Silent Deportation: Russia's Crackdown On Crimean Tatars Echoes Soviet-Era Expulsions

Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression and Anniversary of Deportation of Crimean Tatars Reminds Why Any Cruel Empires Deserve to Fall

Silent Deportation: Russia's Crackdown On Crimean Tatars Echoes Soviet-Era Expulsions

As Ukraine marks the anniversary of Stalin-era deportations of Crimean Tatars more than eight decades ago, members of the ethnic minority group living on the Russian-occupied Black Sea peninsula are enduring a renewed campaign of repression.

What Russia is Doing to Crimea’s Indigenous People Echoes Soviet Repression From 81 Years Ago

Last year, our office at the Crimea Platform  opened an incredibly moving exhibition titled QIRIM İÇÜN / FOR THE SAKE OF CRIMEA. It commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Crimean Tatar people's deportation by the Soviet Regime. This exhibition, made possible through the tireless efforts of a large team, covered historical aspects, current events, cultural dimensions, and much more. Yet, in my view, the most striking element of the exhibition w…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Genocide of the Crimean Tatar People reminded that modern Russia continues Stalinist policies and tries to deprive the Crimean Tatars of their homeland. — Ukrinform.

Today, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Fight for the Rights of the Crimean Tatar People and honours the memory of the victims of the Crimean Tatar genocide.

Every year on May 18, we remember the tragic events of the past and honor the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Crimean Tatar people. This day became a symbol of devotion and memory of terrible events that left a deep mark in the hearts of millions of people.In 1944, Crimean Tatars became the object of a cruel policy of deportation from their homeland, Crimea. Stalin's regime justified this crime by spreading myths about the “traitor …