Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Halya Coynash: Crimean Tatar TV silenced, searches and arrests continue
Activists sing a national anthem of Crimean Tatar people with posters which read 'Don't kill ATR' and 'Voice of freedom ATR impossible to suffocate' during a rally to support ATR TV.
ATR was forced off air on March 31 night after Russia "shot at the soul of the Crimean Tatar people" by refusing to re-register this unique television channel and other Crimean Tatar media. Hundreds of people gathered outside the studio during the day, many obviously distressed. They were videoed by police officers, but there were no detentions, unlike the previous day when 7 students and one other person were detained while trying to make a video clip in support of ATR.
