While in Simferopol
While in Simferopol, Crimean Mejli Tartars have set up a protest camp and are protesting for their heritage, rights and justice calling to the President to intervene. Story in ukr here and here. Will their appeal be heard? The leader of the Mejli stated that in Crimea Russian businessmen massively purchase land, bribe officials and initiate attacks on Tartar people using Russian youth. He cautioned that a quarter million Tartar could go on the streets in protest to protect themselves and their rights.
see Ukrainiana for coverage of recent events in Crimea inc. video relating to events which took place Ai-Petra near Yalta. (coverage from Novynar in ukr here, here, here and here.) (Background article which I have linked to before from Ukrayinksa Pravda in eng.)
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It's Mejlis, not 'Meiji'.
Here are some basic but relevant links:
<a href="http://www.qurultay.org/eng/default.asp">Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People</a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_Tatars">Wikipedia article on Crimean Tatars</a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Abd%C3%BClcemil_Q%C4%B1r%C4%B1mo%C4%9Flu">Wikipedia article on Mustafa Jemilev</a>
<a href="http://www.iccrimea.org/">International Committee for Crimea (ICC)</a>
Again, thank you.
Veronica
Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People: http://www.qurultay.org/eng/default.asp
Wikipedia article on Crimean Tatars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_Tatars
Wikipedia article on Mustafa Jemilev: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Abd%C3%BClcemil_Q%C4%B1r%C4%B1mo%C4%9Flu
International Committee for Crimea (ICC): http://www.iccrimea.org/