Russia occupied and illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the native land of Crimean Tatars, in 2014. In 2016, it outlawed the Mejlis, the highest executive-representative body of Crimean Tatars, a nation that put up peaceful resistance against occupation. This was the Kremlin’s declaration of war against Crimea’s main indigenous people.
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Crimean Tatar flag is seen in the air during celebration Crimean Tatar Flag Day on June 26, 2021.
