Umerov: Crimea’s status should be determined by indigenous residents - Crimean Tatars Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Ilmi Umerov believes that the Crimean Tatar people should get autonomy on their ancestral land. 20 085 265 Ukrainian Politics
"They embrace their grandfather through bars and kiss his hands", - occupants did not let grandchildren to Umerov. PHOTO Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Ilmi Umerov is allowed to see his grandchildren only through the bars. 39 260 141 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Search for optimal solutions for Crimea to be bilateral – Umerov The search for optimal solutions to the problem of Crimea will be only bilateral and no "third" countries under the Treaty on Security Guarantees will interfere in it. 10 409 73 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Kremlin handed us over to Ukraine out of fear. They will not be allowed to tear us apart, - Chiygoz. VIDEO Released deputy head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis Akhtem Chiygoz said the Kremlin regime was forced to hand him and Ilmi Umerov over to Ukraine under pressure of global leaders. 58 175 72 Ukrainian Politics
Mejlis members Umerov and Chiygoz extradited to Turkey Members of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Akhtem Chiygoz and Ilmi Umerov, who had been illegally sentenced by Russian occupants in annexed Crimea, have been extradited to Turkey. 65 384 57 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Lawyer Polozov, who defends Crimean Tatars, detained by FSB and taken for interview, - Kurultai CEC Smedliaev Well-known Russian lawyer Nikolay Polozov was detained by members of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), who took him to the agency’s directorate for an interview. 12 784 41 Incidents
Plane with Chiygoz and Umerov on board landed in Boryspil The leaders of the Crimean Tatar movement left Ankara this morning, Oct. 27. 8 099 26 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
We're out, the fight goes on. We need to get Sentsov back, - Chiygoz Deputy head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Akhtem Chiygoz said he intends to keep fighting for human rights in Ukraine and release of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia after he returns to Ukraine. 20 252 26 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
Umerov and Chiygoz to return to Ukraine from Turkey, - Dzhemilev Crimean Tatar leaders, deputy heads of the Mejlis Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chyigoz will leave for Ukraine from Turkey. 16 323 22 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
European Parliament urges Russia to stop repressions in Crimea, - resolution The European Parliament has urged the Kremlin to end repressions against the Crimean Tatar people and Ukrainians in Crimea and called for immediate release of all political hostages illegally imprisoned by Moscow. 6 960 18 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Russian “law enforces” raided home of journalist for ‘Crimean Tatars’ online portal operating in Russian-occupied Crimea. PHOTO Members of the Russian special services searched the house of journalist for ‘Crimean Tatars’ web portal Elmaz Abduvelieva in Crimea on the morning of Sept. 2. 22 032 14 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
"Ilmi Umerov released from psychiatric hospital after three-week forced illegal 'expertise'," - journalist. VIDEO Deputy Head of the Crimean Tatars Mejlis Ilmi Umerov, who had been detained by Russian occupants in Crimea and underwent psychiatric expertise, has been released from a hospital in Simferopol. 10 114 13 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia
"Stop Crimean Tatar Genocide", - pro-Mejlis rally held at Maidan Nezalezhnosti. VIDEO+PHOTOS A rally in support of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis in Russia-occupied Crimea took place at the heart of Kyiv on Thursday. 4 575 13 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
Umerov's sentence is equivalent to death penalty, - attorney Polozov The Russian court in Crimea has sentenced Ilmi Umerov to two years in colony and a two-year ban from public activities. 33 104 11 Previously in trend: Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea
European Parliament calls on EU to step up sanctions against Russia over repressions in occupied Crimea The European Parliament has urged the EU to expand a list of economic and personal sanctions against Russia and those involved in the persecution of the Crimean Tatars and other Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin. 5 523 9 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea