On April 1 QHA, the Crimean Tatar news agency, stopped working in Crimea due to the refusal of the Russian Federal Service for the Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) to register it in.
Due to this, the agency decided to move its office to Kyiv.
“After Crimea came under Russia’s control, because of Roskomnadzor’s refusal to register the agency, which was typical for many Crimean Tatar media [outlets], the leaders [of the agency] decided to move its main office to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv,” reads the statement issued by the agency, which was posted on its website on April 1.
According to the statement, QHA will use all the necessary legal means to prolong its activity in Crimea.
However, until the situation is resolved the company’s office will be located in Kyiv, and regional branches will work in other Ukrainian cities, and in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey.
As reported, the only Crimean Tatar TV channel in the world stopped broadcasting in Crimea on April 1, as the Russian Federal Service for the Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media refused to register it. Lale Children’s TV channel, Meydan radio station, and a number of Crimean Tatar newspapers were also refused registration.
