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Silencing of Crimean Tatar TV sparks outcry from rights bodies, Ukraine, Turkey


The silencing of a TV station for the Tatar people in Crimea, annexed by Russia from Ukraine a year ago, sparked an outcry on Friday, with Kiev accusing Moscow of trying to stamp out non-Russian influence on the peninsula.The station, ATR, which formerly broadcast under a Ukrainian licence, has sought four times to re-register with Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, to stay on the air. But each time it was turned down because of alleged mistakes in its applications, Tatar officials said.The station, which broadcast in the Tatar language to what officials say was an audience of 4 million people in …read more

Source: AsiaOne

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