Tag: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Russian Occupiers Close 11 of 12 Crimean Tatar Media Outlets and 2,700 of 3,000 Others

April 6, 2015

Staunton, April 6 — Of the slightly more 3,000 media outlets in Crimea before the Anschluss, the Russian occupation authorities have reregistered and therefore allowed to continue to operate only 232. Hardest hit have been those in Crimean Tatar, there, the Russian officials have closed 11 out of 12. Of the 232 with official permission […]