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Crimean Tatars picket the building of the Consulate General of Russia in Simferopol, demanding the resignation of Russian Consul General Vladimir Andreyev on May 23.

Russian Consul In Crimea Resigns

The Russian consul in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea has resigned amid a controversy caused by his recent comments regarding the deportation of Crimean Tatars during World War II . More

Amnesty International says abusive governments can no longer use the issue of sovereignty to justify their actions.

Video Amnesty Report Notes Worldwide Abuses, As Well As Courage Of Activists

In a new report, the global rights group Amnesty International documents abuses in 159 countries and territories that it says were "inflicted by those in power on those who stand in the way of their vested interests." More

Tatarstan's Supreme Court Disbands Muslim Group

The Supreme Court of Russia's republic of Tatarstan has ordered that the Al-Ikhlas Muslim religious group be disbanded for what it called "extremist activities." More

Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in October 2012.

Russia's Muftis Allocate Hajj Quotas

Russia's Council of Muftis has met and decided how to allocate the 20,500 slots that Saudi Arabia has given Russia for the 2013 hajj in October. More

The newly elected chief mufti of Tatarstan, Kamil hazrat Samigullin, takes over after his predecessor was wounded in a bomb attack.

Tatarstan Elects New Mufti

Kamil Samigullin has been unanimously elected the new mufti of Tatarstan at a congress of Islamic clerics in Kazan. More

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Russian Consul In Crimea Resigns

The Russian consul in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea has resigned amid a controversy caused by his recent comments regarding the deportation of Crimean Tatars during World War II .
More

Video Amnesty Report Notes Worldwide Abuses, As Well As Courage Of Activists

In a new report, the global rights group Amnesty International documents abuses in 159 countries and territories that it says were "inflicted by those in power on those who stand in the way of their vested interests."
More

Tatarstan's Supreme Court Disbands Muslim Group

The Supreme Court of Russia's republic of Tatarstan has ordered that the Al-Ikhlas Muslim religious group be disbanded for what it called "extremist activities."
More

Russia's Muftis Allocate Hajj Quotas

Russia's Council of Muftis has met and decided how to allocate the 20,500 slots that Saudi Arabia has given Russia for the 2013 hajj in October.
More

Tatarstan Elects New Mufti

Kamil Samigullin has been unanimously elected the new mufti of Tatarstan at a congress of Islamic clerics in Kazan.
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