Contents tagged with Crimean Tatars
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Russia opens new criminal case against the head of Crimean Tatar People Mejlis Refat Chubarov
The Russian Investigative Committee opened a new criminal case against the head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, former Ukrainian MP Refat Chubarov.
This information about the criminal case has been published on the Russian Investigative Committee’s website .
Chubarov is charged with "organizing mass riots accompanied by violence" (v.1 art. 212 of the Russian Criminal Code) on February 26, 2014.
Then about 7-8 thousand residents of the peninsula gathered for a rally for a united …
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Russian authorities try to prevent 82 years old veteran of Crimean Tatar national movement from entering Crimea
On November 8, the chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov said that the Russian authorities of Crimea detained a veteran of the Crimean Tatar movement, 82-year-old Soviet dissident Ayshe Seitmuratova.
According to Chubarov, Seitmuratova was detained at the Chaplynka border crossing , located on the administrative border between the mainland Ukraine and the annexed Crimea.
"It has just become known that the Russian occupiers detained the legendary 82-year-old Ayshe …
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Kremlin accuses Ankara of anti-Russian actions after events to mark the 75th anniversary of Crimean Tatars deportation take place in Turkey
The Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova said that the events in Turkey dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the deportation of Crimean Tatars from Crimea by the Soviet authorities and the 150th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian war were "anti-Russian."
"In May, Turkey hosted a series of events dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the deportation of Crimean Tatars and the 150th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian …
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Latvia recognizes deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 as genocide
Latvian Parliament (the Saeima) published a statement dedicated to the anniversary of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944, recognizing it as an act of genocide, reported the news agency Delfi.
The statement of the Latvian Saeima says that the Soviet authorities carried out genocide against many peoples and ethnic groups, in particular, against the Crimean Tatars, to "move them out from their homeland." Also, the Parliament recalled that five years ago Russia annexed Crimea.
"Those …
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EU urges Russia to stop attacks on Crimean Tatars
The EU decisively condemns the arrest of 23 Crimean Tatars in police raids by the Russian occupation authorities in Crimea on 27 and 28 March, said EU Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Maja Kocijancic in a statement.
“A court in the Crimean peninsula, illegally annexed from Ukraine by Russia, has ruled that all 23 Crimean Tatars detained on 27 March and 28 March will be held in pre-trial detention until 15 May. They are accused of belonging to the organisation Hizb ut- …
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Dzhemilev: Around 10% of Crimean Tatars left Crimea because of Russia’s oppression
Russia uses the Russian Empress Catherine II strategy in the occupied Crimea by evicting the Crimean Tatars and populating the peninsula with Russians. The leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Mustafa Dzhemilev, in an interview with the Austrian newspaper Wiener Zeitung stated that around 10% of the Crimean Tatars were forced to leave their native land, reports Ukrinform.
"According to our estimates, 10% of 300,000 Crimean Tatars were forced to leave Crimea. This is the same strategy used by …
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Turkish Ambassador to Ukraine: Ankara will not recognize the illegal annexation of the Crimea
Turkish Ambassador in Ukraine Yağmur Ahmet Güldere stated during a speech at the Forum “Occupied Crimea: 5 Years of Resistance” in Kyiv that Turkish authorities completely refuse to recognize the annexation of the Crimea, Ukrinform reports.
“Turkey, Turkish Parliament and the Turkish government did not and will not recognize the illegal annexation of the Crimea. Our understanding of the situation is absolutely clear: Crimean Tatars are our brothers and they have their historical homeland, the …
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Crimean authorities intend to nationalize property of Crimean Tatar Mejlis
The Crimean authorities intend to nationalize the property of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People and hand it over to the Russian-controlled Spiritual Direction of the Muslims of Crimea (SDMC), Krym.Realii reports, citing Sergey Ayksyonov, Russian Prime Minister of Crimea.
Aksyonov noted that no “nationalization” is currently taking place on the peninsula, but with respect to the Mejlis’s property “the relevant measures should be taken”.
The initiative had been voiced the day before at the …
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Human rights activists: four suspicious deaths occurred in the Simferopol pre-trial detention center in April
At least four people died an unnatural death in the Simferopol pre-trial detention center (SIZO-1) controlled by Russian authorities. Two were Crimean Tatars, reported the Crimean Human Rights Group.
"The Crimean Human Rights Group has information that on April 6, Server Bilyalov, 69 years old, and Oleg Goncharov, 46 years old were allegedly found hanged. On April 12, 23-year-old Dmitry Shipovnik was also found hanged in the punishment cell," human rights activists said. On April 13, in cell …
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Ukraine expressed protest over arrests of Crimean Tatars in Crimea
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expressed its strong protest after new detentions of the Crimean Tatars in the city of Bakhchysarai in the Crimea.
"Six people were illegally detained as a result of searches. In addition, at least 9 activists were detained only for coming to support their compatriots and for standing close to the places where the searches were conducted. The occupants’ encroachment on those who oppose the occupation regime, like the Crimean Tatar activists and …