Milliy Fırqa (NGO)
Milliy Fırqa (Peoples Party) is a Crimean Tatar non-government organization. Its name is taken from the former party Milliy Fırqa which was banned by the Soviet authorities in 1921. The current leader is Vasvi Abduraimov.
In 2010 Abduraimov asked Crimean Tatars not to support any candidate for the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election.[1]
Despite marginal support, Abduraimov and the Milliy Fırqa has been a preferred partner for the Ukrainian government under Yanukovich,[2] as well as for the Crimean local authorities under Mogilev. Before the 18 May 2013 Crimean Tatar Remembrance Day of Victims of the Deportation, the Simferopol City Council first announced that they were going to ban the event. Later, Crimean authorities accepted a proposal from the Milliy Fırqa, who would now be responsible for the event. Faced with protests also from Crimean Tatar diaspora organizations from Europe, the United States and Turkey, the Milliy Fırqa withdrew from the Remembrance Day altogether on May 10.[3]
References
- ^ "Several members leave Milli Fırqa - Crimean News Agency". qha.com.ua. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ "Encouraging a Pan-Islamic Caliphate in Crimea?". ukrainianweek.com. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ "Jamestown Foundation: Growing Sense of Polarization and Escalating Tensions in Crimea Ahead of 69th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar Deportation; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 10 Issue: 94, 17. Mai 2013". ecoi.net. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
