Cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/10303224
Amnesty International (AI) reported that since annexation, Russia has oppressed Crimea’s non-Russian residents, namely Ukrainians and Crimean Tartars, in two ways: by changing the region’s ethnic demographics and, more systematically, through “restrictions on education, religion, media, representative institutions, judicial system, and cultural celebrations.”
AI explained that Russian post-annexation figures of Crimea showed a decrease of Ukrainian residents by almost 10 percent and Crimean Tartars by 2 percent, which are figures AI says are inconsistent with even the highest numbers of these residents who fled the peninsula in 2014. AI thus attributed the drop in residents to “ethnic Ukrainians now choosing or feeling compelled to identify as Russian, or a combination of both.”
After annexation, all non-Russian residents were given citizenship to Russia unless they “formally opted out.” Opting out puts the “foreigner” in a disadvantaged position regarding their “economic, social, cultural, political and civil rights.”
inb4 tankies calling Amnesty International a western propaganda organisation
inb4 tankies calling Amnesty International a western propaganda organisation
That’s fine. Here - unlike in Russia or China - all are free to express their own opinions. I fully support that (and thank the developers for having implemented the block feature just in case).
AI has toured the circle so many times, that I bet they don’t know whose propaganda organisation they are anymore
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That people choose not to identify with an adversary country was quite obvious. Ethnic and linguistic obstacles in education, celebrations, institutions, etc. are common for minorities everywhere, even within the EU.
As for media and religious censorship, it also applies to the rest of russia, typical of a dictatorship. Honestly, I expected something much worse.
But the fact that it’s done to more people is not a mitigating factor is it.
And just like those Afghan girls that knew better once, having these freedoms actively stripped away makes it worse.
The fight is continuing’: a decade of Russian rule has not silenced Ukrainian voices in Crimea
Amid the shaky security situation, Russia’s crackdown on dissent in Crimea, which has been ruthless since 2014, has risen to a new level. As well as the continuing persecution of activists from the Crimean Tatar minority, traditionally largely pro-Ukrainian, Russia’s police and FSB security service have rounded up local people who post Ukrainian-language songs on their social media profiles or express pro-Ukraine views in public.
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Crimean Smersh offers people the chance to denounce their friends and neighbours for “anti-Russian” behaviour. Users can message a secure Telegram bot to send information about such incidents. The channel then posts videos of police raids on people’s houses, and frequently adds mumbled on-camera “confessions” and “apologies” from those accused of being pro-Ukraine.
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Olha Skrypnyk, chair of the Crimean Human Rights Group, said that the first major Russian drone attacks on Kyiv in October 2022, which were proudly broadcast on Russian television, were a wake-up call for many in Crimea who had previously believed Russia was not attacking civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
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“I think it’s important to show the Ukrainian-minded people in Crimea that we didn’t give up on their freedom,” she said.
This is the Amnesty International that condemned Ukraine for defending themselves, yeah?
Yeah. pass.
