Ten Facts About the Genocide of the Punic People
05 DEC 2017
This group is devoted to elaborate on obtaining long lasted missing justice for the nations of the North Caucasus. It is also dedicated to concentrate on human rights issues that had been abducted when the invaders conquered and colonized the region.
يعلن عادل بشقوي عن إشهار كتاب “شركيسيا: ولدت لتكون حرة” Read more
On May 21, Circassian communities worldwide commemorated the 150th anniversary of the end of the Russian-Circassian war. According to some accounts, the war lasted for a hundred years—from 1763, when Russian armies invaded Eastern Kabarda, to 1864 when the Russian military paraded at the place Krasnaya Polyana near the modern-day city of Sochi. The Russian Empire killed or deported to the Ottoman Empire an estimated 90 percent of the Circassian population of the Caucasus. As a result of the large-scale deportation of the Circassians, the majority of them now reside outside their North Caucasus homeland. To mark the anniversary, Circassians held demonstrations in Turkey, Germany, the United States, the North Caucasus and elsewhere. Read more
Turkish Prime Minister Sends a “Letter of Sympathy” to the Circassians of Turkey
Turkish Prime Minister Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent a letter to the “President of the Federation of Caucasian Associations (KAFFED)” on the 150th commemoration of the “Great Circassian Exile” (http://www.kaffed.org/haberler/federasyondan/item/2203-ba%C5%9Fbakan-erdo%C4%9Fan-ac%C4%B1lar%C4%B1n%C4%B1z%C4%B1-y%C3%BCrekten-payla%C5%9F%C4%B1yoruz.html), which stated “Circassians lived in great pain of our brothers once again remember, we share the pain once more heartily”. Read more
One Hundred And Fifty Years Elapsed, The Circassian Homeland Remains In The Heart… This month, specifically today the 21st of May, marks a painful memory for the Circassian nation, to mark the passage of one hundred and fifty years since the catastrophe that befell on their brave ancestors who defended their homeland and their survival, a rare heroic defense of its kind. This commemoration comes while the Circassian nation is still reeling from the difficulties and results caused by the consequences of the unjust war waged by the forces of oppression and aggression against its homeland and existence. Read more
Prepared by: Adel Bashqawi
May, 2014
The commemoration of 150 years of the end of the Tsarist Russian-Circassian War, and all the accompanied negative consequences, particularly the Circassian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing followed by forced Deportation of the Circassian nation, calls that a light should be shed on some of the facts and events linked with the different issues of the Circassian Genocide.
Circassia is located in Southeastern Europe, in the historical region of the Northwestern part of the Caucasus Mountains, on the Northeastern coast of the Black Sea (1). The Circassian civilization and culture of the North Western Caucasus had existed for more than 6000 years of continuous positive contribution to humanity that enhanced and enriched the human civilizations through thousands of years (65). It is situated in a strategic location within the Caucasus Plateau, which contains within its territories Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in the European Continent with an elevation of 18,510 Feet.
Who are the Circassians? Read more