How Crimean Tatar leader Dzhelyal swelled the ranks of Ukrainian “saboteurs”
The night of 3 to 4 September destroyed the peace of five Crimean Tatar families. Russian security service…
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Mejlis of Crimean Tatars
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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…
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…
UN committee adopts resolution recognizing Russia as occupying power in Crimea
73 states voted in support of the document entitled “Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of…
Russia bans Crimean Tatars by banning the Mejlis
On Thursday, 29 September 2016, the hearing of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the complaint…
Deportation, genocide, and Russia’s war against Crimean Tatars
On May 18, Ukraine marks the anniversary of the deportation of Crimean Tatars from Crimea that took place…
I am Crimean Tatar, Crimea is Ukraine!
Activities of Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People are banned by the so-called Supreme Court of Crimea, causing…
Portnikov calls for establishing pan-Crimean body for liberation of Russian-occupied Crimea
Ukrainian commentator Vitaly Portnikov says that Ukrainians must recognize that Crimea is–like the Donbas–a Russian-occupied territory and will…
Russia’s suspension of Mejlis “Hitlerism” – World Congress of Crimean Tatars
The World Congress of Crimean Tatars has slammed the recent decision of the Russian Ministry of Justice to…
Sanctions should be the EU’s response to the “suspension” of the Mejlis
The self-proclaimed prosecutor of Crimea Nataliya Poklonskaya decided not to wait for the predictable decision of the “court”…
7 myths driving Russia’s assault against the Crimean Tatars
Russia continues its assault on the Crimean Tatars. On Wednesday, 13 April 2016, the so-called “prosecutor” of Crimea Nataliya Poklonskaya…
Entire indigenous population of Crimea endangered with looming Mejlis ban
While the unlawful Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014 is no longer fresh, it is increasingly urgent. There…
Crimea starts process to ban highest representative organ of Crimean Tatars
On March 3, 2016, the Supreme Court of the self-proclaimed Crimean Republic is considering banning the Mejlis, the highest…
Why the Kremlin fears the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars
The desire of the Crimean occupying “authorities” to destroy the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people has both…
Crimean Tatars form new organization to de-occupy Crimea
Discouraged by what they see as Kyiv’s indifference to their plight and failure to come up with an…
‘Don’t mention Crimean Tatar Mejlis because we say it doesn’t exist,’ Russian occupiers order media
Russian occupation officials have sent a letter to Crimean and Sevastopol media outlets directing that they are not…
Occupation powers seek to destroy Crimean Tatar Mejlis by registering it
Since the Anschluss, Russia’s occupation authorities have tried a variety of means to shut down the Crimea Tatar…
Dzhemilev: Ukraine gave us freedom, we will not get used to Putin’s regime
The leader of the Crimean-Tatar people, member of the Ukrainian Parliament Mustafa Dzhemilev expressed his hope that the…
Crimean Authorities Impose Censorship in Connection with Dzhemilev and Mejlis
Crimean Tatar editorial staff of the State Television and Radio Company (STRC) Krym (Crimea) were verbally ordered to…
Russians censor Crimean Tatar TV
Management at the Crimean Tatar television broadcasting company Krym received verbal instructions to avoid “showing” the leader of…
