The Ukrainian Week

17 July, 2019	Breaking news	Russian envoy tried to persuade UN Security Council that there's education in Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages in Crimea Vasiliy Nebenzya reacted to the U.S. diplomat's concern about the status of languages of national minorities in the occupied peninsula
7 January, 2019	Breaking news	Some 37 people arrested for political reasons in occupied Crimea in 2018 Among them are social activists and Ukrainian sailors, prisoners of war
4 May, 2018		“I have set a line for myself beyond which an honest discussion of complicated matters turns into propaganda” Director of The Cyborgs, Her Heart and Haytarma, speaks about contemporary Ukrainian film, about propaganda in movies, about what unites Crimean Tatars today, and about Crimea House in Kyiv, which Seitablayev has been running since early 2017
11 October, 2017	Society	Russian law enforcers conduct new raids against Crimean Tatar Muslims, detain seven Russian law enforcers raided the houses of Muslim Crimean Tatars in Bakhchysarai in the morning of October 11
3 October, 2017	Society	Non-existent Islamism How the Kremlin propaganda is affecting Ukrainian Muslims
10 July, 2017	Society	So many suspects, so little evidence On June 14, it was a year since the last exchange of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia took place. Nothing has happened in all that time to make a swap more likely
20 April, 2017	Society	Prisoners of the Kremlin: Seven circles of freedom As of the end of March, 44 Ukrainian citizens remained in Russian captivity. What can Ukraine do to free them?
31 January, 2017	Society	Returning the hostages Freeing the Kremlin's prisoners as our main assignment for the year
31 January, 2017	Society	Persecutions in Crimea: Emil Kurbedinov arrested One of the most proactive lawyers defending Crimean Tatars in courts ends up behind bars
9 January, 2017		Unpredictable Russia and Crimea As to Crimea, there is no way to count on Russia’s internal forces. So the main source of pressure remains external. That means sanctions
18 May, 2016	History	Gulnara Bekirova: “Those who stay in Crimea and those who left are in an equally difficult position, albeit their tragedies differ” In an attempt to understand what Crimea meant and what it means for Ukraine today, to look at important moments in the history of the peninsula and Crimean Tatars, to define the foundation of Crimean Tatar identity, and to analyze the prospects of Crimea’s return to Ukraine and its position after de-occupation, The Ukrainian Week speaks to historian and political scientist Gulnara Bekirova
18 May, 2016	Culture	Useyn Bekirov: “Jazz is the music of the people. It has a place for Crimean Tatar sound” Shortly before the presentation of his new album Taterrium in April, jazz pianist and composer Useyn Bekirov spoke to The Ukrainian Week about ways to present his native culture in his music, jazz clubs in Ukraine, and the history of Crimean Tatar jazz since Soviet times
23 July, 2015	Society	Giray's Faith The roots of moderate Islam of the Crimean Tatars are buried in the history of this people
12 November, 2014		“One of the reasons for which I thought it was important to go to Crimea was to draw attention to the situation there” The Ukrainian Week speaks to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights about his recent visit to Crimea, the life of Crimean Tatars in the annexed peninsula, and Ukrainian political prisoners held in Russia
16 May, 2014	News	“Premier” Aksionov bans Crimean Tatar rallies to commemorate the 70th anniversary of deportation by Soviet authorities Serhiy Aksionov, the self-proclaimed Crimean Premier, bans mass events on the territory of the annexed Crimea through June 6. The copy of his decree was posted on his Facebook page
30 April, 2014		Take the time to elaborate legislation on languages Astrid Thors, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, on Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians as national minorities in the annexed Crimea, and necessary changes in legislation.
24 April, 2014	Society	Self-Preservation for Crimean Muslims Said Ismagilov, the Mufti of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Ukraine Ummah: “The status of Muslims here is far better than in Russia”
23 April, 2014	Politics	Crimean Mafia in Politics Russian aggression in Crimea reveals interesting aspects of using criminal groups in politics
23 April, 2014	Politics	Serhiy Kunitsyn: “The only thing that forced Crimean elite to support Moscow was the presence of 20,000 Russian troops” Ex-premier of Crimea speaks about a fatal four-day procrastination following Russia’s invasion, attempts to bribe Crimean Tatars and reasons why the leaders of Crimea’s enforcement authorities defected to the Russians