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 [...]
For Release: October 25, 2017 Contacts: Eric Chenoweth and Irena Lasota Press Release IDEE Condemns Forced Exile of Crimean Tatar Leaders The Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe (IDEE) welcomes the release from prison and house arrest of Akhtem Chiygoz and Ilmi Umerov, the two deputy chairmen of the Crimean Tatar national assembly, the Mejlis. [...]
On 12 March in Moscow the Russian President Vladimir Putin had a half-hour conversation with leader of the Crimean Tatars, Mustafa Jamil. Mediator in the conversation was ex-President Mintimer Shaimiyev. […]