Free Buryatia Foundation
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Фонд Свободная Бурятия | |
Formation | March 2022 |
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Legal status | Foundation |
Purpose | Activism |
Headquarters | Alexandria, Virginia, United States |
Region | Buryatia, Russia |
Official language | Russian |
President | Alexandra Garmazhapova |
The Free Buryatia Foundation (Russian: Фонд Свободная Бурятия) is an advocacy group focused on the Russian federal subject of Buryatia. The foundation is located in Alexandria, Virginia, United States.[1]
History
The Foundation was founded in March 2022 in response to the
The organization has organized
The Foundation criticizes the mobilisation. [7]
In March 2023 Russia's Ministry of Justice added the Foundation to the so-called list of "foreign agent".[8]
On September 1, 2023, it became known that the fund was designated as an “undesirable organization” in Russia.[9]
Objectives
The Foundation supports greater autonomy for Buryatia, including greater control over monetary and natural resources. It supports the promotion of the Buryat language and of the culture of the Buryats.[3]
See also
- National Liberation Struggle of the Buryat people
References
- ^ "Фонд Свободная Бурятия". Archived from the original on 2022-06-29.
- ^ Shemakov, Roman (30 June 2022). "The Republic of Buryatia: invasion of Ukraine is an extension of Russia's domestic dominance over the country's ethnic minorities". Global Voices. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b Monks, Kieron (22 June 2022). "Russia's republics, bled dry by Putin, begin to demand independence from his rule". iNews. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Latypova, Leyla (12 July 2022). "'We Save Everyone': The Lawyers Helping Russian Soldiers Evade Service in Ukraine". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 2022-07-12. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ van Brugen, Isabel (12 July 2022). "Over 100 Russian Servicemen Quit, Refusing to Fight Ukraine: Anti-War Group". Newsweek. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Shcherbakova, Irina (27 April 2022). "'This War Is a Vampire': Buryat Activists Protest Ukraine Invasion". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Russia's mobilization hits hard in poor, rural Buryatia
- ^ "Russia lists World Wildlife Fund, others as foreign agents". CTV News. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Free Buryatia Foundation declared 'undesirable'". Meduza. September 1, 2023.