Ahtem Chiygoz, the deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, who is in the Simferopol pretrial detention center, was transferred to a punishment cell in reaction to going on hunger strike. The deputy head of the Mejlis Nariman Dzhelyalov wrote about that on his Facebook page. “As the Ahtem Chiygoz’s spouse Elmira…

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Once again, Europe condemned infringement of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, demonstrated support of democratization and reforms. However, it didn’t bring any joy by answering the question regarding the EU membership. Decision on non-visa regime was postponed and there will be no peacemakers in Donbass for sure.   The EU membership prospects for Ukraine…

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In Partenit the entrance to the beach was allowed only for the local residents during the May holidays. The newspaper Tvoya Gazeta reports about that. Residents registered in the settlement were allowed to pass to the beach from 8 am to 6 pm. Such difficulties can be explained by the fact that the local beach…

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The center aimed to preserve Ukrainian identity and culture in Crimea – “Ukrainian cultural center” – will appear in Simferopol. The activist Leonid Kuzmin wrote that on his page in Facebook. “At the present historical stage, consolidation of the scattered Ukrainian nation that populates the Crimean peninsula becomes the main task. This is the necessary…

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In Crimea, the Federal Migration Service announced about receiving applications from local residents considering their unwillingness to hold citizenship of Ukraine. E-Krym informs about that. Human rights activists note that the FSB of Russia works through the FMS in Crimea. “The FSB works through the FMS of the Russian Federation. They try to collect lists…

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According to the government decree No.415-r, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine excluded sea ports located on the territory of Crimea from the list of ports that are opened for foreign vessels. The government website reports about that. Sevastopol, Evpatoria, Yalta, Feodosiya and Kerch ports were excluded from the list. The Cabinet has also obliged…

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Bogutskaya started to receive letters from the FSB of Russia in Crimea. She informed about that on her page in Facebook. “Letters in fine handwriting from the FSB of Russia in Crimea inform me that there is no entry exclusion to Crimea for me. Another letter from Moscow tells me that no case is conducted…

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The national Turkic holiday of fertility Hidirllez gathered about 35 – 40 thousand people this year. The “vice prime minister” of Crimea Ruslan Balbek announced that, the press-service of the Crimean “government” reports. “Unprecedented number of people gathered for the holiday Hidirellez already now. There are 35 – 40 thousand people at the present and…

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“The FSB border guard” of Crimea acquired the first battleship of the “Izumrud” project that is capable to carry a helicopter from Russia. TASS informs about that. Displacement of the new ship is about 700 tons. “Considering its displacement, operational and physical characteristics, this ship will serve in the economical zone and in the continental…

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Employers forced some local citizens of Simferopol to go to the May Day march. QHA informs about that. “Not everyone came here on a voluntary basis, administration sent us to the parade, threatening to deprive us of the “bonus” money,” an education sphere employee from Simferopol says.   Prior, it was reported that 35 thousand…

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