Today, December 24, the Supreme Court of Russia partially upheld the appeals of the defense of the Crimeans who are tried in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir case” within the “first Simferopol group”.

The ancient Kukeldash Madrasah is in the heart of Tashkent’s old city. It’s Friday afternoon, and the nearby maze of medieval unpaved alleys looks unwelcoming under a scorching sun. But outside the old gates of the religious school, a crowd of bearded young Uzbeks and veiled women wait patiently. The entire plaza in front of this famous Islamic center is flooded with people from the nearby Chorsu Bazaar, Tashkent’s largest,…

Ukraine considers the cases to be unlawful and sees them as persecution of Crimeans by occupying authorities.