Russia Sentences Crimean Tatar Representative to 17 Years of Prison
Annexed since 2014, Crimea has seen a massive increase in security personnel due to its strategic and sensitive location. Crimean Tatars opposed the annexation, fearing that Russian reprisals would continue as they did during the deportation of Crimean Tatar people after WW2. Tatars have historically been painted as a fifth column by Russian nationalist discourse and . Since the annexation and subsequent...