The Russian government has started targeting Circassians from Turkey who have settled in the North Caucasus, angering local Circassians. Even the well-known Russian loyalist Asker Sokht, a Circassian activist from Krasnodar region, raised the alarm, saying that Circassian settlers from Turkey in Kabardino-Balkaria have started receiving letters from the Russian Federal Migration Service officially annulling their legal residence in the Russian Federation. Sokht called these attempts “another mass deportation of Circassians from their historical homeland.” He added that “under made-up pretext and taking advantage of the tense Russian-Turkish relations, [some forces] are making an attempt to deport en masse Circassian …read more
Source: The Jamestown Foundation