On 24 February 2024, commemorating the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, rallies, solidarity rallies, charity concerts and other events were held in all countries and cities of the world.
Members of the Government of Independent Tatarstan in exile and Tatar activists also took part in rallies in support of Ukraine. In England, a rally dedicated to the second anniversary of Russia’s great war in Ukraine was organized by activists and patriots of Ukraine – the Prime Minister of the Government of Independent Tatarstan in exile, Rafis Kashapov, took part in it; in Poland, the events were organized by the Euromaidan-Warsaw organizations under the leadership of Natalia Panchenko, “National Women’s Strike”, “East”, “Committee for the Defence of Democracy” and “Democracy of Action” – they were attended by a member of the Government in exile Nafis Kashapov, in Sweden a solidarity rally was organized by the Swedish Church and the humanitarian voluntary organization “Red Cross” – it was attended by a member of the Government in exile Aida Abdrakhmanova, in Turkey a large rally was organized by the Ukrainian Society of Antalya under the leadership of Dmitro Bibik – the chairman of the All-Tatar Public Centre Farit Zakiev took part in it, in Ukraine the action was held by the national liberation organization of Ukrainian Tatars Azatlyk “- Said Hazrat Ismagilov, Kamil and Islyam Gimadutin and other members of the organization took part in it. Also, pickets and actions took place in Turkey, Japan, France, Germany, Oslo, America, Kazakhstan, Georgia and other countries of the world.
More than 300 Tatar organizations are operating all over the world but they are indifferent to the fate of the Tatar people and the genocide of ethnic Tatars that the Moscow Kremlin is carrying out through mobilization for the war in Ukraine. Why do Tatar organizations serve Putin’s criminal regime?
We call on all Tatars in the world to stand up for the independence of Tatarstan, because this is the only way we can protect the national rights of the Tatars, which means not only the preservation of their identity, language, culture and religion but also includes non-participation in Russia’s imperial wars.
Representatives of the people of Idel – the Urals, the Caucasus and Siberia, we call on you to intensify national liberation movements around the world to overthrow the criminal regime of Putin and gain the freedom of your people by building legal independent states!
Glory to Ukraine! Long live Belarus! Freedom to the people of Idel-Ural, the Caucasus and Siberia!
Kamil Sukaev – representative of the Free Idel-Ural movement, USA, New York;
Vyacheslav Sivchik – leader of the Razam solidarity movement;
Irek Garif is the Head of the Turan Society of Tatars of Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
