SIMFEROPOL, Crimea – A court in Crimea handed down a prison sentence of eight years on Sept. 11 to a Crimean Tatar leader, Ahtem Chiygos, found guilty of stirring up mass disorder, his lawyer told Reuters.
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Reuters: Crimean Tatar leader jailed for stirring anti-Russia protests
People march for solidarity with Crimean Tatars who did a rally in 2014 near Crimean parliament as they protested Russian occupation of the peninsula on Feb. 26.