Estonia recognizes deportation of Crimean Tatar people as genocide

Estonia recognized that the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944 was an act of genocide by the Soviet authorities. The corresponding statement was supported by 83 deputies of the Riigikogu (Parliament of the Republic of Estonia — ed).

This was reported on Wednesday, October 16, on the website of the Estonian parliament.

What is known about Estonia's recognition of the genocide of Crimean Tatars

The statement adopted by the Riigikogu condemns the mass extermination of Crimean Tatars and their forced deportation from the Crimean Peninsula. The document states that after the occupation of Crimea, Russia continued its policy of genocide, depriving the Crimean Tatar people of their identity, including their native language. The members of the Riigikogu call on the international community to respond to the systematic arrests, torture and abductions in the temporarily occupied Crimea and continue to condemn Russia for occupying Crimea.

"Estonia reaffirms its support for Ukraine and continues to actively participate at all levels of the Crimean Platform, demonstrating its unwavering position on the restoration of the territorial integrity of our country," the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea reported.

Let us remind you that the Russians are brutally torturing the illegally detained Server Zekiryayev and Rustem Osmanov. According to Dmytro Lubinets, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada, the administration of the colony deliberately creates unbearable conditions for Crimean Tatars.

We also reported that in July the Polish Sejm recognized the deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide. The resolution received more than 400 votes.