IDEE Press Statement Crimean Tatar Leaders Call for Increased Sanctions Against Russia for Illegal Occupation of Crimea and Systematic Repression Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2018): Released political prisoners Akhtem Chiygoz and Ilmi Umerov, leaders of the Crimean Tatar nation who were imprisoned by Russian occupation authorities in Crimea, called for increased sanctions on Russia during [...]