A story about a Crimean journalist won an award in a special Wikipedia category

An article about Crimean Tatar journalist and human rights activist Lutfiye Zudieva was named one of the winners in the special category “Crimean Tatar Women” as part of the nationwide campaign “(Un)known Women on Wikipedia.”

The organizers announced the results of the contest on the project’s official page.

The campaign’s goal is to expand the representation of outstanding women on Ukrainian Wikipedia by creating new content and improving existing articles. During the campaign, which ran from December 8, 2025, to January 11, 2026, 73 participants prepared and expanded 525 articles about female journalists, writers, scientists, public figures, athletes, and women in other professions. The winning articles were also published on Ukrainian Wikipedia.

In the “Crimean Tatar Women” category, organized with the support of the Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the jury selected two winners. One of the honored entries was an article about Lutfiye Zudieva, written by a Ukrainian Wikipedia editor using the pseudonym Krutyvuss.

According to the organizers, this year’s campaign has become one of the largest wiki initiatives. In addition to Crimean Tatar topics, separate categories were dedicated to female journalists, educators, writers, polar explorers, defenders of Ukraine, Karaite women, and other groups that remain underrepresented in the encyclopedia.

On August 27, 2025, in Simferopol, the occupying authorities drew up an administrative report against Crimean Tatar journalist and human rights activistLutfiye Zudieva. She was charged with an offense classified by Russian authorities as “activities of a foreign agent.”

In October, Russian police officers arrived at the Crimean Tatar journalist’s home and handed her a warning “regarding the inadmissibility of violating the law.” The delivery of such documents is often used by the occupiers as a tool for pressure and intimidation.

Анна Бальчінос