Indigenous peoples of Russian Federation, and with them Erzya people, continue to comprehend the act of Udmurt scientist Alberta Razin, namely self-immolation as a form of resistance to aggressive assimilation policy.

On 12 September 2019, Syres’ Boliayen’, activist of Erzyan national movement, swore an oath of Inyazor, chief elder of Erzya people.

Udmurt scientist Albert Razin who accomplished self-immolation near building of State Council of Udmurtia, died in hospital without regaining consciousness, as reported by RadioLiberty.

Today, September 10, near building of State Council of Udmurtia in Izhevsk city a man commited an act of self-immolation shortly before the beginning of council’s session, as reported by Izhlife with reference to eyewitnesses.

Tomorrow, September 8, 2019 “combined voting day” will take place. Aim of this event is to legitimize assigning of Kremlin’s proteges for leading positions at various levels as well as those, who are loyal and safe for federal center.

Since the adoption of a Russian law making the study of non-Russian languages in the republics voluntary, 7×7 blogger Nail Gyylman says on the basis of a new study, the authorities have used various means to reduce the opportunities pupils have to study them.

An intense debate has broken out among the Volga Tatars that is likely to spread to other non-Russians now within the borders of the Russian Federation: should they or even can they reject the Soviet nation-building project that helped give them their current form as they seek a continuing role for themselves in the future?

Free Idel-Ural civic movement started a campaign under such slogan in order to collect signatures under petition to Rustam Minnikhanov, President of Tatarstan.

Russian propagandists burst with indignations about common photo of Ukrainian politicians in front of Idel-Ural political map.

Bashkort, Bashkir public organization, launched a call to voters in Republic of Bashkortostan, encouraging them to give “Not a single voice to Edinaya Rossiya party candidates”! Except boycott of ruling party candidates, Bashkort asked its supporters to actively participate in elections as observers and members of election committees.

Is almost 500 days since authorities of Republic of Mordovia accepted Free Idel-Ural’s appeal about building of monument to Inyazor Purgaz, famous Erzyan war-lord and national hero. Until now officials have not allocated a lot land for the project, while Erzya people already crowdfunded money for the monument.

It was recently revealed that Kambarka, an old plant for elimination of chemical weapon in Udmurtia, is going to be reconstructed into waste processing complex for pollutants of I – II classes.

Initiative group was not registered under pretext of one its members’ resign. Iya Boronina, environmental lawyer, filed a claim to investigative committee and office of public prosecutor about pressure she is being exposed to, as reported by Nelya Biktimirova, correspondent of Idel.Realii.

When a government engages in mass murder or forcible deportations, most observers see that as a clear sign of ethnic engineering—even if there are unresolved debates as to whether such actions fall under the terms of the international convention against genocide. Yet, when the powers that be change the composition of the population of a region by encouraging the emigration of some groups, the immigration of others, or a combination thereof, few see this process for what it is: slow-motion ethnic engineering in ways that approach (even if they may technically fall short of) acts of genocide as defined by the United Nations (Ohchr.org, January 12, 1951).

On July 20, 2019 Free Idel-Ural civic movement joined celebration of Captive Nations Week, that is traditionally held every third week of July in the United States of America.

Kamil’ Sukaev, representative of Free Idel-Ural in America, organized stand-alone picket on Times Square with banner saying “Russia is concentration camp of nations”. During an hour Sukaev communicated with journalists and passers-by, told them about situation with human rights of native peoples in Russia and necessity for republics of Povolzhye (russian name for Idel-Ural region) to make secession from Russian Federation.