In restricting the right of Crimean Tatars to commemorate their greatest national tragedy, the Kremlin-installed administration of Crimea follows the steps of the Chechen leadership, which crossed out the very day of the Stalinist deportation of Chechens from the calendar. For many reasons, the policing of remembrance in Crimea may lead to more serious consequences—as it is an integral part of the Crimean occupation authorities’ policy of incitement to ethnic hatred and repression of Crimean Tatars.
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Ihor Vynokurov: Russia’s imperial crackdown on the memory of indigenous victims of deportations
Crimean Tatars pray inside a mosque during the sacrificial Eid al-Adha festival in Yevpatoria, Crimea, on Sept. 24, 2015.
