Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-03-16 13:38:19 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BD3956A973D021871696F2F0EBF7C642745653F3DF4EEA3F1A731DBD1AEA799B
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Original Note:
The Crimean referendum was not legal under both Ukrainian and Crimean constitutions: https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL-AD%282014%29002-e OSCE observers and military observers were not permitted to observe the referendum: https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-referendum-osce-idUSL6N0M73AP20140310/ The presence of armed forces and fraud also made the referendum illegitimate: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/crimea-votes-russia_n_4978631
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