How refugees from Crimea started life from scratch in America

We decided to recall this story today, since June 26 is the Day of the Crimean Tatar Flag. After the illegal annexation of Crimea, many Crimean Tatars were forced to leave their homes and seek refuge in Ukraine or abroad. Voice of America journalists visited a young Crimean Tatar family who settled in ...

'Cinema that hurts': how the first Ukrainian film about the annexation of Crimea achieved world recognition

Фильм «Додому» («Домой» — рос.) стал огромным событием в украинском кинематографе. Лента крымскотатарского режиссера Наримана Алиева уже полгода собирает награды на кинофестивалях, номинации престижных кинопремий и внимание международной прессы. В украинский прокат фильм выходит 7 ноября, пишет BBC. «Додому» —…

Simferopol court found Crimean guilty of misconduct

The Kremlin-controlled Simferopol court found the Crimean Tatar guilty (the convict asks not to publicly disclose his name for security reasons) of non-reporting and fined him 10 thousand rubles (more than $ 150). According to the investigation of the FSB of Russia, the accused did not inform the law enforcement agencies ...

'Carried in cattle cars, dying families': how in May 1944 deported Crimean Tatars

May 18 marks exactly 75 years since the beginning of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars. The operation to evict the indigenous people of Crimea began at 4 am and took two days. The deportees were given from a few minutes to half an hour to get ready, after which they were taken by trucks ...

Poroshenko met with the Ukrainian diaspora and the Crimean Tatars in the United States

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with leaders of the Ukrainian community and representatives of Crimean Tatar organizations in the United States, and also visited the Ukrainian Museum in New York. During the trip, the politician was accompanied by his wife Marina, according to a statement on the official website of the President of Ukraine. Poroshenko thanked the Ukrainians in ...

How the power outage in Crimea affected Internet users

После того как 22 ноября неизвестные взорвали опоры линий электропередач в Херсонской области Украины, аннексированный Россией Крым остался без света. По данным портала «Медуза», после отключения электричества резко упало количество просмотров российских сайтов крымскими пользователями интернета.   Как сообщал «Форум», активисты в Херсонской области,  среди которых преобладают крымские татары, блокировали ремонтные…

Crimea without light: activists blocked repair work

1,6 million people were left without electricity after the collapse of two power lines in Crimea on Sunday. The damage caused a total of four lines to shut down, carrying electricity from mainland Ukraine to Crimea, annexed by Russia in March 2014. According to Ukrenergo, the nature of the damage indicates that ...

Poroshenko wants to give the Crimea a new status

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that he is ready to grant Crimea a new status. The authorities want to make Crimea a national-territorial autonomy within Ukraine. Such a statement appeared on the official website of the President of Ukraine in a greeting for the participants of the II World Congress of Crimean Tatars, which takes place in ...

The head of the Majlis of the Crimea was suspected of separatism

Investigative authorities have opened a criminal case of separatism against the head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars, Refat Chubarov, who currently lives in Ukraine. As Crimean Prosecutor Natalya Poklonskaya clarified, the case was initiated under the article “Calls for violating the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation.” Chubarov faces up to...

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