| Press releases
Finnish
journalist denied Russian visa (27.12.05)
Young
Finno-Ugrians at the Congress of Turkic Youth (21.11.05)
International
attention to problems of national minorities in the Russian Federation
is not decreasing
(01.11.05)
Chairman
of Youth Association of Finno-Ugric Peoples attacked in Mari Republic,
Russia
(28.08.05)
Lusatian
Sorbs express their solidarity with Udmurts
(26.08.05)
Ethnic
minority in Russia: media is filled with misinformation
(25.08.05)
Closing
of the 10th International Congress of Finno-Ugric Studies in Yoshkar-Ola
(21.08.05)
Hopeless
Udmurts appeal to Europe for support (19.08.05)
Russian
authorities threatening an ethnic minority organisation (17.08.05)
Scientists
replaced with officials at a scientific congress in Russia (16.08.05)
Tenth
International Congress of Finno-Ugric Studies in Russia (15.08.05)
Estonian
delegation to the 10th International Congress of Finno-Ugric Studies
smaller than expected (12.08.05)
Estonian
and Saami Theatres Start Co-operating with the Kalevala in Estonia
(10.08.05)
An
ethnographic film banned in Russia now available on DVD (09.08.05)
Doctoral
scholarship in Estonia for foreign Finno-Ugrians (06.08.05)
An
open letter to the President of Finland Tarja Halonen
(02.08.05)
Estonian
students caught in the wheels of Russia's internal politics
(02.08.05)
The
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation supporting the Mari people
in Russia (07.07.05)
Ethnic
minority convenes its congress in the underground (07.06.05)
Fascist
group in Russia asserts being instructed by local administration (31.05.05)
Russian
composer did not celebrate his anniversary in his home town (19.05.05)
European
Parliament steps forth in defence of a national minority in Russia (12.05.05)
Federal
Union of European Nationalities examined the situation of a Russia's
minority (07.05.05)
Members of the European
Parliament pass an action plan to improve the situation of Finno-Ugric
minorities in Russia (27.04.05)
Finno-Ugric Minority of Russia Grateful to the European Parliament for Support
(26.04.05)
Estonian Member
of European Parliament on discussion with Russian parliamentarians on
Russia’s minorities (22.04.05)
European
Parliament Examining the Mari Situation in Russia (11.03.05)
Mari
Nation Under Threat in Russia (22.02.05)
Opposition
leaders still persecuted in Mari El: Vladimir Kozlov assaulted
(04.02.05)
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Press releases by the Estonian
Institute for Human Rights:
ESTONIAN
INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLING TO SUPPORT MARI PEOPLE
JEWISH
COMMUNITY SUPPORTING THE OPPRESSED MARI MINORITY IN RUSSIA
Unrepresented
Nations' and Peoples' Organisation
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EXPULSION
OF ESTONIAN STUDENTS FROM THE MARI REPUBLIC OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The 28th Finno-Ugrian expedition of the Estonian Academy of Arts, upon
its arrival on July 21 evening to the town of Kozmodemyansk (the Republic
of Mari El, Russian Federation), was immediately expelled from the republic
by the
Mari El authorities. The expedition included seventeen master students
of the Estonian Academy of Arts, a Belgian photographer and the Research
Manager of the Munich Museum of Anthropology.
The expulsion
was explained by the local Ministry of Culture (of Mari El) having not
been notified in good time about the arrival of the expedition. Local
officials also said that security of the members of the expedition cannot
be guaranteed considering a festival taking place in Kozmodemyansk these
days.
The expedition,
having arrived in the Chuvash Republic on July 11, continued its way
to the Republic of Mari El on July 21. The task of the expedition was
learning the Chuvash culture and studying the extent of its similarity
to that of the Maris, as these two peoples are culturally close to each
other. It was planned to display the collected materials at an exhibition
in the Estonian National Library and to hold a conference.
The incident,
occurring on the eve of the 10th International Congress of Finnougristics
to be held on August 15-21 in Yoshkar-Ola, the capital city of the Republic
of Mari El, creates an unfavourable background for the event and questions
the traditional practice of co-operation between the Finno-Ugric peoples.
The
Republic of Mari El is an administrative unit of the Russian Federation.
This year,
interethnic relations in the republic have deteriorated. The local administration,
however, whitewashes the situation and justifies its actions. The state-owned
media is publishing hostile articles about Estonia. Earlier this year
(on May 12), the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning
the breach of human rights in Mari El and the pitiable situation of
the Mari language.
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