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International Committee for Crimea ICC, P.O. Box 15078, Washington, DC 20003 About ICC • What is ICC ? [about.html] • Site Map • Contact us ICC Statements • ICC Reports, Statements, and Reviews • ICC News Digest Series • ICC News Digest (No. 7) Resources • SURGUN: Deportation of Crimean Tatars • Recent Studies on Crimean Tatars • Historical Sources and Personalities • Crimea-L: A Communications List Features • Celebrating the Life of Ismail Bey Gaspirali • Crimean Tatar Literature • Crimean Tatar NGOs • Special Features Archive Of Interest An Interview with Mustafa Jemilev by Laryssa Chomiak and Waleed Ziad. Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis and Ukrainian MP, Jemilev talks about the issues facing Crimean Tatars in their homeland such as land disputes and human rights violations. ICC News Digest No. 7 (Fall 2006). Summaries of selected news about Crimean Tatars: Escalating Religious Tensions; Putin's Remarks on Crimea; Crimean Tatars, a Restrating Factor; and Tatar National Soccer Team Wins Silver Medal. Search: advanced | help In the News Ukraine's Parliament Recognizes Great Famine as Genocide On November 28, Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada passed a bill acknowledging the Great Famine of 1932-1933, or Holodomor, as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people. The bill, which passed by a narrow margin, is seen as a victory for pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko, who emphasized that the responsible body was "the totalitarian, communist, Stalinist system — which has no national identity." It is estimated that as many as ten million Ukrainians may have died during the Great Famine. The bill also expressed condolences to other peoples of the former USSR who became victims of the Soviet policies. The Parliamentary move will facilitate research, teaching, public commemoration, construction of memorials, and wider international recognition of the Famine as genocide. During the Famine of 1932-1933, Crimea was not a part of Ukraine. However, Crimea was among the first places to feel the devastating effects of Soviet policies of collectivization and industrialization. For a description of famine conditions in Crimea, see Cafer Seydahmet's article written in 1931, which can be accessed at this site. © 2006 International Committee for Crimea, P.O. Box 15078, Washington, DC 20003 • Last update: 20 December 2006 • Copyright Statement