Lilya Budzhurova

Lilya Budzhurova studied at National Pedagogical University of Uzbekistan named after Nizami. The recorded working language is Ukrainian. Employment is recorded with National Pedagogical University of Uzbekistan named after Nizami, Perviy Krymskiy and STB. Distinctions recorded are Honored journalist of Ukraine, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class and High Standards of Journalism Award.

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.[2] From 1979 to 1991, she worked there as a teacher of Russian and foreign literature.[3]

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.[4] 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, and from 1992 to 2009 – as a correspondent of STB. 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, 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.[5][6] 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.[8][9] 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.[10] 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]

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[15] Lenur Islyamov.

Lilya Budzhurova was a Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian journalist, university teacher, politician and poet born in 1958 at Angren. A discrepancy exists across published biographical reference passages regarding the geographical location of her birthplace: the lead entry in Wikipedia locates Angren in Crimea, whereas the biographical text of the same publication identifies Angren as a city in Uzbekistan. Budzhurova completed her higher education in philology in 1979 at the Tashkent Regional State Pedagogical Institute, recorded in institutional employment profiles as the National Pedagogical University of Uzbekistan named after Nizami. Following her graduation, she was employed by the university from 1979 until 1991 as a teacher of Russian and foreign literature. In 1991, Budzhurova relocated to Crimea and entered public political life. She was elected as a delegate to the Second Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People in 1991 and served two terms on the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, holding membership from 1991 to 1997. Additionally, from 1994 to 1998, she served as a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea. On 2 November 2015, Budzhurova reported that law enforcement officers searched her home in connection with a criminal case brought against Lenur Islyamov.

Lilya Budzhurova has maintained an extensive career in journalism, media management, and broadcasting, with Ukrainian recorded as her primary professional language. She was employed by National Pedagogical University of Uzbekistan named after Nizami, Perviy Krymskiy, STB, Agence France-Presse, and ATR. From 1991 to 1997, she served as editor-in-chief of the Crimean Tatar newspaper Avdet, a position from which she was dismissed, according to her own account, following her publication of critical material regarding Mustafa Dzhemilev. Between 1991 and 2011, she worked for the State TV and Radio Company Crimea, advancing from editor in the Crimean Tatar editorial department to leading radio editor, where she hosted television and radio broadcasts including Ana-Yurt, Danger Zone, and Chief Editor. Budzhurova expanded her media engagement through national and international appointments. She served as a correspondent for STB from 1992 to 2009 and for Agence France-Presse from 1992 onwards, while also contributing to the online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda. From 2004 to 2014, she was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Pervaya Krymskaya (Perviy Krymskiy), and in 1997 she was named Chairman of the Crimean Association of Free Journalists. In 2012, she became deputy general director for information policy at the ATR television network, where she authored and hosted the political program Gravitation. Following regulatory disputes and the denial of an operating licence by Roskomnadzor, ATR ceased broadcasting in April 2015, prompting Budzhurova to step down from her directorial role. Prosecutorial warnings regarding alleged extremist views were issued to her after she publicly condemned the increased arrests of Crimean Tatars. In August 2015, she was appointed deputy director of the production studio QaraDeniz Production, where she co-organised the children's talent contest Canlı ses. In 2016, she co-founded the movement Bizim Balalar to support the children of Crimean Muslim prisoners, and in 2019 she assisted in securing the release of Archbishop Klyment of Simferopol and Crimea. Her journalistic achievements have been recognised with the Honorary Diploma of the Council of Ministers of Crimea in 2000, the Vasily Stus Award in 2001, the title of Honoured Journalist of Ukraine in 2005, the Order of Merit (3rd class) in 2015, and the High Standards of Journalism Award in 2018.

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• 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) • 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]

• Lilya Budzhurova (Tears of the People) • Crimalogy