Since the beginning of the occupation of Crimea, it were the Crimean Tatars who suffered the brunt of Russian repressions. Their elected representative body – the Mejlis – was banned as an extremist organization in 2016, Crimean Tatar media were outlawed, activists and religious leaders were arrested and persecuted as Islamist extremists.
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Martin Fornusek: Russia tries to break the Crimean Tatars
People sign the national anthem of the Crimean Tatars during the celebration of Crimean Tatar Flag Day in Kyiv on June 26, 2021.
