Public protests have been effectively banned in Crimea. The international human rights organization Amnesty International informs about that in its report.
According to the organization, cultural events and demonstrations often don’t get permission to be run and those events that are allowed to be organized should take place in remote locations. This is especially so with traditional commemorative events.
At the same time, a number of well-known independent organizations of Crimea ceased to exist. Mejlis that represents the Crimean Tatar community was refused recognition.
“A year after the annexation of Crimea the local de-facto government and its Russian mentors offer the residents of the peninsula such a choice – either you like it or you get away or become silent,” the member of the field mission Amnesty International in Crimea Bohdan Ovcharuk said.
