Four Crimean Tatars detained in new wave of religious persecution
Victims of the Russian “police of thought” On 2 October, masked Russian security officers raided the house of…
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EU Parliament demands Russia release 47 Ukrainian de facto political prisoners, urges sanctions
The European Parliament (EP) urges the Russian regime to end repression against representatives of the Crimean Tatar people…
“See you in the Hague!” Last word of Crimean Tatar leader Umerov on Russian show trial
The lawyer Nikolai Polozov, who had been illegally removed from the trial, said at the press conference that…
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…
Serfdom lives on in Russian thinking and official practice, Kirillova says
Although serfdom was officially abolished in 1861, its underlying principles live on in Russian thinking and official practice,…
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…
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…
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…
Russia’s imperial crackdown on the memory of indigenous victims of deportations
Imperial nostalgia against the memory of victims In June 2017, a month after the 73d anniversary of Sürgünlik…
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…
Fixing mistakes. How Ukraine treats Crimean Tatars after the occupation of Crimea
On 18 May 1944, the tragic deportation of Crimean Tatars was initiated by the Soviet People's Commissariat of…
“Culture can help us stitch our country together without blood”: Crimean Tatar filmmaker
The film title refers to the family story of the author. In the late 1950s, Crimean Tatar artists…
Haytarma: the film about Stalin’s deportation of the Crimean Tatars Russia doesn’t want you to see | Watch online
Among the many films prohibited for public screening in Russia is Haytarma, the first feature film about Stalin's…
Is Moscow about to transform occupied Crimea into an Islamist enclave?
Even as the Russian occupation forces do everything they can to repress the Crimean Tatars, the most consistent…
Who is Zeytullaev, the Crimean Tatar Russia just sentenced to 12 years without a crime?
For three weeks prior to the second sentence, Ruslan was on hunger strike protesting against the state terror…
Hunger strike for all Crimean Tatar hostages of Russia | VIDEO
On 26 April 2017, Russian military court sentenced the Crimean Tatar activist Ruslan Zeytullaev to 12-year imprisonment. He…
Russia’s Crimean Tatar captive goes on hunger strike demanding justice
Ruslan is now undergoing a farcical trial in Russia for the second time. As he explains, the hunger…