occupation of Crimea

Mass armed searches for ‘prohibited books’ and arrests in Russian-occupied Crimea
Mass armed searches for ‘prohibited books’ and arrests in Russian-occupied Crimea
Russia’s FSB have arrested six Ukrainian Muslims, five of them Crimean Tatars, after armed searches of seven homes in the early morning of 17 February 2021.  The FSB and heavily armed Rosgvardia officers were clearly interested only in books, and in at least one case, claimed to find the so-called...
Five myths about Ukraine
30/09/2019
Five myths about Ukraine
Ukraine has been thrust into the news, but not for its two historic elections  this year or progress made by its new comedian-turned-president. No, Ukraine is on America’s mind because a whistleblower in the U.S. intelligence community alleged that President Trump pressured the new president,...
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...
Romania Set for First Female, and First Muslim, Prime Minister
22/12/2016
Romania Set for First Female, and First Muslim, Prime Minister
In a surprise move, Romania’s largest political party nominated a woman from the country’s Tatar minority for prime minister on Wednesday. If she wins approval from the president and Parliament, she will be both the first Muslim and the first woman to hold the post. The Social Democratic Party...
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