crimean tatars

Russian security forces searched for weapons and books. During the search, a 75-year-old man became unwell. FSB officers conducted searches in four homes in the village of Ortalan (occupational name — Zemlyanychne) in Crimea. This was reported by the head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Refat Chubarov. “This time, the FSB punishers stormed the homes of Crimean […]

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation attempts to recruit Crimean Tatars, intimidating and torturing them. This was stated by head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov. The Russian occupiers tried to recruit resident of the peninsula Kurtumer Chalgozov, who in December 2021, had been arrested in his own house in the occupied Crimea, taken […]

The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People considers newly appointed Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal’s words about supplying water to Crimea a stab in the back

Ukraine has forwarded another notice to the International Criminal Court concerning the forcible displacement of civilians from the occupied Crimea to the mainland of Ukraine

Head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov said that the march to the annexed Crimea scheduled for May 2 does not require the consent of the Ukrainian authorities because the action is legal

Russian authorities prosecuted residents of occupied Crimea on trumped-up terrorism charges, Human Rights Watch says.

Putin annoyed about Varta at Bankova and says that President Zelensky is dealing with Ukrainian nationalists. President of Russia Vladimir Putin has said today he does not want Ukraine to regain control of the border. He fears that Ukrainians may start ethnic cleansing in the territories liberated from Russian occupation. Putin has actually denied yesterday’s arrangements and statements of the […]

“Me and my people are not terrorists,” Crimean Tatar activist made his final statement in Russia's court. Russia's state prosecution sentenced defendant in the so-called terrorism case Crimean tatar activist Enver Seitosmanov to 17 years in the colony with a strict regime.

Ilver Ametov, head of the regional Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people in Sudak, is accused under three articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, including “calling for extremist activity”. This was announced by head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov in the commentary to QHA media. “In Crimea, the Russian invaders have started […]

Eighty-six people are illegally imprisoned for political or religious reasons in Russia-occupied Crimea. According to human rights activists, out of 86 people illegally imprisoned as a result of political motivation and / or religious persecution, 34 received sentences. Some were convoyed to Crimean and Russian colonies. Others are currently in detention centers. Among the detainees, there are nine groups detained […]

Highest number of illegal detentions since Crimea was annexed recorded in March. The Crimean Tatar Resource Center recorded the highest number of illegal detention cases in Crimea since the peninsula was annexed by Russia – 40 in total, said Eskender Bariyev, head of the Center, presenting the analysis of human rights violations in Crimea in the first quarter of 2019. […]

Russian authorities pressing Crimean Tatars to vote, leader of the Crimean Tatar national movement in Ukraine and worldwide Refat Chubarov says.