Russia-imposed police in Ukraine's Moscow-annexed Crimea have detained two Crimean Tatar brothers -- Dzhafer and Alim Alyustayev, for unspecified reasons after searching their homes on June 20, the Crimean Solidarity human rights group says. According to the group, in the first quarter of 2023 alone, Russia-installed law enforcement officers arrested 49 Crimean Tatars on politically motivated charges. Since illegally annexing Crimea in 2014, Russia has put pressure on Crimean Tatars, the peninsula's indigenous ethnic group, many of whom openly protested the annexation. Dozens of Crimean Tatars have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms by Russian authorities on extremism charges since then. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Crimea.Realities, click here.
Russia-Installed Police In Crimea Detain Two Crimean Tatar Brothers
The two men were arrested after Russian security forces searched their homes. (file photo)