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Oleksiy Bessarabov: Dream of the Sea
In political prisoner cases, Russian security services often invent and fabricate “evidence” to create a realistic narrative. This time, they lucked out with a plot, as the “Sevastopol saboteurs” case involved three friends with shared histories
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Ruslan Suleymanov: “If I Stand Aside, How Will I Look My Loved Ones in the Eye?”
The popular Crimean Tatar saying “Qırımda yaşa” [“Live in Crimea”] became a defining principle for the whole people, meaning that no matter where you are or what happens, you must return to your homeland and preserve your identity
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Ernes Ametov: “Why Did They Choose Our Door?”
The colony is a very unpleasant and dangerous place, but being next to my husband and children, when the four of us stood together and hugged for the first time, I felt absolute happiness
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Tymur Ibrahimov: “I Will Not Stray From My Path.”
Even in prison, Ibrahimov seeks ways to find strength and support himself. The first is reading the Qur’an. He has the same one as Dilyara at their home in Bakhchysarai, and reading it is the couple’s way to stay connected
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Katherine Younger: “By choosing to fight and resist, Ukrainians remind Europe every day of who they are”
The researcher discusses the significance of the Ukrainian voice in the world and the newly established Institute for Documentation and Interaction in Lviv
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Rustem Sheikhaliev: To Build a Home and To Be Free
Suriya and the children only managed to settle in the new house in 2015. Sheikhaliev never got to enjoy it with his family. To live in his own house. To hear the laughter of his grandson, who will soon turn one in October 2024
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Iryna Shuvalova: “War takes away the space for more complex conversations that our society didn’t have time for”
The poet and researcher on perceptions of Ukraine in Norway and poetry as a way to maintain privacy during war
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“Our Documentary Cinema Will Be Referenced When Creating the Next James Bond”
How Ukrainian cinema is created despite Russia’s constant destruction of its creators and their films