Even the repressive legislation that Russia is illegally imposing upon occupied Crimea does not prohibit people from trying to attend open court hearings. Unless they are Crimean Tatars and the hearing is on political prisoners, in which case they can now expect to be detained and, at very least, fined.
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Armed men stand guard in front of the entrance of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people (the single highest executive-representative body of the Crimean Tatars) in Simferopol on Sept.16, 2014.
