We, the former activists of anticommunist opposition and people of goodwill, declare:
Russia has intruded into the territory of the independent Ukrainian state, breaching borders of a neighbouring country and violating international agreements. According to the information from local Crimean Tatar communities, special military forces of the Russian Federation are acting within the Crimean Autonomy.
1. Statements made by Russia and by Crimean Russians that the peninsula is a ‘native Russian land’ are a historical lie. In 1783, Crimea as an independent Tatar state – Crimean Khanate – was fraudulently annexed and occupied by the Russian Empire and the Communist Russia. In 1918, the country was restituted as the Democratic Republic of Crimea but some months later ceased by bolsheviks. In 1954, Crimea was administratively handed over to the Soviet Ukraine.
For the last few days, an escalating agression against Crimea is going on, and the independence of the Ukrainian state is being trampled down by the Russian army. Notably, the interests are completely ignored of the native inhabitants, the Crimean Tatars, who were subject by Russia to mass ethnic cleansing and deportation from their native land in 1944. The most of Russian population who live in Crimea are expats from Russia and their descendants. The Tatars have clearly declared that they connect their future with the independent Ukraine.
2. The Russian Federation has claimed it to be her duty to ‘protect’ the Russian expats who are allegedly oppressed and persecuted in Crimea as an ethnic minority by the majority communities of Ukrainians and Tatars. It is an outrageous lie used by the government of the Russian Federation as a prerequisite to attack the Ukrainian territory. The truth is that Russian settlers are now the ethnic majority in Crimea, dominating in its political and social life and in the administration of the Crimean Autonomy. The same scenario is now repeated that was used of Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. As the legal rights of Ukraine are being breached before our eyes, we address the governments of democratic states, international organisations and the citizens of the free world with the appeal to apply pressure on the Russian Federation to stop its aggression against the neighbouring independent country.
– the Russian military forces be totally withdrawn from Ukraine;
– an international comission be established to study the current situation in Crimea;
– the illegal decision on a referendum to be held 25 May 2014 on the further status of that territorial unit of Ukraine, taken under Moscow’s pressure by the Parliament of the Crimean Autonomy, be declared null and void;
– a legal regulation be established on repatriation of all Crimean Tatars from the sites of deportation. A draft of that regulation was rejected by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in 2013;
– the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People be recognised as an official international representative body of the Crimean Tatars on the world stage.
Selim Chazbijewicz, Prof., University of Warmia and Mazury, Tatar activist, Poland
Janina Jadwiga Chmielowska, former fighter for independence, Poland
Piotr Hlebowicz, former fighter for independence, anti-communist, Poland
Karol Gwoździewicz, former fighter for independence, Poland
Maciej Ruszczyński, former fighter for independence, Poland
Magdalena Czachor, former fighter for independence, Poland
Leonardas Vilkas, former fighter for independence, Lithuania
Swietłana Czerwona, Prof., Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Polands
Kazimierz Kubrak, former fighter for independence, Poland
Dominik Jakub Napiwodzki, Poland
Monika Górka, Poland
Leszek Dobrzyński, former fighter for independence, Member of the Sejm, Poland
Bożena Napiwodzka, Poland
