Russian Crimea: like it or leave or shut up

One year after the annexation of Crimea by Russia, Amnesty International published an article demonstrating campaign of terror and intimidation of press and critics of the new regime.

"Since Russia annexed Crimea, the de facto authorities are using a vast array of bully-boy tactics to crack down on dissent...
One year on from Crimea’s annexation, the attitude of its de facto authorities and their Russian masters can be summed up simply – like it or leave or shut up."

To summarize, the AI pictures Crimea not as a territory happily reunited with "mother Russia" but as an occupied territory were anything goes and people have to flee to seek any justice. The local people have "no right to protest or celebrate Crimean Tatar culture". Since annexation, at least seven people have been abducted, whose fate remains unknown. At least one other abducted person has been found dead, with signs of torture.

The big question is: what are WE going to do about it???


#Crimea #Russia #Ukraine #Putin