Crimean Tatars say Russian annexation has brought fear and repression all over again

Abdureshid Dzheparov, 55, father of missing Islam Dzheparov, 19 and an uncle of missing Dzhevdet Islamov, 23 seen at the prayer in a mosque that both missing young men attended. (Dmitry Beliakov/For The Washington Post)

By Michael Birnbaum November 30 at 3:30 AM

BELOGORSK, Crimea — Crimea’s Tatars have bitter memories of the 1944 deportation that tore them from their native peninsula. With Russia again in control, some here say pressure is building once more.
Crimean Tatars Say Russian Annexation Has Brought Fear and Repression All Over Again by Thavam Ratna