Some say they were attacked and harassed on their way to the airport. Others claim they had their passports damaged by Russian border officials. They were all on their way to New York to attend a United Nations World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, which began on Sept. 22.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Delegates to UN conference claim harassment by Kremlin
Armed men stand guard in front of the entrance of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people (the single highest executive-representative body of the Crimean Tatars) in Simferopol on Sept. 16, 2014.
