annexation of Crimea

Nadzhiye Mustafayeva (youngest child of Server Mustafayev) with a photo of her father, next to the message Bring my father back Photo Crimean Solidarity

Russia will imprison all Crimean Solidarity journalists & activists if Ukrainians and the West let it

A Russian court sentenced civic journalist and Crimean Solidarity Coordinator Server Mustafayev to 14 years’ imprisonment on 16 September. His sentence and those of seven other Crimean Solidarity civic journalists and activists were read out without a single western diplomat, journalist or...

Ukraine crisis: Donetsk - a dangerous place to be to a minority 21/05/2014 Jews, Tatars, Roma, Turks, Africans, Arabs, Azerbaijanis... all feel uneasy and possibly at risk in the turmoil of eastern Ukraine. The Independent reports on increasing tensions in an area where persecution is woven into history. Donetsk has historically been a cosmopolitan city. Founded in the...	Crimean Tatars: Remembering Russia’s Deportation in 1944 03/05/2014 Recent events have made it clear that Russia has little sympathy for Crimean Tatars, who fear that the annexation of their homeland to Russia will once again shake their community. “Step by step, we have led Crimeans to realize their dream of returning home to Russia,” Vladimir Konstantinov, the...
Said Ismagilov: “The status of Muslims here is far better than in Russia” 25/04/2014 “If people who love Ukraine and speak for dignity, liberty and equal rights are called Banderites, then Ukrainian Muslims and particularly Crimean Tatars can, with some humour, be called Islamo-Banderites”, notes Mufti Said Ismagilov. He speaks to The Ukrainian Week about the current situation, the...	Crimea's Muslim Tatars flee for Ukraine 26/03/2014 As world leaders consider further sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea, some Crimean Tatars say they're so frightened by Russia's takeover, they're fleeing to Ukraine. Authorities in the western city of Lviv say more than a thousand Tartars have arrived there. Russian forces now...
Muslims of Ukraine join Day of Spiritual Service for the Sake of Life Preservation on Planet 19/11/2010 On October, 10th, in Kiev representatives of different religions and spiritual currents of Ukraine united in the common prayer and spiritual service for the sake of life preservation on the Planet. The day of spiritual service will take place within the limits of Global work party - global...

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