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"Russians seized the house of Ukrainian singer Jamala, who won the Eurovision
Song Contest 2016 with her song “1944”, in occupied Crimea.
Earlier, Russian authorities announced plans to seize the property and assets
of 110 Ukrainian individuals and legal entities who “carry out unfriendly
actions towards Russia,” including Jamala, according to the Human Rights Center
ZMINA.
The invaders initiated a criminal case against Jamala, and she was put on the
wanted list for spreading “fake information about the Russian Armed Forces.”
“They took the house!.. They are taking what my parents lived for. What they
worked so hard on and built with their own hands, sweat, and blood. They
took it not even from me, but from my parents. All I can do is not stay
silent. I will not be silent,” Jamala wrote on social media.
She also said that the occupiers also searched through her parents’ belongings
and family archives.
“If there is justice in the world, Russia will answer for everything. For
all our tears, for our relatives and friends, for our homes, for our land,”
the singer added.
In 2024, Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar singer Jamala became a laureate of the
Taras Shevchenko National Prize 2024. This prize, awarded since 1961, is
Ukraine’s highest state award for works of culture and the arts.
According to the President’s Office of Ukraine, she was awarded for her album
of traditional Crimean Tatar songs,
QIRIM Ukraine."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
