Photo Russia's War Against Ukraine Crimean Tatars protest the Mejlis ban By Anastasia Vlasova . Published Sept. 29, 2016. Updated Sept. 29 at 1:44 pm Prev 01 11 Next People gather on Kyiv's Independence Square to protest the ban of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis in Crimea by the Russian government on Sept. 29. Photo by Anastasia Vlasova