temporarily occupied Crimea
Rally in support of Crimean Muslims held in Kyiv
Investigation has no evidence pointing to the preparation of acts of terrorism or other violent actions by the suspects in the case
31 Ukrainian citizens more held in Russia – human rights activist
At least 31 Ukrainians, including 16 Crimean Tatars, have been still held in Russian prisons
Custodial term of Akhtem Chiygoz prolonged until July 22
The Russian-controlled court in Crimea has prolonged the custodial term of Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Akhtem Chiygoz until July 22
Number of people convicted of extremism grows threefold in Russia
In 2015, the Russian courts convicted 414 persons under Article 282 of the Criminal Code (extremism); the number is three times higher than in 2011 (137 persons)
Court of occupied Crimea takes four Crimean residents into custody
The human rights activists believe that a new wave of reprisals against the Crimean Tatars has started in the Russian-occupied Crimea
Council of Europe mission visits Akhtem Chiygoz
They talked for about an hour and a half. They were assisted by an interpreter, offered by the occupying power of Crimea
CoE mission wants to attend hearing over case of February 26
The mission was invited to the court hearing by Nikolai Polozov
Crimean victims of politically motivated persecutions
The occupation authorities in Crimea use both legal and extralegal mechanisms to persecute activists.
Crimean Tatar leader to remain imprisoned on absurd charges
Akhtem Chiygoz was first arrested on Jan 29, 2015, and his detention was recently extended for a further 2 months until June 30
Crimean Tatar Deportation Victims Commemorated on Maidan
Crimean Tatars gathered in Independence Square in Kyiv to commemorate the victims of the 1944 deportation. In Simferopol, participants of an auto rally in commemoration of the tragedy were detained
Whose ’mass provocation’? Crimean Tatar Deportation remembrance gathering banned
Just hours after threats from Crimea’s ‘prosecutor’ that Ukrainian ‘nationalists and radicals’ could expect to be jailed in Russian-occupied Crimea, claims have been made of ‘mass provocation’ planned around the anniversary of the 1944 Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People on May 18
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
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
Cameraman for Silenced Crimean Tatar TV ATR Detained in Crimea
Eskender Nebiyev, cameraman for ATR, the Crimean Tatar TV channel which Russia recently forced off air in Russian-occupied Crimea, is reported to have been detained on Monday after a search was carried out of his home
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"
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Ukrainian parliament appeals for NATO membership as foundation for lasting peace
Ukraine rejects “pacifying the aggressor” as a path to peace
“Appeasement never works”: Lessons from Bosnia’s post-war justice
Liberia demands Russia immediately halt aggression and restore Crimea to Ukraine
