Russia has formally banned the Mejlis, or self-governing body of the Crimean Tatars, the main indigenous people of Crimea. An escalation in repression seems inevitable, with a number of Mejlis leaders in immediate danger.
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Halya Coynash: Russia upholds Mejlis ban in a move of all-out war against Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars celebrate the Crimean Tatar Flag Day in Independence Square on June 16. (Anastasia Vlasova)
