50 people detained in Crimea during protest actions in support of Crimean Tatars
49 people were detained for holding unauthorized solitary pickets in the Crimea, as reported by Interfax, citing the press service of the Crimean Ministry of Internal Affairs. Those participating in the pickets were released from police stations after “preventive talks.”
As previously reported, the pickets were organized to oppose the local authorities’ actions directed against the Crimean Tatars. Specifically, participants in the rally protested against the arrests of Crimean Tatars who were associated with groups banned in Russia. They carried posters with slogans including, “Crimean Tatars are not extremist” and banners saying, “My nation is not a terrorists” and others.
Currently, the Russian police are conducting investigations to find the organizers of the rally.