Fake info about “Ukrainian saboteurs” in Crimea in 2016 could have prompted Russian invasion of Ukraine
The reason for Russia’s accusations was a shootout that occurred near Armiansk (northern Crimea) on the night of…
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Russian official boasts record 6,000,000 tourists in Crimea in 2018, stats agency counted less than 500,000
Russian media and pro-Russian media in Ukraine recently reported that the annexed peninsula has welcomed more than six…
US non-recognition policy regarding Crimea one year on
A year ago, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo issued its Crimea Declaration which referred to the Welles…
Russia can’t solve Crimea’s water problem
Desertification, land degradation and empty promises of occupation authorities: Crimea is still dealing with water shortage. Ukraine provided…
How Stalin destroyed the Crimean Tatar intellectual elite
Major changes in political strategy swept the USSR towards the end of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1937-1938,…
CTRC: 35 Crimean Tatars arrested for religious belief since start of 2019
Krasnohvardiysk “Hizb ut-Tahrir Case” (February 14, 2019): Arsen Abkhairov; Eskender Abdulhaniev; Rustem Emiruseinov; Second Simferopol “Hizb ut-Tahrir Case”…
NGOs to push for sanctions on 29 Crimea-based enterprises and their 60 Russian collaborators
The report calls the occupied Crimean peninsula not just one of the world's largest military bases but also…
75 years after deportation, Moscow’s genocide of the Crimean Tatars continues
On May 18, Crimean Tatars and their supporters around the world marked the 75th anniversary of Stalin’s deportation…
Glazyev tapes, continued: new details of Russian occupation of Crimea and attempts to dismember Ukraine
When Ukrainian prosecutors released audio intercepts that appeared to show the direct involvement of Kremlin top advisor Sergey…
Kyiv working via courts to ‘return Russia to framework of international law’
The Ukrainian government has been working quietly but consistently through international courts to “return Russia to the framework…
Latvian Saeima becomes first foreign parliament to recognize genocide of the Crimean Tatars
Two days ago, the Latvian Saeima became the first foreign parliament to adopt a resolution recognizing Soviet treatment…
Fallout from Putin’s privatization of Victory in annexed Crimea: Crimean Tatar monument desecrated
Whenever a leader sends signals that one group is preferred and all others are excluded, there is always…
Putin’s new “passport policy”: facts and consequences
In late April, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on a simplified procedure allowing residents of the…
Czech Constitutional Court rules in favour of hotel ban on Russian citizens approving Crimean landgrab
Tomáš Krčmář, owner of Brioni Boutique Hotel, works and lives in the Czech city of Ostrava. Five years…
Only civic journalism can prevent Crimea’s total isolation. That’s why Russia is attacking it
The peninsula had disappeared from the first pages of international media outlets long ago. Ukrainian journalists rarely travel…
Faces of the Crimean Solidarity group who Russia baselessly arrested as “terrorists”
On 27 March, in its largest raid yet, Russian special services tore into the homes of several dozen…
Prime-time news show on Russian state TV: One lie per minute
However, Mr. Kiselyov’s statements were picked apart already on the following day in an article titled “Dmitry Kiselyov’s…
Crimean limbo: How low can Russian propaganda go?
Ahead of the 5th anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, Russian state-funded RIA Novosti published an article…
The wooden anniversary of Crimean Annexation: Five years of lies, deception, abuse
Repeating lies year after year doesn’t make them suddenly true. The Collins Dictionary suggests the following synonyms for…
Russia arrests 23 Crimean Tatars after largest raid ever in occupied Crimea
At about 6 AM on 27 March, Russian security forces raided more than 20 houses of Crimean Tatars…