Ilmi Umerov

Ilmi Umerov and Ahmet Chiygoz are free!
Ilmi Umerov and Ahmet Chiygoz are free!
Two Crimean Tatars who were imprisoned for opposing Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine have been freed and flown to Turkey, their families and lawyers say. Ahmet Chiygoz and Ilmi Umerov were released after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally intervened on their behalf,...
Russia Jails Crimean Dissident for Speaking Out Against Moscow's Rule
02/10/2017
Russia Jails Crimean Dissident for Speaking Out Against Moscow's Rule
A court on Wednesday found a Crimean dissident opposed to Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea guilty of separatism and sentenced him to two years in a prison colony, a punishment supporters said amounted to a death penalty for such an ill man. Ilmi Umerov was deputy head of the Crimean Tatars'...
Crimean Tatars: Moscow Adds Those Opposing Annexation to List of ‘Terrorists & Extremists’
17/01/2017
Crimean Tatars: Moscow Adds Those Opposing Annexation to List of ‘Terrorists & Extremists’
The Russian government has put Ilmi Umerov, leader of the democratically elected Crimean Tatar Mejlis, on a list of people it deems ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ – simply for holding the opinion that Russia should cease its illegal occupation of Crimea. Umerov has already spent three weeks being...
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