Crimean Tatars

Russian Soldiers Tell about their Involvement in the Conflict in Donbass
News - 11 May 2015

Russian Soldiers Tell about their Involvement in the Conflict in Donbass

Russian soldiers are being sent to fight in Donbass under the guise of training exercises, and many of them have left the armed forces in order to not participate in hostilities

ATR Television Channel to be Reopened as Internet Media
News - 10 May 2015

ATR Television Channel to be Reopened as Internet Media

They will work out of Simferopol

Imprisoned Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader on hunger strike
Articles - 07 May 2015

Imprisoned Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader on hunger strike

Akhtem Chiygoz, Deputy Head of the Mejlis or Crimean Tatar representative assembly has gone on hunger strike in protest at being placed in a solitary confinement punishment cell

Ombudsman Proposes a Simplified Issuance of Passports to Crimeans
News - 06 May 2015

Ombudsman Proposes a Simplified Issuance of Passports to Crimeans

The Ombudsman points out that, in order to solve the problems with entry into the temporarily occupied Crimea, amendments must be made to the laws relating to the special order of issuance or changes made to the passports of citizens of Ukraine

Crimean Tatars Will Commemorate Deportation Victims on Chatyr-Dag Mountain
News - 05 May 2015

Crimean Tatars Will Commemorate Deportation Victims on Chatyr-Dag Mountain

Crimean Tatar youth will climb to the top of Chatyr-Dag in order to commemorate the victims of the deportation. Participants will conduct a prayer and sing the national anthem

Occupying Power trying to divide Crimean Tatars Using the Holiday of Hydyrlez
News - 27 April 2015

Occupying Power trying to divide Crimean Tatars Using the Holiday of Hydyrlez

The occupying "power" in Crimea has decided to forbid any demonstrations on May 18th and is using the holiday of Hydyrlez to divide the Crimean Tatar people

Occupation Regime proposes “Day of Joy” instead of Crimean Tatar Deportation Anniversary
Articles - 07 April 2015

Occupation Regime proposes “Day of Joy” instead of Crimean Tatar Deportation Anniversary

Top figure in Russian-occupied Crimea has proposed that the “cult” of May 18 – the anniversary of the Deportation of the entire Crimean Tatar People in 1944 should be stopped and Crimeans should instead celebrate a "day of joy"

Mini-football Tournament to Help “Solar” Children
News - 06 April 2015

Mini-football Tournament to Help “Solar” Children

On April 26th, the All-Ukrainian Charitable Organization "Down Syndrome," will hold the 5th charity mini-football tournament "Cup of Open Hearts" among a group of corporate teams

Ice Rink to Be Built at Site of Kalga Sultan Palace in Simferopol
News - 27 March 2015

Ice Rink to Be Built at Site of Kalga Sultan Palace in Simferopol

Simferopol City Council has allocated a plot of land containing a cultural monument of the Crimean Tatars, a complex where Kalga Sultan’s palace stood in the 15th - 16th centuries, for an ice rink

Cherkasy judge reports on pressure put on him by head of court
News - 24 March 2015

Cherkasy judge reports on pressure put on him by head of court

According to the judge, Head of the Court of Appeal of Cherkasy region put pressure on him, demanding to deliver unlawful judgment

Crimea: One year on from annexation; critics harassed, attacked and silenced
News - 17 March 2015

Crimea: One year on from annexation; critics harassed, attacked and silenced

The de facto authorities in Crimea have failed to investigate a series of abductions and torture of their critics, and resorted to an unrelenting campaign of intimidation to silence dissent, said Amnesty International in a briefing published today on the first anniversary of annexation. Violations of the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association […]

Putin is a Modern-day Hitler
Columns - 11 February 2015

Putin is a Modern-day Hitler

The Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov is convinced that the current situation with the Crimean Tatars is a modern-day deportation