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Memorial Wall Honoring Fallen Muslim Defenders Unveiled in Kyiv

Memorial Wall Honoring Fallen Muslim Defenders Unveiled in Kyiv

On August 27, ahead of Ukraine’s Day of Remembrance of the Defenders, a memorial wall was unveiled in Kyiv to honor Muslim service members who laid down their lives in defense of Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. Меморіал розташований на території Ісламського...

One People’s History 28/03/2014 A charity run on Crimean Tatar movie “Haytarma” depicting the deportation of 1944 took place at “Pravda-Kino” Cinema in Dnipropetrovsk. All the funds raised are to be given to support the Crimean Tatar TV-Channel ATR. The audience rose in applause after the movie was over; many people were crying....	Crimean Tatars Recognized As The Indigenous Population of Crimea 28/03/2014 Ukrainian Parliament guarantees protecting rights of Crimean Tatars as a part of Ukraine. 283 MPs supported this decision. “Ukraine guarantees maintaining and developing Crimean Tatar ethnic, cultural, language and religious identity as the indigenous population and other ethnic minorities of...
How Should The Crimean Tatars Deal With The New Circumstances? 28/03/2014 Representatives of Crimean Tatar social organisations and Head of Crimean Tatar Mejlis Mr. Refat Chubarov gathered at a roundtable on March 25. Having discussed the current political situation in Crimea, the participants started working on a question How they should deal with these circumstances....	OSCE Mission Visited Muslim Communities Of The Eastern Ukraine 28/03/2014 Representatives of the OSCE Mission for human Rights met Donbass Muslim communities on March 23 in Donetsk. OSCE representative, Ms. Eva Katinka Schmidt, visited the region for monitoring how the human rights are observed, particularly ethnic minorities, and taking a look at the work of the...
“You Don’t Dare, But I’ll Go” 27/03/2014 On March 18 a 39 year-old Crimean Tatar fighter for justice Mr. Reshat Ametov was buried in Simferopol. About 2000 people came to the Abdal Cemetery to pay the tribute to his memory. People remember Reshat as a person who had a solid citizenship and a great love for his Homeland. It bears...	Mustafa Dzhemilev: “We’re Not Leaving Crimea At Any Price” 27/03/2014 Ukrainian MP Mr. Mustafa Dzhemilev, who had been a long-time leader of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, speaks about the results of his visit to Russia, his telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin and his attitude to the Crimean referendum. *You had a telephone conversation with Russian...*
Mejlis Disproved Information Stating That Crimean Tatars Volunteer To National Guard Of Ukraine 27/03/2014 Crimean Tatar Mejlis Press-Service announced at the official website, that the information stating that Crimean Tatars living on the peninsula allegedly volunteer to the National Guard of Ukraine is incorrect. Mejlis asked all the Media to check their sources of information before publishing...	Mejlis Initiated Extraordinary Session Of Kurultai 26/03/2014 The Crimean Tatar representative body is determined to call an extraordinary session of Kurultai. The decision was made during an extended session of Milli Mejlis on March 24. They defined the date for holding the Kurultai, which is March 29. Time and place of gathering as well as the agenda will...
Muslim Voices At Maidan 26/03/2014 A town’s meeting “For Ukraine’s Unity!” was held at the Independance Square in Kyiv on March 23. Mr. Andriy Parubiy (Head of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine), Mr. Valentin Nalivaichenko (Head of Security Service of Ukraine), Mr. Eugene Nyshchuk (Minister of Culture of Ukraine)...	Political Prisoner Adam Osmaev: Hoping For Release And Willing To Defend Ukraine 26/03/2014 A press-conference by Amina Okueva, wife of Adam Osmaev who was charged for attempt at Putin’s life, took place at the UNIAN Informational Agency. Relatives and defence are concerned about the Crimean peninsula being taken over by the “polite military troops” without insignia, and fear of such...

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