20 January 2022: Prosecutor Sergei Adydinov has demanded the Southern District Miltary Court find Crimean Tatar 65-year-old Zerkirya Muratov guilty under Part 2 of Article 205 (participation in the actives of a terrorist organization) of the Criminal Code of Russia. Adyinov further argued for Muratov to be imprisoned for 12 years, followed by restriction of freedom of movement for 1 year and 6 months....
Crimean Tatars are a Turkic ethnic minority in Crimea, and one of the earliest UNPO members. Since the annexation in 2014 of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Crimean Tatars who advocate an opening of...
Based on the experience of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), this report outlines reprisals suffered by European citizens and residents, on the sovereign territories of Europe,...
The UNPO has found during its 30 years of experience that the predominant state-centered approach to conflict resolution has consistently failed to resolve challenges faced by persons residing in partially...
The Crimean Tatars are an indigenous people on the Crimea Peninsula who were victims of ethnic discrimination, gross human rights violations and deportation by the Soviet Union up until the end...
The funeral of Reshat Ametov, Simferopol, March 2014 UNPO’s report “Enforced Disappearances: When Secrecy Allows Atrocity”, published on the occasion of the International Day...
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The Members of UNPO are no strangers to the reality of enforced disappearances. Indigenous peoples and minority groups are disproportionately affected by enfroced disappearances in their struggles...
UNPO has submitted three alternative reports in relation with the 52nd session of the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR) regarding the People’s Republic of China, the Republic...
UNPO submitted an alternative report to the UN Human Rights Committee ahead of the 108th session, during the consideration of the Seventh Periodic Report of Ukraine. You can access the full alternative...
Untitled Document World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva 6.06.2005 Panel session on Indigenous and local communities’ concerns and experiences in promoting,...
Untitled Document A wave of conflicts over land is about to flood the Crimean peninsula soon. The Crimean Tatar Majlis ethnic assembly has once again brought up the pressing issue...
Safure Kadzhametova Association of the Crimean Tatar teachers “Maarifchi” 1. Viktor Misan “The Stories on the History of Ukraine”, 5 grade. Kiev “Geneza” 1997. The...
Ayder Bulatov The Vice-Head of the Committee on Religion of The Council of Ministers of Autonomous Republic of the Crimea During the years of independence religion has been taken a significant...
Lutfi Osmanov NGO “Revival of the Crimea” According to Ministry of Education of the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea, in 2003-2004 there are 14 establishments of general education...
Ibraim Abdullaev Newspaper “Voice of the Crimea” Our seminar takes place on the important historical dates: 59-th anniversary of the end of the World War II and 60-th anniversary of the...
Transcript of the discussion in the Council of Europe on repatriation and integration of the Tatars of Crimea THE PRESIDENT.- The third and final item this afternoon is the debate on repatriation...
Repatriation and integration of the Tatars of Crimea Preliminary Draft Report Rapporteur: Lord Ponsonby, United Kingdom, Socialist Group Summary The Crimean Tatars are a Turkic...
Transcript of the discussion on repatriation and integration of the Tatars of Crimea in the Council of Europe, Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography THE PRESIDENT.- The third...
Preliminary note The Foundation for Research and Support of Indigenous Peoples of Crimea submitted already Parallel Report about the situation in Crimea (Ukraine) undertaken in accordance with...
Preliminary note 1. The appearance of this report and the usage of standards and procedures on National Minorities under the Framework Convention doesn't mean that Crimean Tatar People agree...
I. The Historical and Legal Pre-conditions of the situation of Crimean Tatars under Ukrainian Rule 1. Crimean Tatar People is a fusion of; 1) ancient and aboriginal tribes of Crimea (Tavrs, Scythians,...
Polyakov V. The headmaster of the Secondary school ? 37 Simferopol The experiment carried out at the pedagogical collective of the school ? 37 of instruction in all three state languages...
Repatriation and integration of the Tatars of Crimea Recommendation 1455 (2000) - Council of Europe The entire Crimean Tatar population (some 200 000) were deported from their historic homeland...
Untitled Document At a beautiful sandy bay near southern Crimea's grape-growing Koktebel region, vacationers splash in the Black Sea or bake in the sunshine. But the atmosphere on...
Untitled Document Crimea was transferred to the Ukraine Soviet Socialist Republic as a "gift" in 1954, when it seemed the Soviet Union would last forever. But when the...
Untitled Document Mustafa Dzhemilev is probably the most respected living figure for Crimean Tatars. During the Soviet era, he become a hero for speaking out to keep the Crimean...
Untitled Document The Crimean Tatars' main mosque on the peninsula is right in the heart of the old part of the Crimean capital, Simferopol. It is the poorest section of the...
Untitled Document Crimea's complex ethnic problems stretch back centuries. It is the historic homeland of the Crimean Tatars, a Turkic-language-speaking people practicing a liberal...
Parallel Report Prepared by the Foundation for Research and Support of the Indigenous Peoples of Crimea About the situation in Crimea (Ukraine) Undertaken in accordance with the article 25th of the Framework...
Untitled Document Nadir Bekir, Mejlis of Crimean Tatar People I would say that the agenda session concerning the various interests of the indigenous peoples. In my mind this is...
Lucy Kelaart and Genya Vasyuta "House for Sale", "House for Sale." The backstreets of Yangiyul, a Tashkent suburb, are covered with these homemade signs. Their message symbolizes...
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