The occupation authorities of Crimea are taking away people's homes

In the temporarily occupied Crimea , the Russian authorities are massively confiscating land and houses from people who have legally registered their plots.

According to the Civil Society Center, in the village of Uyutne, Saksky district, the houses of at least 80 families are under the threat of demolition.

"People acted according to the official procedure, which was established by the Russian authorities themselves. First, they leased the land from the local administration, and after the construction of the house they had the right to buy it back under a simplified scheme - according to the decree of the self-proclaimed head of the occupation administration of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov," the statement said.

Now the prosecutor's office claims that the land was allocated in violation of Russian law, without bidding and to the wrong categories of citizens. The former head of the Uyutnoye administration, who personally distributed the plots, received a symbolic fine of 200,000 rubles. The courts, which initially recognized the rights of the owners, sent the cases back for a new hearing after the cassation.

Thus, the occupation authorities cancel even the rights that they themselves had granted, leaving people without housing and without compensation.

In general, human rights activists document large-scale violations of human rights in the occupied Crimea. According to the Crimean Tatar Resource Center (CTRC), in 2025, they recorded hundreds of detentions, searches, and cases of unfair court decisions, which indicate a systemic violation of basic freedoms for Crimeans, especially the Crimean Tatar people.

In particular, human rights activists documented 333 cases of violations of the right to a fair trial, 150 of which were against Crimean Tatars. In addition to arrests and prosecutions, the CTRC also recorded at least 12 cases of enforced disappearances.

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