tatars
Poland's Tatar Food Is a Dumpling Wonderland
“Tatar food is made up of the whole of Asia. Everywhere where Tatars have been, they’ve absorbed the cuisine.”
Anti-Russian Saboteurs Plunge Crimea Into Darkness by Blowing Up Electrical Towers
Ukrainian nationalists are suspected of detonating explosives on two major electricity pylons, cutting off power to nearly 2 million people.
Right Sector Blockade: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 111)
Crimea's Tatars and the ultra right-wing Ukrainian organization Right Sector have blockaded three highways in protest of Russian rule.
Re-Education, 'Extremists,' and Blackouts: Inside Crimea One Year After Russian Annexation
VICE News traveled to Crimea for the anniversary of the Kremlin's takeover of the peninsula. We found choreographed celebration but also many concerns, as problems there begin to mount.
VICE News Capsule: Tuesday, January 27
Another sign of Russia's crackdown on the Crimean Tatars, Egypt convicts doctor of manslaughter in first FGM trial, UK launches public inquiry into death of ex-KGB agent, and scientists prepare a group of water fleas for a mission into space.
Pressure on Tatars Continues In Crimea with TV Station Raid
The move is the latest in a string of detentions, deportations, and searches targeting the peninsula’s indigenous Crimean Tatars since Russia annexed the region in March.
Separatist Leader With Murky Past Cements Control of Crimea
Sergei Aksyonov, rumored to have been a low-level gangster before his sudden political rise, was elected head of the Russian-annexed republic in a unanimous vote.
Crimea: March of the Tatars
Since the Tatars returned to Crimea during the fall of the Soviet Union, they've lived relatively peaceful lives under Ukrainian rule, but since Russia annexed Crimea, the community has worried that history may repeat itself.
Crimea: March of the Tatars
The Tatar community has a history of persecution and are now facing an even more uncertain future.
Ukrainian Women Are Promoting a Sex Embargo on Russian Men
In protest against Russia's Crimea invasion, a group of Ukrainian women have promoted a sex ban known as "Don’t Give it to a Russian."
Crimean Tatars Hardly Reassured by Putin’s Promises of Inclusion
While the Russian president tried to calm the fears of Crimea's Muslim minority in his annexation address, many didn't believe him.
The Day Crimeans Woke Up in Russia
A day after nearly 97 percent of Crimean voters opted to join Russia, the peninsula’s authorities unilaterally declared independence.