OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities is asked to protect Bashkort

On so-called “day of national unity”, November 4^th, activists representing organizations of native peoples in Russia will picket diplomatic establishments of Russian Federation.

The European Сourt of Human Rights (ECHR) registered a complaint of blogger from Cheboksary Konstantin Ishutov about a fine of one thousand rubles for a post, published in his LiveJournal in 2012 and mentioning an extremist slogan about «the power of Russia». Human rights activist Alexei Glukhov reported about it in his Telegram-channel on October 28.

VII convention of Interregional public organization of Mordovian (Mokshan and Erzyan) people” was held on Octover 23-24, 2019 in Saransk. Republican authorities positioned convention of delegates from public organization as “national convention”.

Officials identified the suspect as a private serving in a remote area along Russia’s border with China, and blamed a “nervous breakdown.”

We are glad to offer our readers complete text of interview with  Syres’ Boliayen’, Inyazor (chief elder) of Erzya people, undertaken by Erzyan Mastor newspaper. The brief variant of conversation can be read in issue №552 (August 28, 2019).