Contents tagged with crimea
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Dzhemilev files lawsuit against the FSB due to ban on entry to Crimea
Lawyer Mark Feygin believes that it is the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) who prohibits Dzhemilev from entering Crimea. In January 2016, the Simferopol Court arrested the ex-leader of the Crimean Tatars in absentia.
Mark Feygin, a lawyer of the former chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Mustafa Dzhemilev, said the lawsuit was filed against the FSB. According to his statement on Twitter, it's the FSB who prohibits Dzhemilev entry into Crimea, and therefore (from the …
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Russia transfers more military aircraft to Crimea
According to official sources, large-scale military exercises were scheduled to be carried out on in Crimea, and Russia continues to transfer military equipment to the occupied Peninsula.
During the last week a dozen military aircraft (IL-76) of the Russian Armed Forces were transferred to the peninsula, as stated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU). 14 helicopters and one battalion tactical group of the Russian Army were transferred as well.
According to the Ukrainian officials, on the …
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EU expresses concern over violation of rights of Crimean Tatars
The European Union expressed concern over the systematic violation of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the residents of the Russian-occupied Crimea and, in particular, the Crimean Tatars, the Press Officer of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, David Stulik, said.
In particular, the EU strongly condemned the illegal detention of thirteen Ukrainian citizens and representatives of the Crimean Tatars by the Russian authorities in the Crimea on February 11-12, 2016 he said in an interview with the …
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Ukraine tells UN that Russia's annexation of Crimea is a threat to many other countries
The Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Vladimir Elchenko, has said that the ongoing militarization of Crimea threatens not only the Black Sea region, but other countries as well.
"The illegal occupation and subsequent militarization of Crimea is not just a threat with long-term consequences for the Black Sea region, southern Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East. Events in Syria are proof of this," he said during a speech at the open debate of the UN Security …
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Ukraine bans entry of sailors who have entered Russian-occupied Crimea aboard commercial ships
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has decided to ban the entry of foreign crew members of vessels engaged in commercial voyages to Crimean ports.
"Because of the violation of the law on entry into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine [Crimea], these foreigners will not be able to visit Ukraine during the next three years, even as members of the crews of other ships," the press-center of the SSU said.
The SSU reminded that Ukraine has closed checkpoints Crimean ports due to …
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Turkish PM discusses situation in Crimea during visit to Kiev
The results of meetings between the Heads of the Ukrainian authorities and the Turkish delegation in Kiev were positively assessed. This discussion was held in the office of the Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Mustafa Dzhemilev.
“During all negotiations, special attention was paid to solving the problems of occupied Crimea and the protection of the rights of the Crimean Tatar people. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's visit to Kiev is beneficial in solving the …
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Nariman Jelal: We were prepared for Russia to ban the activities of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis
The lawyers of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People have examined the decision of the Russian Prosecutor of Crimea, Natalia Polonskaya, to ban the activities of the Mejlis within the territory of Russia. The First Deputy Head of the Mejlis, Nariman Jelal, discussed this with the Krym.Realii news portal.
“We have the statement and our lawyers are aware of the next steps to take. We have already seen that there are many items of a suspicious nature in the statement. The most conspicuous is …
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Russian Media is Attempting to Censor Crimean Tatar Leaders
Recent information which has appeared in the media demonstrates that the Russian authorities responsible for media oversight, among which are Roskomnadzor and the Prosecutor General's Office, are trying to censor any discussion about the return of Crimea; especially when the leaders of the Crimean Tatars are the authors of such ideas.
Recently, Roskomnadzor sent notifications indicating that several unrelated media websites have been blocked. In particular, Roskomnadzor sent a letter to the …
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Nikolai Svanidze: The situation for Crimean Tatars is 'terrifying'
A member of the Council of the President of the Russian Federation on the issues of the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, Nikolay Svanidze, said that "the situation with the Crimean Tatars is terrifying”, as reported by Krim.Realii. He said this during the program "Minority Report" on the Ekho Moskvii radio station, which was broadcast on February 12th.
According to him, it's necessary to respond to the human rights violations in Crimea.
"We definitely must respond. In the Human …
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Swedish Defense Minister: Russia’s actions are the most serious challenge to security in Europe
Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist stated that Russia’s actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine are the most serious challenge to security in Europe.
“The illegal annexation of Crimea and Russia’s illegal interference in the internal affairs of Ukraine are the most serious challenges in the field of European security”, Hultqvist said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
The Swedish Defense Minister added that Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine is a threat to other neighboring …