03.20.2019 - By Andrea Chalupa
March 2019 marks the five-year anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. We explain why the fake referendum is called a "referendum by gun point" and provide background on Russia's annexation which had been in the works since the mid-2000s. We share an inspiring update on political prisoner Oleg Sentsov, a Crimean filmmaker held in a Siberian prison on trumped up charges. Sentsov defies the odds by continuing to produce art, including a feature film.