Circassian National Movement Energized by Kyiv’s Recognition of Russian Genocide
Executive Summary: The Ukrainian parliament has voted to recognize Russian actions against the Circassians in the 19th century as an act of genocide—a move Circassians... MORE
Russia Blocks Circassians Return to Their Homeland
In recent months, tensions have been mounting between Moscow and the Circassian diaspora (see EDM, May 19, 23). The Circassian national movement has gained traction... MORE
War in Ukraine Has Changed Circassian Movement, and Moscow Is Worried
After a brief easing following the Sochi Olympics in 2014, which elevated attention on the Circassian issue to the global level, tensions between Moscow and... MORE
Moscow Faces Increased Difficulties in Countering Circassian National Movement
May 21 marks the anniversary of the 1864 expulsion of the Circassians from their North Caucasus homeland after more than a century of resistance to... MORE
Moscow Continues Efforts to Penetrate Circassian Diaspora
Throughout its history, no country’s government has devoted more attention to its émigrés and diaspora populations than that of Russia. Nor has any other country... MORE
Circassian Protest Plays Key Role in Killing Putin’s Mobilization Program
No policy Russian President Vladimir Putin has ever announced, including his increasing of the pension age in 2018, has caused more public anger and protest... MORE
Ukrainian Deputies Press Kyiv to Recognize Chechnya-Ichkeria and Circassian Genocide
Clearly desiring to give Moscow a taste of its own medicine, believing that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” a group of Verkhovna... MORE
Senior Fellow Janusz Bugajski on Panel Hosted by ECR Group Titled “The Circassian Genocide”
On May 18, Senior Fellow Janusz Bugajski participated in a panel hosted by the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament, titled "The... MORE
Tensions Between Moscow and Circassians Reach Crisis Proportions
Tensions between Moscow and the Circassians, both within Russia and abroad, have reached a boiling point. The driving factors are numerous and multi-varied. In part,... MORE
Push for Circassian Repatriation Set to Spark New Tensions Between Moscow and Ankara
Under the auspices of the Caucasian Federation in Turkey (Kaffed), that country’s Circassian Association and its most important branches in Ankara and Istanbul are planning... MORE