Joanna Mroczkowska, Poland
Alina Pawluk, Poland
Ewa Górka, Poland
Damian Tarkowski, Poland
Piotr Kalisz, former fighter for independence, Kraków
Jerzy Jankowski, Norway, former fighter for independence, Fighting Solidarity
Aleksandr Podrabinek, former fighter for independence, journalist, Russia
Vardan Harutyunyan, President of the Center for Rights and Freedom, Armenia
Marcin Mucharski, Poland
Beata Kuna, Poland
Maciej Kuna, Poland
Musa Czachorowski, Muslim Religious Union, publisher, Poland
Mirosław Boruta, Dr., sociologist, Poland
Wojciech Marchewczyk, former fighter for independence, Poland
Ewa Kubasiewicz, former fighter for independence, France
Adas Jakubauskas, President, Association of Tatar Societies in Lithuania
Józef Baran, former fighter for independence, Poland
Dżenetta Bogdanowicz, Poland
Iza Melika Czechowska, Poland
Radamés Abdülhakim Pavanello
Timur Kurtumerov
Bartłomiej Gotlibowski, Poland
Paweł Nowak, Poland
Magdalena Borkowska, Poland
Paul Kekai Manansala
Maciej Kowaliński, Poland
Kinga Lach, Poland
Taras Laturynskyi, Ukraine
Michał Antonowicz, Poland
Marek Łukaniuk, former fighter for independence, Poland
Adam Kalita, former fighter for independence, Poland
Barbara Łukasik, UK
Saulius Peceliunas, former fighter for independence, Litwa
Aminat Saijewa, Ambassador of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in Lithuania
Mart Niklus, former political prisoner, Estonia
Valeri Kalabugin, former Member of the Congress of Estonia
Stanisław Markowski, former fighter for independence, composer, photographer, Poland
Violetta Kardynał, producer of documentary films, Canada
Piotr Zarębski, film director
Lesya Barankevich, Ukraine
Akhiad Idigov, former Speaker of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Gennadiy Savchuk, Ukraine
Czesław Lipka, former fighter for independence, Sydney, Australia
Joanna Radecka, former fighter for independence, Gdynia, Poland
Eugene Savchuk, Ukraine
Jerzy Rojek, former fighter for independence, Poland
Miroslava Іvаnіv, Ukraine
Tadeusz Szymański, Poland
Natalia Nowicka, Poland
Małgorzata Zasada, Poland
Sławomir Karpiński, former fighter for independence, President of the December 13 Association, Poland
Alla Dudayeva, widow of Dzhokhar Dudayev, journalist, poet, painter, Georgia
Krystyna Grzybowska, Poland
Ali Öozenbaş, Crimea, Ukraine
Katarzyna Schejbal, Dereń, Poland
Valery Buibal, former fighter for independence, Minsk, Belarus
Mariusz Witkowski, Poland
Witold Stępień, Poland
Walerian Wiśniewski, Club of the Gazeta Polska, Konstantynów Łódzki, Poland
Dr Hijran Aliyeva-Sztrauch, Chief Editor of the New Promethee, Poland
Marta Woźniak, Poland
Adam Borowski, former fighter for independence, publisher, Poland
Marcin Mierzejewski, Poland
Myroslava Plevako, Paris, France
Rev. Mirosław Zabrocki, CSSp, Poland
Agnieszka Nadolska, Poland
Oskar Mroczkowski, Poland
Małgorzata Wojtkowska, Poland
Paweł Kukiz, entertainer, Poland
Ewa Glonek, Poland
Nikolay Chumakov, Donetsk, Ukraine
Jacek H. Graff, Kraków, Poland
Tomasz Otocki, journalist, Warsaw, Poland
Bogdan Dragowski, Poland
Karol Kühn, Free Word Association, Poland
Jacek Kazimierski, Vice-President, Solidarity Association 2010, Poland
Jerzy Gawrysiak, Poland
Jacek Bezeg, Poland
Bogumił Zaczyk, Poland
Ak. Andruch, Poland
Anna Stasiak, Poland
Jerzy Stasiak, Poland
Mariusz Tamborski, Poland
Andrzej Werter, former fighter for independence, Poland
Mariusz Nosarzewski, former activist of the Federation of Fighting Youth, Poland
Anna Sztandur, graphic artist, Poland
Eldaniz Yusibov
Janusz Koziarz, Poland
Kazimierz Maciejewski, Free Trade Unions, former fighter for independence, Poland
Marek Skowroński, Poland
Aldona Maria Pawłyk, Doctor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor at the Jagiellonian University, Poland
