On October 16, the Riigikogu (Parliament) of Estonia adopted a Statement titled  “On Recognising the Mass Deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 as an Act of Genocide” (521 AE). The document was supported by 83 out of 101 members of the Riigikogu.

Key messages of the Statement by the Riigikogu of Estonia:

• a demand for the unconditional restoration of Ukraine’s state sovereignty over the territory occupied by the Russian Federation during the armed aggression that began in 2014 was expressed, with an emphasis on the fact that Crimea is an integral part of Ukraine;
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• the destruction of the Crimean Tatars and their mass deportation from their homeland, the Crimean Peninsula, to Central Asia, planned and executed by the totalitarian Soviet regime in 1944, was strongly condemned. This deportation led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Crimean Tatars and theloss of their homeland for the entire people, who were subjected to brutal Russification for decades;
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• it was emphasized that the Russian Federation, in Crimea, which was occupied in 2014, continues the Soviet Union’s policy of genocide against the Crimean Tatars, aimed at destroying their identity and erasing their historical and cultural heritage;
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• the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union in Crimea in 1944 was recognized as an act of genocide;
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• the continuation of the policy of genocide against the Crimean Tatars in Crimea, occupied by the Russian Federation in 2014, was condemned, citing systematic detentions, torture, kidnappings, and the prohibition of learning and using their native language;
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• the international community was called upon to show solidarity with the Crimean Tatars and to continue condemning the occupation and annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014.

The text of the statement in Ukrainian is available at the link:

Statement-of-the-Riigikogu-on-recognising-the-mass-deportation-of-Crimean-Tatars-in-1944-as-an-act-of-genocide-ENG.pdf