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.
Ribbons commemorating the 150th anniversary of the end of the Russian-Circassian war (Source: Caucasian Knot)
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 →
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 →