On April 1, the world’s only TV-channel broadcasting in the Crimean Tatar language ATR has been shut down.  It would be possible to qualify this fact as a joke, but Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications (Roskomnadzor) that refused to accept application for reregistration of the TV-channel a couple of times,  would hardly…

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At midnight on the first of April the ATR and Lale TV channels and also the Lider and Meydan radio stations will stop their broadcasting in Crimea. The general director of the ATR media holding company Elzara Islyamova informed about that at the press-conference.   The search in the ATR TV channel’s office and confiscation…

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By this time, in Crimea the total amount of wage arrears amounts to 211 million rubles (90 339 650.00 UAH at the NBU exchange rate or $3 609 040.0467 at the exchange rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation). The “chief” of the Labor inspectorate of Crimea Igor Zvorskiy informed about that during the off-site meeting of…

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Crimean activists call the Ukrainian authorities to interrupt the persecution of Ukrainian patriots in the peninsula. The activist Veldar Shukurdzhiev writes that because of the beating of Leonid Kuzmin.  The activist published photos of beaten Leonid Kuzmin, who was diagnosed with a brain concussion.     “…He was tested by conversations, then by the trial,…

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On March 30, seven students who filmed a video to support the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR were detained in Simferopol. The public activist Aleksey Efremov informed about that, the media 15 minutes reports.  All detainees were taken to the Kievskiy area police office, where they were held until late night. On April 1, the…

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In Simferopol “notifications” to come to the voluntary Saturday work day are delivered door to door with the threat of fines in case of absence. Krym.Realii informs about that referring to information from Facebook users. “These notifications to join the voluntary Saturday work are delivered door to door with the threat of fines in case…

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Tickets to mainland Ukraine are sold at the central bus station of Simferopol. KrymMedia informs about that. In particular, it is possible to go to Odessa, Nikolaev, Kherson and Novoalekseevka. The buses cross the “Chongar” and “Kalanchak” checkpoints. “You pass the Russian border, then walk to the Ukrainian checkpoint, and another bus will take you…

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Since the beginning of the year the decline in production both in industry and agricultural sector was recorded in Crimea. This data is provided in the “Summary on the socio-economic situation of the Republic of Crimea in January-February 2015” that was published on the Krymstat website.  In particular, industrial production decreased by 2% as compared…

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Last week the majority of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted for introduction of amendments to a law on the special self-governing status in Donbass. At the same time, with fierce battles reinforced by endless criticism by the “Radical Party” of Oleg Lyashko regarding “top-dressing” of the Russian aggressor with small pieces of territories, a Resolution…

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The court in the case of Kurtseit Abdullaev, who took part in the memorial event to honor the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko on March 9, was held in the Zheleznodorozhny district court of Simferopol on March 30. Krym.Realii informs about that.    Kurtseit Abdullaev was declared guilty under the Russian laws that he as a…

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