Umerov
Crimean Tatar leader explains Russia's miscalculation of Crimean bridge
This bridge is unlikely to justify itself from the economic point of view in the near future.
14:51, 21 May 2018
Umerov says Ukraine needs international agencies' help to save Khan's Palace in occupied Crimea
<p>Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimea Tatar People Ilmi Umerov says Ukraine should appeal to international organizations for help in the rescue of the world-renowned Khan's Palace in the occupied Crimea from Russia's so-called 'restoration work,' which destroys its identity, according to RFE/RL's Krym-Realii media project.</p>
21:55, 14 January 2018
U.S. envoy meets freed Tatar leaders in Kyiv – media
<p>Kurt Volker, the U.S. special envoy for efforts to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine, has met with Crimean Tatar leaders Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz, who were released from custody in their Russian-occupied homeland this week, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.</p>
22:37, 28 October 2017
Amnesty: Released Crimean Tatar leaders should be free to return home and speak out
<p>As Crimean Tatar leaders Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz arrived in Kyiv on Friday afternoon, after being freed from a Russian prison in the occupied Crimea on Wednesday, the Director of Amnesty International Ukraine Oksana Pokalchuk made a statement.</p>
18:55, 28 October 2017
Poroshenko awards Umerov, Chiygoz with Orders For Merits
<p>Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has awarded Deputy Chairmen of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz, according to the president's press service.</p>
22:16, 27 October 2017
Freed Crimean Tatar leaders vow to return to Russian-held homeland
<p>Crimean Tatar leaders Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz, who were released from custody in their Russian-occupied homeland this week, have arrived in Kyiv and defiantly vowed to return to the Black Sea peninsula, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.</p>
19:51, 27 October 2017
Crimean Tatar leaders freed by Russia arrive in Kyiv
<p>Deputy Chairmen of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz, who have recently been freed by Russia and extradited to Turkey, have arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, according to Ukrainian journalist and coordinator of the Stop Terror Group Semen Kabakaev.</p>
14:13, 27 October 2017
UK's foreign minister for Europe welcomes release of Umerov and Chiygoz
<p>Minister of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the United Kingdom for Europe Alan Duncan has welcomed the release of the Crimean Tatar leaders and drawn attention to the considerable number of Ukrainian political prisoners who continue to be detained by Russia.</p>
13:29, 27 October 2017
Crimean Tatar Mejlis members freed by Russia expected in Kyiv on Oct 27
<p>Deputy chairmen of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz, who were freed by Russia and extradited to Turkey, are expected to arrive in Kyiv by plane on October 27, according to acting minister for information policy Emine Dzheppar (Dzhaparova).</p>
15:53, 26 October 2017
Chiygoz, Umerov "banned" from living in Crimea – Chubarov
<p>Crimean Crimean Tatar Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov, who is also Member of Parliament in Ukraine from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc parliamentary faction, has said Deputy Chairmen of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz, who were illegally sentenced in occupied Crimea and extradited to Turkey, are "forbidden" to reside in occupied Crimea.</p>
19:06, 25 October 2017
Russia frees Crimean Tatar political prisoners Chiygoz and Umerov – lawyer
<p>Russian lawyer Nikolay Polozov has announced that Ukrainian political prisoners, Crimean Tatars Akhtem Chiygoz and Ilmi Umerov, who were convicted by the Russian occupying authorities in the annexed Crimea, have been freed from criminal prosecution.</p>
15:49, 25 October 2017
EU: Sentencing of Crimean Tatar leader Umerov is serious violation of human rights
<p>The European Union says that the sentencing of Crimean Tatar leader and Deputy Chair of the Mejlis Ilmi Umerov, 60, for "calling for separatism and the violation of Russia's territorial integrity" is a serious violation of his human rights.</p>
13:27, 28 September 2017
Mejlis deputy head Umerov sentenced to two years in settlement colony in occupied Crimea
<p>Russian-controlled Simferopol District Court on Wednesday sentenced deputy chairman of the Mejlis of Crimean Tatars Ilmi Umerov, 60, to two years in a settlement colony for "calling for separatism and the violation of Russia's territorial integrity," according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's Ukrainian Service.</p>
15:57, 27 September 2017
Poroshenko, Erdogan discuss ways to deepen strategic partnership
<p>President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the framework of participation in the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, as reported by the Ukrainian president’s press service.</p>
09:00, 21 September 2017
Crimean Tatars' Ilmi Umerov: "Verdicts" cannot take our freedom
<p>Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimea Tatar People Ilmi Umerov who is now being tried by Russia-controlled court in the occupied Crimea says he will soon be handed down a "verdict," according to his Facebook post.</p>
13:35, 18 September 2017
RFE/RL: Crimean Tatar leader Umerov goes on trial on separatism charge in occupied Crimea
<p>A Crimean Tatar leader who has criticized Russia's seizure of the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine has gone on trial on June 7, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).</p>
00:33, 08 June 2017
RFE/RL: Crimean Tatar leader likely to face trial soon on separatism charge
<p>A Crimean Tatar leader who has criticized Russia's seizure of the Black Sea peninsula appears likely to face trial soon on what he says are spurious charges of separatism, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.</p>
09:56, 23 March 2017
