Deep traces of ten years of occupation

The annexation of Crimea ten years ago, which violated international law, also massively changed the lives of Crimean Tatars. Since then, many have left their homes, been dispossessed or put in prison. Today, they see their culture threatened.
"We are the big losers from the annexation of Crimea, and since the start of the war in 2022, our situation has become even worse", explains Azeez Umerov, at the screening of a recently released documentary about ten years of occupation in Crimea.(...) "The Russians are trying to erase the identity of the Crimean Tatars."(...) Mosques, monuments and historical buildings were destroyed. Children have no longer the opportunity to learn the Crimean Tatars' language which is banned.
The length of prison sentences for political prisoners and the conditions in the prison camps are worse than in Soviet times. The prison camps are like gulags and therefore a structure that outlived the Soviet Union.(...)

Tagesschau (autotranslator), Feb. 27, 2024

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/russland-annexion-krim-krimtataren-100.html

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