2014 Crimean Tatars Maysun Visual Journalist Storyteller Smail, a tatar neighbour from pionerska village, near the city of simferopol, crimea, and his father, points at the image of former president yanukovych on their television at their home. the ethnic crimean tatars, the region’s minority population face an uncertain future as political tensions continue to rise on disputed crimean peninsula. Refugee life. 2006 to exist is to resist. ii. palestine. the land of discord. maysun is a visual journalist focused in conflict zones, social and environmental issues. 'i'm engaged with my job as i consider it's a way to be consistent with my convictions and my ethics.'. maysun is a visual journalist focused in conflict zones, social and.
2014 Crimean Tatars Maysun Visual Journalist Storyteller Current location: spain. maysun is an award winning spanish palestinian independent visual journalist based in spain and mainly focused in documentary photography and investigative storytelling. the interest of learning and her desire to help people made her realise the necessity of documenting her surroundings from a young age. A seditious and sinister tribe: the crimean tatars and their khanate by donald rayfield, reaktion books £30 $40, 360 pages simon sebag montefiore is the author of ‘the romanovs’ and ‘stalin. After the initial wave of forced migration to mainland ukraine in 2014–2015, this second wave further fragmented the crimean tatar community. given their collective memory of past forced displacements (after the first annexation of crimea in the late 18th century and in 1944), emigration and detachment from crimea are keenly felt by crimean. The crimean tatars are known for a history of nonviolent resistance, and dzhemilev is a recipient of the unhcr nansen medal for his decades of peaceful struggle for the rights of the crimean.
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