It is a son’s duty to lay his mother to rest. Russia had allowed Crimean Tatar political prisoner Akhtem Chiygoz to see his dying mother for just ten minutes two weeks ago, and it has now prevented him from attending her funeral. On Sunday, Nariman Dzhelyal called on all Crimean Tatars to bid farewell to Aliye Abduraimovna in her son’s place. “They will be frightened to bring him to his mother’s funeral, and therefore we will carry out his duty, the duty of every Muslim. I will be Akhtem Chiygoz! And you will be!”
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Halya Coynash: Russia prevents jailed Crimean Tatar leader from attending mother’s funeral
A Russian flag blows inside the entrance of Crimea's regional parliament building in Simferopol on March 13, 2014.
