Free Nations League
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| Formation | 2022 |
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| Founded at | Otepää, Estonia |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Political pressure group |
| Purpose | Secession of ethnic minority regions from the Russian Federation |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
Region served | Russia |
President | Radjana Dugar-DuPonte |
| Website | freenationsleague |
The Free Nations League is an organization that claims to represent 15 national seperatist movements within Russia.[1] The congress was founded in 2022 in the aftermath of the start of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.[1]
History
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The group's stated goal is to provide "a broad anti-imperial movement that unites national, socio-political and civil organizations who advocate for sovereignty for the peoples and territories in the Russian Federation."[1] The group primarily represents Finno-Urgic peoples and differentiates itself from other Finno-Urgic groups by explicitly calling for secession from the Russian state.[1] The president of the League, Radjana Dugar-DuPonte urged the citizens of the Russian Federation to prepare for the collapse of the state stating "We cannot say exactly when that moment will come, but we know that it is no longer over the mountains. And we must be ready for it."[1]
The group held its first congress from 4–6 April 2024, in Otepää, Estonia, where the League adopted its charter, principles and values as well as plan for the following years.[1][2] The League announced that it plans to be headquartered in Helsinki with permanent offices in the Baltic states.[1]
The group argues that the various minority communities of Russia are "captive nations" that have had their right to self-determination taken from them, by force, by Russian authorities.[3]
Activities
[edit]The group sponsors the annual "Captive Nations Week" where members of the various ethnic groups diaspora protest in major cities across the western world.[4] During the 2024 Captive Nations Week, the congress sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden to support the independence of Russia's minority regions, and for more support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.[4]
Represented groups and peoples
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Baltic Russians - Baltic Republican Party[5][6]
Bashkirs - Bashkir National Political Center[5]
Buryats - Buryat Democratic Movement[5]
Chechens[5]
Circassians[5]
Cossacks[2]
Erzyas - Erzian National Movement[5]
Ingrians[5]
Kalmyks - Oirat-Kalmyk People's Congress[5]
Mokshas - The Committee of Representatives of the Moksha People[5]
Yakuts[5]
Tatars - Free Idel-Ural[5][a]
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Free Nations League organised in Estonia". World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b Kond, Ragnar. "Free Nations League holds first meeting in Estonia". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Free Nations of Russia calls for independence". respublica.lt. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Free Nations League sends letter to President Joe Biden". Oirat-Kalmyk People's Congress. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "People of the League". freenationsleague.org. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Vadim Petrov: The Empire is Afraid of Freedom Fighters". Anti-imperial Block of Nations. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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