Repression of Muslims in Crimea – a reflection of Moscow’s fear of Islam as an anti-colonial force
Zair Smedlyayev, a Crimean Tatar activist, and Said Ismagilov, the mufti of the Umma Muslim Spiritual Directorate (MSD)…
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All the latest news about Crimea, occupied by Russia.
Another “terrorist”? Russian FSB kidnaps, tortures Crimean Tatar to obtain false “confession”
Early morning September 13, unknown people in masks and FSB attire broke into the house where local merchant Renat…
World powers, human rights organizations indignant about Russia’s conviction of Crimean Tatar leader
In its response to the verdict, the US Department of State points to the legal nonsense that underlies…
Imam of Iranian Sunni Muslims condemns Russia’s persecution of Crimean Tatars
The problem of the Russian occupation of Crimea and oppression of its indigenous Crimean Tatar people has been…
Russia’s show trial and sentence against Crimean Tatar leader Chiygoz. What you need to know
Since his arrest, Akhtem Chiygoz has spent more than 2,5 years or nearly 950 days behind bars. His…
Scandal as Dutch companies help build bridge to occupied Crimea, violating sanctions
The Dutch government will investigate the legality of the participation of two local companies in the construction of…
Jailed in occupied Crimea for a Ukrainian flag: the case of Volodymyr Balukh
The 74-y.o. mother of the prisoner Natalya has sent a wrathful letter to Russian President Putin, where she…
Political prisoner Zeytullaev: on a hunger strike for all Crimean Tatars oppressed by Russia
Ukrainian hostage of the Kremlin and political prisoner Ruslan Zeytullaev announced a hunger strike on 27 July. This…
“Stay, my people!” – last word of Crimean Tatar political prisoner Zeytullaev
I would like to appeal to my long-suffering people, who have sustained a lot of violence and forcible…
Russia slaps new 15-year prison sentence on Crimean Tatar political prisoner Zeytullaev
The Russian prosecution saw both previous sentences as insufficient and appealed against them in the Rostov Military Court…
Crimean residents, Russians increasingly hostile and at odds
Even Crimean residents who initially welcomed the Russian Anschluss are now disappointed with the occupation and angry at…
Occupied Crimea is running out of water
Occupied Crimea is on the brink of an environmental disaster. In 20 years, most of the peninsula could…
Is Russia getting ready to launch a nuclear strike from Crimea?
“For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the United States recognizes that Russia poses…
Russia’s imperial crackdown on the memory of indigenous victims of deportations
Contents Imperial nostalgia against the memory of victimsLegal aspects of memory suppressionDeformation of memory of Soviet crimes in…
Powering the Anschluss. How Siemens turbines ended up in Crimea despite sanctions
On 5 July 2017, Reuters wrote, citing three of its own sources with knowledge of the delivery, that…
Crimean Tatar activist Zair Smedlyaev: “Russian guests” massively replace indigenous population of Crimea
Zair Smedlyaev, head of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar People, talks about how the Russian…
Human sacrifices for the Kremlin’s propaganda machine: meet the “Crimean saboteurs”
“Not a single Ukrainian citizen has suffered here [since 2014], there are absolutely no restrictions, and the attitude…
Russian judges deny Crimean Tatar hostage last meeting with dying mother
“I hope to see him, cast a glance at him and hold his hand,” Aliye says with tears…
Human rights violations in Crimea to be investigated as war crimes
The Prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Giunduz Mamedov, whose office has been operating in mainland Ukraine…
Due to political repression, nearly hundred Crimean kids grow up without fathers
Summer of 2016, a psychiatric clinic in Simferopol. A regime object, guards are on duty at the entrance,…