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Ukrainian Students’ Education During the Blackout: How Difficult It Is for Us, But We Are Getting Stronger-Maria Yurtaieva
Every time a blackout occurs, we seem to find ourselves in a different reality—quiet, cold, and unfriendly. And it is in this darkness that we, Ukrainian students, have to continue our studies. Despite the lights out, weak internet, and broken relationships, we prove to ourselves and others every day: even in the most difficult conditions, Read more
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Russia’s Abduction of Ukrainian Children: A Systemic Practice Against International Law- Kristina Chorba
In the modern war in Ukraine, which Russia began in 2014, one of the most horrific aspects is the forced removal, deportation, and “re-education” of Ukrainian children. This is not just a humanitarian tragedy but a war crime. According to the Ukrainska Pravda media outlet, during 2025, Russia forcibly transported almost 11,000 Ukrainian children to Read more
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Mothers Who Are Always Waiting for Their Children Who Are Politically Prisoned in Russian-Occupied Crimea – Nurten Camcı Bay
In Crimea, invaded by Russia in February 2014, journalists, Crimean Tatar activists and clergymen were detained, arrested and sentenced to lengthy prison terms after their homes were raided on fabricated charges. These siblings are subsequently transferred from Crimea to remote prisons in Russia, far off from their residences. The Crimean Tatar Resource Center stated on Read more
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The Different Shades of Ukraine-Lilya Tanatar
Ukraine, with its east and west, and even Crimea included, is a very colorful and diverse country. Unfortunately, I discovered the mainland part of Ukraine not as a traveler or tourist, but as someone who rejected the Russian occupation of my homeland, Crimea, and embraced the mainland part of Ukraine. I’ve been to the eastern Read more
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“This unfortunate green island will bloom under its rightful owners”
Bülent Tanatar, who penned “An Early Example of Resistance in Crimea Against Upcoming Collectivization: ‘Alakat Rebellion’ ” (2019), “File: Reactions from Around the World to the Occupation of Crimea” (2014), and “The General Scenery in Crimea on the Turn of the Third Anniversary of the Occupation and the Tasks Awaiting Us” (2016), provided insight about Read more
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Language Is Our Identity-Sofiya Petrenko
The war drove us out of our homes, broke our lives, and took away our sense of the future. We lost not only our homes but also a part of ourselves. Yes, in Germany we received support and assistance, but at the same time we feel humiliated. Personally, I have a constant feeling that we Read more