Russia’s transformation of ethnic mix in occupied Crimea an act of genocide
Most definitions of genocide focus on the mass murder of one ethnic group by representatives of another, but…
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Two dangerous proposals on Crimea with even more dangerous consequences
Any time a dispute lasts beyond a few weeks, it is almost inevitable that some of those involved…
Putin repeating Stalin’s genocide with ‘new hybrid deportation of Crimean Tatars’
Seventy years after Stalin expelled 200,000 Crimean Tatars from their homeland, Vladimir Putin is doing it again, albeit…
74 years on, Russian genocide of Crimean Tatars continues
Seventy-four years ago, Joseph Stalin deported the Crimean Tatars from their historical homeland, an action that cost nearly…
The attack on media freedom in Crimea threatens to stop coverage of rights abuses
Last Wednesday, Putin gave a speech to a crowd of cheering supporters in the Crimean city of Sevastapol.…
The Crimean Tatar Palace and other historic sites Russia is destroying in occupied Crimea
Read also: Crimea’s occupied cultural heritage Among the illegal activities in Crimea, the prosecutors mentioned the following suspected crimes:…
We must protect Crimea’s human rights defenders
It is an unfortunate fact that many governments misuse anti-terrorism laws against human rights defenders. Yet, the extent…
Tatar political prisoner: I will continue to denounce Russia’s criminal government
Would you describe the day you left the prison? Actually, a conflict arose on the day I left…
UK journalist who wrote about Crimean Tatar political prisoners fined, expelled from Crimea
The British journalist Madeline Roache, who wrote about human rights in the post-Soviet space, especially the political abuse…
Uprooted Crimean Tatar Restaurant Finds New Home in Kyiv
"It wasn't easy, our biggest fans at the beginning were our neighbours, who were actually very nice. Mostly…
New documentary: “A struggle for survival of the indigenous people of Crimea”
The Crimean Tatar Resource Center has released a new documentary dedicated to the history of the indigenous population…
Russian occupiers now hold at least 70 political prisoners in Crimea
To mark International Human Rights Day, the Crimean Human Rights Defense Group has released an infographic on the…
Russia aims to smear Mejlis after latest raid on Crimean Tatars which left one dead and imprisoned four
On 23 November, Russian secret police (FSB) raided two cafes and a number of houses in Crimea’s capital,…
Terrorist threat to Crimea: Russian ties to the Islamic State
Rabbi Abraham Shmulevich, president of the Institute of Eastern Partnership (Israel) evaluates the accuracy of this report and…
Ukrainians now see themselves as victors not just victims, Podolsky and Bekirova say
Ukrainians have suffered so much over the last century as a result of the crimes of others that…
Possible name change for Crimea Kyiv’s response to ethnic claims in Western Ukraine, Abdulayeva says
A draft law that would label Crimea not “the Crimean Tatar Autonomous Republic” but rather “the Crimean Tatar…
Crimean Tatar missing since 2014 found dead in occupied Crimea
The family of Lemar Aliadinov, a Crimean Tatar who went missing in occupied Crimea in 2014, was informed…
Putin’s approach to Crimean Tatar leaders like Brezhnev’s toward Soviet refuseniks, Portnikov says
Vladimir Putin’s freeing and then expulsion abroad of Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz , two leaders of the…
Imprisoned Crimean Tatar leaders Chiygoz and Umerov released by Russia, flown to Turkey
Crimean Tatar leaders Akhtem Chiygoz and Ilmi Umerov, who were sentenced in occupied Crimea in politically motivated trials,…
Inside occupied Crimea’s crackdown on independent journalism
Mykola Semena was accused by the Russian authorities of issuing public calls to violate Russia’s territorial integrity. In…