Lilya Rustemovna Budzhurova (Crimean Tatar : Lilâ Rustem qızı Bucurova or Lilya Rustem kyzy Budzhurova, Ukrainian : Lilya Rustemivna Budzhurova), (November 1, 1958 in Angren (Crimea)) is a Crimean Tatar poetess and journalist. She became an Honored journalist of Ukraine in 2005.[1]
Lilya Budzhurova | |
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| Born | November 1, 1958 |
| Nationality | Crimean Tatar |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union, Ukraine, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, journalist |
In 2015 she lost her position at ATR (TV channel) following the failure of the channel to obtain a license from Roskomnadzor as retaliation for the pro-Ukrainian views broadcast by the channel.[2]
Biography edit
She was born on November 1, 1958, in the Uzbek city of Angren. In 1979, she graduated from the Faculty of Philology of the Tashkent Regional State Pedagogical Institute.[3] From 1979 to 1991, she worked there as a teacher of Russian and foreign literature.[4]
Activity as a journalist edit
In 1989 she published her first self-published collection The Unpurchased Ticket), then the collection When We Will Return. She moved to Crimea in 1991. From 1991 to 1997, she worked as the editor-in-chief of the Crimean Tatar newspaper Avlet: according to her, she was fired for criticizing Mustafa Dzhemilev.[5]
From 1991 to 2011, she worked first as an editor of the Crimean Tatar editorial office, then as a leading editor of the State TV and Radio Company Crimea (radio). Throughout the years, she worked as an editor of the Crimean Tatar newspaper "Avdet", then she hosted the programs "Ana-Yurt", "Danger Zone", and "Chief Editor". From 2004 to 2014, she worked as Editor-in-Chief of the "Pervaya Krymskaya" newspaper,[4] and from 1992 to 2009 – as a correspondent of STB (TV channel). From 1992 onwards she was as a correspondent of Agence France-Presse. She has been published in the Internet newspaper Ukrainska Pravda and is Chairman of the Crimean Association of Free Journalists since 1997.
In 2012 she became deputy general director for the information policy of the ATR (TV channel), and author of the political and social TV show "Gravitation".
Budzhurova was issued a formal warning against "extremist views" by prosecutors. She had protested over the increased arrests of Crimean Tatars.[6][7][8]
Soon Crimean Tatars will be caught in the streets, on public transport, and at the markets. We're less than a step away from being forced to wear a yellow band on our sleeves, to differentiate us," she wrote on Facebook in April
In March 2015 she warned against compulsory arbitrary registration of crimean media outlets under a russian law leading to the closure of many medias.[9][10] The ATR shut down in April 2015 as it failed to obtain a license from Roskomnadzor, as retaliation for the pro-Ukrainian views broadcasteby the channel.[2]
Budzhurova left her position as deputy general director for the information policy of the ATR (TV channel) due to the closure of the channel, and started doing humanitarian work. Since August 2015,[11] she has been deputy director of the production studio QaraDeniz production. She is one of the organizers of the annual children's talent contest "Сanlı ses".[12] In 2016, she became one of the founders of the public movement "Bizim Balalar" (Our Children) to support the children of Crimean Muslim prisoners.[13]
In 2019 she helped for the relaease of Archbishop of Simferopol and Crimea Klyment of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.[14]
Politics edit
In 1991 she was elected as a delegate of the II Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People. She was twice elected to the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People (member from 1991 to 1997), and from 1994 to 1998, deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea. On November 2, 2015, she reported that her house was searched in connection with the criminal case against Lenur Islyamov.[15]
Awards edit
- Honorary Diploma of the Council of Ministers of Crimea (2000; as a member of the authorship team)[16]
- Laureate of the Vasily Stus Award (2001)[1]
- Chevalier of the Order "For Merits" III degree (2015)[17]
- Award "High standards of journalism" (Ukraine, 2018) – in the category "For quality regional media project", media – Crimean Tatars.[18]
Publications edit
- BUDZHUROVA, Lilia; Zaks, Dmitry. "Russia welcomes Crimea despite Western sanctions". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
References edit
- ^ a b "Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди річниці підтвердження всеукраїнським референдумом Акта проголошення незалежності України 1 грудня 1991 року". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ a b "Crimean Tatar media 'silenced by Russia'". BBC News. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ Правда.Ру, Редакция (2001-11-29). "Лиля Буджурова: "Каждый из нас однажды спрашивает себя, кто Я: журналист Или человек из обслуги?"". Правда.Ру (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ a b "Буджурова Лиля Рустемовна". Известные люди Юга России – рейтинг и биографии знаменитостей (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Лиля Буджурова: Правда стоит сломанных рук". Милли Фирка (in Russian). 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Crimean Tatar Journalist Warned Over 'Extremist' Views". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Crimean Tatar journalist accused of 'extremism' & incitement for call to help children". Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Ukraine crisis: Crimean Tatars uneasy under Russia rule". BBC News. 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Crimean Tatar media will shut down as arbitrary registration deadline expires". Amnesty International. 2015-03-31. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Crimean Tatar TV Cameraman Held". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "[Feature] Crimeans seek stable life under Russian control". EUobserver. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ Публикация этих фото — самый сильный ход пресс-службы Совмина Республики Крым со времён начала «Светопредставления» (in Russian)
- ^ "A day in the life of Nariman Dzhelyal". POLITICO. 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ ""Threat of persecutions remains": Archbishop Klyment reveals details of his detention in occupied Crimea". www.unian.info. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "Лиля Буджурова: не пугайте автоматами мою семью и мой народ". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ "О награждении Почетной грамотой Совета министров Автономной Республики Крым". Верховна Рада України. Законодавство АР Крим. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Указ Президента України від 5 червня 2015 року № 313/2015 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня журналіста»[dead link] (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "У Львові оголосили переможців премії «Високі стандарти журналістики-2018»". Премія «Високі стандарти журналістики» (in Ukrainian). 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2022-03-23.