ATR (Cyrillic: ''АТР'') is a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

TV Channel whose target audience is

Crimean Tatars , flag = Flag of the Crimean Tatar people.svg , flag_caption = Flag of Crimean Tatars , image = Love, Peace, Traditions.jpg , caption = Crimean Tatars in traditional clothing in front of the Khan's Palace ...

. It was broadcasting in Crimea, Ukraine from 1 September 2006 until 1 April 2015 when it was forced to shut down by annexing Russian authorities after failing to register under Russian law.Crimean Tatar media 'silenced by Russia'

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(1 April 2015) In mid-June 2015 the channel resumed its broadcasting in

mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or dem ...

Ukraine and has since then been located in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

. When located in Crimea most of the channel's programs were in

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

(60%) with 35% in Crimean Tatar and 5% in

.Tatar ATP channel cease broadcasting on 1 April, if he does not get registered as a medium under Russian law.

Gazeta.ua ''Gazeta.ua'' ( uk, Газета по-українськи 'Newspaper in Ukrainian') is an illustrated newspaper based in Kyiv covering politics, economics, culture, sports, arts, and other different topics and aimed at Ukrainian-language reade ...

(March 18, 2015) The channel uses

Tamga A tamga or tamgha (from otk, 𐱃𐰢𐰍𐰀, tamga, lit=stamp, seal; tr, damga; mn, tamga; ; ); an abstract Seal (emblem), seal or Seal (emblem), stamp used by Eurasian nomads and by cultures influenced by them. The tamga was normally the e ...

as its brand logo.

History

The channel began to broadcast on 1 September 2006. Since 2012 it has also been available via satellite. ATR's founder and owner is businessman Lenur İslâmov.Crimean Tatar TV channel faces shutdown on April 1

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(March 31, 2015) ATR ran strongly pro-Ukrainian coverage of the events leading up to the

2014 Crimean referendum The Crimean status referendum of 2014 was a disputed referendum on March 16, 2014, concerning the status of Crimea, in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the local government of Sevastopol (both subdivisions of Ukraine) after Russian force ...

that led to the March 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia. After the annexation ATR received a formal warning over "extremist activities" and although is stayed fairly critical, it avoided terms like "annexation" and "occupation". In 2015 the channel changed its programming; it cut political talk shows and news and instead focused on cultural programs. On 26 January 2015

OMON OMON (russian: ОМОН – Отряд Мобильный Особого Назначения , translit = Otryad Mobil'nyy Osobogo Naznacheniya , translation = Special Purpose Mobile Unit, , previously ru , Отряд Милиции Осо� ...

riot police officers blocked the channel's building and conducted searches as part of a criminal investigation into pro-Ukrainian rallies a year before. After a meeting with the channel's top managers of 21 March 2015, referring to the March 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia,

Head of the Republic of Crimea The Head of the Republic of Crimea is the highest official and the head of the executive power of the Republic of Crimea; an internationally disputed federal subject of the Russian Federation located on the Crimean Peninsula. Crimean Head's pol ...

Sergey Aksyonov Sergey Valeryevich Aksyonov (russian: Сергей Валерьевич Аксёнов, uk, Сергій Валерійович Аксьонов, ro, Serghei Valerievici Aksionov; born 26 November 1972) is a Russian politician serving, since ...

stated that ATR “gives a hope for the return of the Crimea in Ukraine – which is silly – and it will never happen”. On 18 March 2015 the channel stated that if they didn’t get a broadcasting licence from Russian telecommunications regulator

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before 1 April 2015 it would have to stop broadcasting. Since October 2015 it had been trying to obtain this license. It did not obtain a license and thus shut down on 1 April 2015. Head of the Republic Aksyonov stated on 1 April 2015 "The channel is whipping up tensions and creating a sense of insecurity in the public by raising hopes that Crimea will return to

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. It has been explained to ATR's management that such channels cannot operate in our republic in this time of semi-war".

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stated about ATR's shutdown "This blatant attack on freedom of expression, dressed up as an administrative procedure, is a crude attempt to stifle independent media, gag dissenting voices, and intimidate the Crimean Tatar community". Head of the Republic Aksyonov denied any political agenda behind the refusal of a licence for ATR and stated "They are making mistakes deliberately to create conflict around the channel". Other Crimean Tatar media requests for new licences were also denied and forced to shut down on 1 April 2015. Early May 2015 ATR's website resumed its activities.ATR world's only Crimean Tatar TV channel starts broadcasting on Internet

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(7 May 2015) On 18 June 2015 the channel resumed its broadcasting in

Ukraine and is since then located in

.Persecuted Crimean Tatar TV channel reopens in Kyiv

(18 June 2015)Crimean channel ATR resumes broadcasting in mainland Ukraine

Ukrayinska Pravda ''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian online newspaper founded by Georgiy Gongadze on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in Ukraini ...

(4 June 2015) According to news reports ATR host

Arkady Babchenko Arkady Arkadyevich Babchenko (russian: Аркадий Аркадьевич Бабченко; born 18 March 1977) is a Russian print and television journalist. From 1995, Babchenko served in the communication corps in the North Caucasus while par ...

was shot and killed in Kyiv on 29 May 2018.Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko is shot and killed in Kiev

Meduza ''Meduza'' ( rus, Медуза, t=jellyfish) is a Russian- and English-language independent news website, headquartered in Riga. It was founded in 2014 by a group of former employees of the then-independent ''Lenta.ru'' news website. Free mob ...

(29 may 2018). However, the next day, he appeared alive at a press conference with the

Security Service of Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine ( uk, Служба безпеки України, translit=Sluzhba bezpeky Ukrainy}) or SBU ( uk, СБУ, link=no) is the law enforcement authority and main intelligence and security agency of the Ukrainian ...

(SBU). According to the SBU Babchenko's 'murder' had been staged to expose Russian agents.

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