reported by Krym.Realii.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>On July 21, 2026, “Crimean Solidarity” officially announced the cessation of its activities. This occurred after the Russian Ministry of Justice added the organization to the “foreign agent” registry. In their statement, the human rights defenders noted that they view the Russian Federation’s decision as political pressure and, under the current circumstances, do not see a way to continue their work in its previous format. The organization also announced</span></span></span></span></span></span> that it plans to challenge the decision of the state authorities through legal channels.

<span><span><span><span><span><span>In late July, the Russian Ministry of Justice expanded the list of people it considers members of the “Crimean Solidarity” civic movement to 137 individuals. Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, noted that Russia has shifted from repressing activists and organizations to persecuting entire communities and families. </span></span></span></span></span></span>

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