The founder of the newspaper "Qirim", published in the Crimean Tatar language, Seyran Ibragimov, was fined 250 thousand rubles. He was found guilty of abusing freedom of information.
Earlier, the newspaper's editorial board was fined 300 thousand rubles under the article on discrediting the army. The reason was publications with arguments against the participation of Crimeans in the war on the side of Russia, as well as an excerpt from a UN report on the humanitarian situation in Crimea.
The editor of the newspaper, Bekir Mamut, was also fined for discrediting the army. He was charged with an interview about mobilization. In May, searches were conducted at Mamut and Ibragimov's, as well as at the editorial office. In 2021, Bekir Mamut was accused of publishing a UN report that mentioned the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars. Regarding the latter, it was not indicated that it is an organization banned in the Russian Federation.
"Qirim" is a printed newspaper that raises issues concerning the Crimean Tatars and the indigenous population of Crimea, and covers human rights violations.
