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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...

Donetsk Cathedral Mosque Damaged, No Injuries 19/08/2014 A missile hit Donetsk Cathedral Mosque “Akhat’-Jami” during the shelling on August 16. It broke through the central dome and exploded inside the building. Fortunately, the prayer hall was empty at that moment, so there were no injuries. Mufti of Religious Administration of Muslims of Ukraine “Umma...	Crimean Tatar Leaders Had To Celebrate Eid In Kyiv This Year 06/08/2014 Ukrainian Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr - the feast accomplishing the month of fasting during Ramadan. More than 2,000 believers came to the mosque at Kyiv Islamic Cultural Centre in order to perform the festive prayer together - not only local Muslims, but some diplomats from Muslim countries and...
Russia’s Islamic Leaders Fight over Influence In Crimea 08/07/2014 From the very beginning of Crimean crisis a batch of Russia’s Muslim leaders started arriving at the peninsula. They feigned to “calm down” the Crimean Tatars, solve their problems and induce them to support Russian position. The main purpose of those Muftis, as the time has shown, is gaining the...	Rasim Dervishev: “Crimean Tatars Living In Turkey Didn’t Support Russian Annexation of Crimea” 01/07/2014 A website close to the new “authorities”, “Kryminfo” website shared the news stating that the Federation of Crimean Tatar Communities of Turkey allegedly supported the reunion of “Republic Crimea” with Russian Federation. At the same time, Crimean Tatars in Ukraine note that the “Federation” is a...
Ramadan In Crimea: Day-To-Day Realities Changed 01/07/2014 The Holy month of Ramadan began, and Crimean Muslims are fasting along with the rest of Islamic world. Religious figures from Turkey came to Crimea to spend Ramadan with their brothers and sisters in faith last year, and Turkish businessmen donated for iftar tents where fasting people received free...	Russian Federal Security Service Rummaged The Higher Medrese Of Hafidh In Crimea 27/06/2014 Russian occupants continue to complicate the Crimean Tatars’ life. On Tuesday morning of June 24 Russia’s Federal Security Service rummaged the Higher Medrese of Hafidh in Kol’chugino village (Simferopol district), where children are taught the Holy Qur’an.After a 5-hour rummage they took hostage...
Eid-al-Fitr And Eid-al-Adha Became Official Holidays In Crimea 26/06/2014 Muslim feasts Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha became official holidays in Crimea. Such decision was carried out at the Crimean Parliament’s session in Simferopol today. 72 deputies voted “for”. According to the Law On Holidays And Special Dates adopted in the first reading, Muslim holidays were...	Crimean Muftiate Is Concerned About People Disappearing At The Peninsula 12/06/2014 Religious Administration of Muslims of Crimea (RAMC) expressed their deep concern about the fact that people of different religions are disappearing at the peninsula. According to this, the Muftiate appealed to the Crimean self-proclaimed authorities asking to take measures to investigating these...
Elections In Volatile Regions: How Our Compatriots In The South And The East Of The Country Voted 12/06/2014 Inauguration of the newly-elected President of Ukraine Mr. Petro Poroshenko took place on Saturday, July 7. The winner of the early presidential elections swear an oath an a solemn ceremony which started at 10 AM. Stabilization of the situation in the East and returning Crimea were in the new...	Will The Crimean Tatars Find Refuge in Poland? 30/05/2014 Some Ukrainian and foreign Media distributed the news about several dozens Crimean Tatars who asked for political refuge in Poland in late March. A polish human rights officer, however, has another information and says that about 50 people from Crimea came to Poland, and only 20 of them are Crimean...

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