Crimea/Crimean Tatars

“ Crimean Tatars enjoyed an autonomy within Ukraine. But since Russia annexed Crimea the deportation of Tatars resumed.

— Mikhail Svetov, An appeal to western libertarians about the war in Ukraine

August 19, 2014

• Crimean Tatars: A War Against Islamic Books

• Russia Sentences Crimean Tatar Representative to 17 Years of Prison

• https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28680977

• https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/03/18/crimea-disappeared-man-found-killed

• Crimean Tatars : More Reports of Russian Military "Crackdown" on ethnic Crimean Tatars

• https://twitter.com/GicAriana/status/1381666066338877443

• Protect Crimean Tatar defenders! (list of abuses)

• Russian colonialism and its misuse of self-determination: Statement by the UNPO General Secretary on the Russian Federation's Recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk

• In the shadow of war, Kremlin continues terrorizing Crimean Tatars

• https://twitter.com/stdemo_o/status/1582059428936708096

• Crimean Tatars, a Turkic Muslim ethnic group, who have lived in Crimea since at least the 13th century. Russian empire, and later USSR, have done a lot to erase them from history. But there are still many people to pass on their stories.

• Russia engaging in ethnic cleansing in Crimea – Latvian foreign minister

• February 26th, 2014. Thousands of Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians gathered in front of the regional administration building in Simferopol, Crimea to protest against the Russian invasion. The video shows them under attack by Russian troops and agents.

• Why Crimea Is the Key to Peace in Ukraine

• Eight years ago Russian opositioner Boris Nemtsov was killed in Moscow, not far from the Kremlin.

• https://www.rferl.org/a/crimea-tatars-harsh-prison-sentences-illegitimate-trials/32230605.html

See also

• Crimea

• 2014 Crimean status “referendum”