Crimean Tatars Remember Stalin-Era Deportations as Uzbek Terrorist Receives Life Sentences.
Russian authorities have warned the Crimean Tatar ethnic minority against protesting on the anniversary of their deportation under Stalin. The Crimean Tatars, who largely opposed Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, say they now face persecution by Moscow-installed officials. Russian authorities have banned Crimean Tatars from commemorating the Stalin-era deportations since the annexation. The United Nations has said the human rights situation in Crimea had "significantly deteriorated" after Russia occupied the Black Sea peninsula.