Kyiv now reaching out to Circassian nation
Recognizing that the enemy of its enemy is their friend, Ukrainians have been reaching out to non-Russians and…
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Opinion: Putin’s war in Ukraine has opened the way for Circassians to achieve their goals
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has given Circassians greater opportunities than ever before to overcome the divisions of…
Ukrainian parliamentarians want to declare Russia’s 1864 expulsion of Circassians a genocide
Their leader, Oleksiy Honcharenko, who is also a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,…
Russian troop strength in North Caucasus same as at peak of Russo-Circassian War, Beshto says
Today, more than 150 years after the end of the Russo-Circassian War (1763-1864) ended, and despite all the…
Circassians and their fate: introduction into history of nation expelled by Russian Empire from Caucasus
[boxright] Russia’s act of genocide against Circassians lasted more than 150 years, Chukhua says [/boxright] The Circassians are…
Historical falsification latest stage in Russia’s ethnocide of Circassians, Khakuasheva says
Moscow’s falsification of the history of the Circassians and its disavowal of the imperial nature of Russian policy…
Marking Day of the Circassian Flag online – a national action the pandemic couldn’t stop
For Circassians, who have been deprived of a common territory and even a common ethnic name by Russian…
North Caucasus republics could flourish on their own, Israeli political analyst says
Even people who accept that the North Caucasus is a Russian colony often argue that the republics of…
Russia’s act of genocide against Circassians lasted more than 150 years, Chukhua says
Today, Circassians and their supporters mark the 153rd anniversary of the day Russian forces expelled Circassian nation from…
The Unsung Lament: Russian Atrocities in Caucasus
“Russian Tsars attack a small people with millions of soldiers and they consider themselves noble.” Kube Şaban, Circassian…
Ringing silence: US sending the wrong signal to peoples of Russia
At a time when Vladimir Putin is suppressing media freedom across his country and Russianizing the media space…
Russians won’t admit expulsion of Circassians was genocide — but Ukrainians should
One hundred sixty-two years ago today, tsarist forces defeated the Circassians in the North Caucasus after the latter…
Moscow seeks to block Circassians in Russian capital from marking genocide anniversary
For decades, Circassians have marked May 21 as a Day of Sorrow, the anniversary of their expulsion from…
Crimean Tatars no longer alone in remembering Stalin’s crimes against their nation
Seventy-two years ago, the Soviet state deported the Crimean Tatars from their homeland to Central Asia, a tragedy…
Under Putin, Circassians and Crimean Tatars at greatest risk of repression – and for same reasons
For most of Soviet times, Western commentators, to the extent they dealt with the issue at all, assumed…