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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Top European rights court says Russia responsible for breaching rights in Crimea after 2014 takeover

Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Europe's top human rights court ruled Tuesday that Russia was responsible for a string of human rights violations in Crimea since overrunning and later illegally annexing the Black Sea peninsula in 2014.

The European Court of Human Rights said in a lengthy written judgment that Moscow was responsible rights violations including reining in freedom of expression, freedom of religion and freedom of assembly.

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