The editor of the Crimean Tatar newspaper “Qirim” Bekir Mamut was awarded a fine of 100 thousand rubles under the article on discrediting the Russian army. The reason was an interview with an activist against mobilization at SVO.

Earlier, searches were carried out in the houses of Bekir Mamut and his deputy Seyran Ibragimov. Subsequently, both were taken to the Center for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Then the legal entity of the newspaper was fined 300 thousand rubles under the article on discrediting the Russian army. The reason was a publication on the publication’s website, which outlined arguments against the participation of Crimeans in the war with Ukraine on the side of Russia.

In 2021, Bekir Mamut was accused of publishing a UN report that mentioned the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars. The latter was not listed as an organization banned in the Russian Federation.

“Qirim” is a printed newspaper that raises issues relating to the Crimean Tatars and the indigenous population of Crimea, and covers human rights violations.