The Russian authorities in Crimea have sentenced Tatar leader Ahtem Chiygoz to eight years in jail, the maximum demanded by the state prosecutor.

The Tatars held peaceful protests in 2014 when Russian loyalists took over the Ukrainian province by force.

#Crimean #Tatar leader jailed for stirring anti-#Russia protests: [ Ссылка ] Arab News (@Arab_News) September 11, 2017


The demonstrations were against the hastily-organised referendum asking people to choose between Russia and U…
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