Crimean Tatars

CoE mission wants to attend hearing over case of February 26
News - 28 January 2016

CoE mission wants to attend hearing over case of February 26

The mission was invited to the court hearing by Nikolai Polozov

Council of Europe sends human rights mission to Crimea
News - 25 January 2016

Council of Europe sends human rights mission to Crimea

It will be headed by Swiss diplomat Gerard Stoudmann

Crimean Tatars asked to keep an eye on their relatives
News - 21 January 2016

Crimean Tatars asked to keep an eye on their relatives

The Crimean Tatars are asked to necessarily accompany their children to the place of their studies as well as to keep constant contact with them

Law enforcement agencies receive almost 140 complaints for four months of Crimea blockade
News - 15 January 2016

Law enforcement agencies receive almost 140 complaints for four months of Crimea blockade

Of this number, 15 complaints were entered in the unified register of pre-trial investigations

16-year-old Crimean Tatar girl gone missing in occupied Crimea
News - 14 January 2016

16-year-old Crimean Tatar girl gone missing in occupied Crimea

She went for studies yesterday and did not come back

Crimean schoolboy paints Ukrainian flag, parents called up
News - 30 December 2015

Crimean schoolboy paints Ukrainian flag, parents called up

Performing the task at the lesson titled “What is my Homeland?”, the boy filled the Russian flag with the colors of the Ukrainian one

Crimean prosecutor’s office investigating 30 missing person cases
News - 29 December 2015

Crimean prosecutor’s office investigating 30 missing person cases

The prosecutors took into account the appeal of MP Mustafa Dzhemilev about the disappearance of 20 Crimean Tatars

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry demands release of detainees in ‘case of February 26’
News - 28 December 2015

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry demands release of detainees in ‘case of February 26’

The Ministry reminds about harassment of the Crimean Tatars by the occupying power and the facts of forced deportation.

Russia continues persecuting national minorities in Crimea – human rights activists
News - 18 December 2015

Russia continues persecuting national minorities in Crimea – human rights activists

The report also refers to the flagrant violation of the rights of citizens of Ukraine, who were kidnapped in Crimea and tried in Russia

Two Crimean Tatars go missing in Kerch
News - 16 December 2015

Two Crimean Tatars go missing in Kerch

The Crimean police released no official reports on the disappearance of Crimean residents

Judgments and protocols in cases against Maidan activists are carbon copied
News - 10 December 2015

Judgments and protocols in cases against Maidan activists are carbon copied

The judges and law enforcement officers committed a series of violations of the law while considering the cases against Maidan activists, including the Automaidan participants.

New wave of repressions against Crimean Tatars starts in Crimea
News - 01 December 2015

New wave of repressions against Crimean Tatars starts in Crimea

The human rights activists mentioned seven cases of repressions against Crimean Tatars in the report for November

Blockade of Crimea not contradicts international law – experts
News - 30 September 2015

Blockade of Crimea not contradicts international law – experts

Crimean activists do not violate international law, while blocking trucks with food.

Mejlis banned from mentioning in Crimean media
News - 23 September 2015

Mejlis banned from mentioning in Crimean media

The Ministry of Home Policy, Information and Communications of Republic of Crimea considers Mejlis to be a defunct organization.

Best non-discriminatory employers defined in Ukraine
News - 17 September 2015

Best non-discriminatory employers defined in Ukraine

The American Medical Centers, The British Council and the Softcom Group IT-company became the leaders of the Ukrainian corporate equality index 2014.

On the way to ghetto, or How people are banned from speaking Crimean Tatar in Crimea
Articles - 11 September 2015

On the way to ghetto, or How people are banned from speaking Crimean Tatar in Crimea

Crimean Tatars are started to be discriminated in Crimea

Crimean Tatars banned from speaking their native language in Crimea – human rights activists
News - 10 September 2015

Crimean Tatars banned from speaking their native language in Crimea – human rights activists

Human rights defenders are concerned about the stance of the so-called Ombudsperson of Crimea

Crimean victims of politically motivated persecutions
Articles - 04 September 2015

Crimean victims of politically motivated persecutions

The occupation authorities in Crimea use both legal and extralegal mechanisms to persecute activists.