Asan Chapuh is a man of the most peaceful and creative profession. He is a builder. In 2017, he, along with other Crimean Tatar activists, was illegally detained in the occupied Crimea in the so-called “Vedzhie Kashka case”. He stayed in the pre-trial detention center, where his health deteriorated dramatically. Despite all these hardships, he looks with confidence in the future of Crimea and his people. In the third publication about the life stories and fates of the Crimean Tatar families, which were prepared in the frame of the project “Hostages of the Occupation” , we offer you to get acquainted with Asan Chapukh.
Asan Chapukh has the most peaceful and creative profession. He is a builder. He built houses, different objects. He built his own house in Koreiz overlooking Ai-Petri. After 2014, the most difficult test for him was a disappointment in the people around him, with whom he had very close relationships, went with them through all the joys and troubles. He himself was always in a rush to help friends, he led an active lifestyle.
In 2017, he was detained in the so-called “Vedzhie Kashka case”. Due to the high pressure and repeated hunger strikes in a pre-trial detention center, he suffered a stroke. Now, his health is sapped, he has trouble talking and walking, but his spirit is nevertheless strong, he is confident in the future of Crimea and his people.
“Our strength is only in unity. Only by joining efforts and thoughts, we can overcome any difficulties. My dream is to see my Motherland, my native home, Crimea – free,” says Asan Chapukh.
Project manager: Zarema Bariieva
Author of pictures: Lieniara Abibulaieva
Text writer: Alemkhan Sary
Translation into English: Zarema Bariieva
We remind that on February 26 in Kyiv, the presentation of the album and the exhibition “Hostages of the Occupation” took place, which tell us about the fate of 20 Crimean Tatar families after the annexation of the peninsula. On March 10, the exhibition opened in Vinnytsia. The exhibition is expected to be presented in Lviv and Dnipro as well.
The project was prepared by the Crimean Tatar Resource Center with the support of the Democracy Grants Program of the US Embassy to Ukraine.