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...
This spring, on March 13, the Ukrainian Parliament finally acknowledged Crimean tatars as the indigenous people of Ukraine. 283 Deputies gave their votes for this. The joy, however, had been too early to celebrate: after Russian Federation annexed the Crimean peninsula, implementing that act became...
Ukrainians continue bringing flowers to the Dutch and Malaysian Embassies in sign of condolence, every day since the Boeing 777 crushed. They leave notes, light candles and cry. The tragedy touched each and every. President of Ukraine Mr.Perto Poroshenko also paid visits to these Embassies today....
Matter of integrating the Crimean tatars to Russian Islamic Society is one of the problems Russia is to face in the nearest future. Mr.Refat Chubarov, Head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, spoke about the consecution and perspectives of that process.Mr.Chubarov voiced his concerns about the possibility...
Story of this battalion consisting mostly of Muslims is more on the air in Russia than in ukraine. The Russian propaganda at once drew an image of “evil wahhabi guerillas” sponsored by Kolomoiskiy and controlled by the Crimean Tatars’ leader Mustafa Dzhemilev. There also were some discussions on...
Twitter users from Ukraine started sharing the hashtag #StopCrimeanTatarsGenocide in order to support the Crimean Tatars after the latter found themselves on the edge of a new genocide...
Crimean Tatar Mejlis and Charitable organisation “Fund Crimea” were forced out of their own building in Simferopol at a demand of Central District court of the city. Russian officer receivers also arrested the Fund’s property and accounts, as reported by the member of Mejlis and executive director...
The very existence of the Crimean indigenous people is under threat, the Crimean Tatar leaders assured the delegates of UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples held on September 22-23 in New York.On their part, Ukrainian authorities also reported flagrant violation of the Crimean Tatars’ rights....
Communities of the Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine “Umma” decided to give the meet of sacrificial animals to those who forced to resettle from Crimea and Donbass this year.The festive prayer at Kyiv Islamic Cultural Centre, followed by a concert for adults and kids, will take place...
Mr.Tanay Cholkhanov, who appeared in Crimea after the “Referendun” in March and and at once proclaimed himself a “Crimean Tatar public and religious figure” intended to create a battle squad in Luhank, as reported by “InterFax” Agency with likns to Mr.Cholkhanov himself.
According to the newly-...
A plane with Ukrainian Muslims willing to perform one of the greatest ceremonies of Islam — Hajj — took off from “Boryspil” International Airport on September 27. 84 Ukrainian Muslims left for the pilgrimage this year within Ukrainian quota, while 150 Crimean Muslims went within the Quota of...
