In Yevpatoria,
about 300 women of the Crimea have been on the streets as part of the action,
‘We are for Peace’. They are demonstrating against ‘Putin’s army’ and the
referendum. Meanwhile, tensions continue in the
stand off of Russian military and Ukrainian troops, as well as between
Pro-Russian and Pro-Ukraine demonstrators in Crimea and Donetsk.
Crimea is now firmly under the
control of a new pro-Moscow government, which does not recognize the authority of
the new administration in Kyiv. The referendum that was called for March 16th
depends on the support (pro-Russian support) from the Crimean Tatars.
Eskandar Baiibov, a deputy in
the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, has said that his community is unanimous in its backing
for the government in Kyiv. Further, Baiibov said that Crimean Tatars would boycott any
referendum on joining Russia. But there is absolutely fear that by refusing
support to Moscow they will be subjected to further pressure and violence.
For decades, the Crimean Tatars
have been refused the recognition and support from Kyiv that their communities
have been promised. The attention from all sides to Crimea and the Crimean
Tatar population is unprecedented, and for the people, clear that they are
merely pawns in the political power play.
In Sevestapol, journalists have been
beated by Pro-Russian groups. Armed men confiscate Associated Press equipment.
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