BRUSSELS—It was traditional for Crimean Tatars, a Muslim Turkic ethnic minority, to hold a large gathering for Human Rights Day in the central square in Simferopol, Crimea’s capital, on Dec. 10.
But this year the Mejlis, a representative body of the Crimean Tatars, were told by Crimean authorities that they will not be able to hold their activities this year.
The head of the Mejlis, Rafat Chubarov, said this is just an example of the many ways Crimean Tatars have been repressed since Crimea fell under Russian control in March.
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Source: The Epoch Times
