,AN>*I/ SOLID>ITY TO ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S 

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,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S TODAY >E ! ONLY POLITICALLY ORGANIZ$ COMMUNITY CAPABLE ( OPPOS+ ,RUSSIAN DICTATOR%IP 9 ! ,CRIMEAN P59SULA4 

,= ! PA/ TWO YE>S ! PRO-,RUSSIAN GOV]NM5T1 E/ABLI%$ 9 ,CRIMEA BY MILIT>Y MEANS1 HAS E/ABLI%$ FEUDAL-LIKE GOV]NANCE & POLICE /ATE1 RE/RICT+ ! PEOPLE'S POLITICAL RI<TS1 SUPPRESS+ ANY DISS5T1 & DEM&+ UNCONDITIONAL LOYALTY FROM EV]Y GR\P ( ! CIVIL SOCIETY4 

,CONSEQU5TLY1 ! POLITICAL LIFE 9 ,CRIMEA HAS BE5 %IFT+ T[>DS A DEEPLY REACTION>Y DICTATOR%IP4 ,9DEP5D5T POLITICS1 SOCIAL & HUMAN RI<TS ACTIVISM1 & EV5 BASIC CULTURAL & 5T]TA9M5T ACTIVITIES HAVE BECOME IMPOSSIBLE = ,CRIMEAN PEOPLE )\T ! APPROVAL ( ! AU?ORITIES4 ,S9CE ! FIR/ FEW MON?S ( ,RUSSIAN DOM9ATION 9 ,CRIMEA1 A MASSIVE /REAM ( REFUGEES TO MA9L& ,UKRA9E HAS E/ABLI%$1 COMPOS$ ( ?OSE :O HAD BE5 ASSAULT$ BY PRO-,RUSSIAN COLLABORATORS1 P]SECUT$ BY SECRET S]VICES OR SIMPLY DRIV5 AWAY BY ! NEW POLITICAL CLIMATE4 

,ONE ( ! T>GETS = REPRESSIONS >E ! 9DIG5\S PEOPLE ( ,CRIMEA >E ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S4 ,!Y HAVE ORGANIZ$ A /RONG COMMUNITY AFT] !IR REPATRIATION FROM ,C5TRAL ,ASIA1 TO :I* !Y W]E =CIBLY DEPORT$ BY ,/AL9'S REGIME 9 #a#i#d#d4 ,AS ! NEW ,RUSSIAN GOV]NM5T FAIL$ TO SECURE ! LOYALTY ( ALMO/ #c1-/RONG PEOPLE 7:I* HAS NOT REGA9$ ITS RI<TS 9 ! HI/ORIC HOMEL&7 IT EMPLOY$ ! MEANS ( T]ROR4 ,! POLITICAL LEAD]S ( ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S1 AS WELL AS ACTIVI/S & !IR FAMILIES1 >E REPRESS$2 ! PEOPLE ?AT BLEMI% ! PICTURE ( CIVIL UNI=MITY >E DISCRIM9AT$ AGA9/ ON RELIGI\S & E?NIC GR\NDS4 

,9 ! LA/ TWO YE>S REGUL> POLICE SE>*ES1 DET5TIONS1 ABDUCTIONS1 TORTURES1 CULTURAL & RELIGI\S RE/RICTIONS HAVE BECOME COMMONPLACE = ! ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S4 ,!IR NATIONAL REPRES5TATIVE 9/ITUTION -- ! ,MEJLIS ( ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S DID NOT B[ 9 LOYALTY BE=E ! OCCUPATION AU?ORITIES2 = ?AT ! ORGANIZATION WAS (FICIALLY DESIGNAT$ AS 0EXTREMI/0 & BANN$ 9 ! 5TIRE ,RUSSIAN ,F$]ATION4 ,MEMB]S ( ! ,MEJLIS 9 ,CRIMEA >E FALSELY ACCUS$ ( MANY CRIMES2 ! ACCUSATIONS RANG+ FROM /AG+ MASS RIOTS TO />T+ A W> ON BEHALF ( ,I,S,I,S4 ,IT %\LD BE SAID ?AT EV]Y PROTE/ ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S IS EXCEPTIONALLY NONVIOL5T & !RE HAV5'T BE5 AN AGGRESSIVE /ATEM5T 9 !IR PUBLIC DISC\RSE4 

,APP>5TLY1 ! ,RUSSIAN REGIME IS TRY+ TO DESIGNATE ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S1 ! 9DIG5\S PEOPLE :O DISAGREE ) ! OCCUPATION ( ,CRIMEA1 A SC>ECR[1 A PUBLIC 5EMY4 ,EXTREMISM1 T]RORISM1 ,ISLAMIC FUNDAM5TALISM & COLLABORATION ) ,NAZIS DUR+ ! ,G]MAN OCCUPATION -- !SE >E ! LABELS1 PUT ON ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S 9 ORD] TO IMPR9T RACI/ PREJUDICES UPON ! LOYALI/ P>T ( ! ,CRIMEAN SOCIETY & EXT+UI% ANY SYMPA?Y = ! OPPRESS$4 ,?AT IS :Y ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S DES]VE ! WIDE/ 9T]NATIONAL SUPPORT MORE ?AN ANYONE 9 ! ,RUSSIAN-OCCUPI$ ,CRIMEA4 

,AS AN>*I/S1 WE DO NOT *]I% ANY FALSE HOPES = HONE/Y OR DEC5CY ( ! ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>'S POLITICAL REPRES5TATIVES4 ,WE CAN H>DLY BELIEVE ?AT MEMB]S ( ! ,UKRA9IAN ,P>LIAM5T1 GOV]NM5T (FICIALS OR ,PRESID5T'S ADVIS]S CAN TRULY BE HONE/ & ACC\NTABLE SPOKESPEOPLE ( !IR VOT]S' 9T]E/S1 JU/ AS IT IS ! CASE ) ANY O!R ELECT$ (FICIAL 9 ANY O!R SY/EM BAS$ ON REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 WE HAVE NO MORAL RI<T TO SIT ON ! F5CE1 IGNOR+ ! DISCRIM9ATION AGA9/ ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S1 OR TO CRITICIZE !IR POLITICAL ORGANIZATION 9 ! CIRCUM/ANCES ( /ATE T]ROR DIRECT$ AGA9/ !M4 

,WE URGE AN>*I/S ALL OV] ! WORLD TO EXPRESS SOLID>ITY & SUPPORT 9DIG5\S PEOPLE ( ,CRIMEA1 :I* DOES NOT CEASE TO RESI/ ! ,RUSSIAN DICTATOR%IP DESPITE ! RE/RICTIONS1 >RE/S1 VIOL5CE1 & 9TIMIDATION4 ,WE CANNOT =ESEE ! POLITICAL FATE ( ,CRIMEA1 BUT 9 ANY CASE ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S %\LD BE FREE FROM DISCRIM9ATION & REPRESSIONS1 !IR NATIONAL REPRES5TATION 7NO MATT] H[ F> REMOV$ FROM ! AN>*I/ IDEALS !Y MI<T BE7 %\LD NOT BE A SUBJECT ( A GOV]NM5T BAN4 

,D[N ) ! DICTATOR%IP ( ,RUSSIA6 ,FRE$OM = 9DIG5\S PEOPLES ( ,CRIMEA6 ,FRE$OM = ! ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S6 

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