Ewa Gutek, Representative of the Polish Solidarity in the district No. 1, Vice-President of the National Citizens’ Movement, Poland
Barbara Werbanowska, Poland
Tadeusz Piątek, former fighter for independence, Poland
Kama Michałowska, Poland
Bogusław Dąbrowa, Kostka, Poland
Sheihi Ibba, Oslo, Norway
Zbigniew Skorecki, former fighter for independence, Poland
Dr Hijran Aliyeva-Sztrauch, Chief Editor of the New Promethee, Poland
Marta Woźniak, Poland
Adam Borowski, former fighter for independence, publisher, Poland
Marcin Mierzejewski, Poland
Myroslava Plevako, Paris, France
Rev. Mirosław Zabrocki, CSSp, Poland
Agnieszka Nadolska, Poland
Małgorzata Wojtkowska, Poland
Paweł Kukiz, entertainer, Poland
Ewa Glonek, Poland
Nikolay Chumakov, Donetsk, Ukraine
Jacek H. Graff, Kraków, Poland
Tomasz Otocki, journalist, Warsaw, Poland
Bogdan Dragowski, Poland
Karol Kühn, Free Word Association, Poland
Jacek Kazimierski, Vice-President, Solidarity Association 2010, Poland
Jerzy Gawrysiak, Poland
Jacek Bezeg, Poland
Bogumił Zaczyk, Poland
Ak. Andruch, Poland
Anna Stasiak, Poland
Jerzy Stasiak, Poland
Mariusz Tamborski, Poland
Andrzej Werter, former fighter for independence, Poland
Mariusz Nosarzewski, former activist of the Federation of Fighting Youth, Poland
Anna Sztandur, graphic artist, Poland
Eldaniz Yusibov
Janusz Koziarz, Poland
Kazimierz Maciejewski, Free Trade Unions, former fighter for independence, Poland
Marek Skowroński, Poland
Aldona Maria Pawłyk, Doctor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor at the Jagiellonian University, Poland
Ewa Gutek, Representative of the Polish Solidarity in the district No. 1, Vice-President of the National Citizens’ Movement, Poland
Barbara Werbanowska, Poland
Tadeusz Piątek, former fighter for independence, Poland
Kama Michałowska, Poland
Bogusław Dąbrowa, Kostka, Poland
Sheihi Ibba, Oslo, Norway
Zbigniew Skorecki, former fighter for independence, Poland
Krzysztof Bzdyl, President, Confederation of Independent Poland 1979-1989, former fighter for independence, Poland
Roman Bielański, former fighter for independence, Free Word Association, Poland
Dżafer Jakubowski, Poland
Mirosław Bogdanowicz, Poland
Lech Zborowski, Poland
Kristina Nejman, former fighter for independence, Bulgaria–Poland
Isa Gambar, ex-Speaker of the Parlament, Azerbaijan
Jerzy Hlebowicz, former fighter for independence, Poland
Hubert Napiórkowski, UK
Beata Gromek, UK
Serena Gonzalez, Portugal
Zora Monterro, Chile
Ronald Momogeeshick Peters, USA
Radosław Sass, Poland
Ramazan Saltuk, Turkey
Stelio Kardami, Greece
Cordella Morris, USA
Michał Antonowicz, Poland
Tomasz Komendziński, Ph.D., Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
Tatiana Fedorczuk, Germany
Wiktoria Bieńkowska, Poland
Victor Aleynikov, USA
Ignat Lorikov, Ukraine
Sergey Ivaschenko, Ukraine
Andrey Paschenko, Ukraine
Elena Povidaychik, Ukraine
Dmitry Kharchenko, Ukraine
Yuri Redko, Ukraine
Andrey Didkovsky, Ukraine
Marina Tomchuk, Ukraine
Nadezhda Ilina, Ukraine
Viacheslav Via, Ukraine
Olexandr Valov, Ukraine
Pavel Ermachenkov, Ukraine
Vitalij Rysev, Germany
Vasily Korol, Ukraine
Talita M. Bertanha de Freitas, Brazil
Tetyana Epala, Germany
Yuliia Loyik, Ukraine
Jaroslav Garabazhiv, Ukraine
Velichkov Vadim, Ukraine
Diana Attarova, Ukraine
Victor Ivanchenko, Ukraine
Sergej Milejko, Ukraine
Paulina Pryczka, Poland
Yelena Krasnopolskaya, Russia
Yaroslav Komarenko, Ukraine
Karina Karpushina, Ukraine
Tetyana Sviridyuk, Ukraine
Irina Mosiyenko, Ukraine
Svetlana Kurilo, Ukraine
Karina Yeritsyan, Ukraine
Andrey Goncharov, Ukraine
Katarzyna Duda, Poland
Aleksandr Uvechlivy, Ukraine
Dasha Vovk, Ukraine
Gunel Rehimli, Azerbaijan
Petro Makarov, Ukraine
Roman Moshkovskiy, Ukraine
Vitalik Sharlay, Ukraine
Oxana Strus, Ukraine
Mübariz Bədirxanlı, Azerbaijan
Elzara Medzhidova, Ukraine
Vasyl Irkha, Spain
Roman Іvаnіv, Ukraine
Lyudmilla Okhomush, Ukraine
Vitaliy Smoroda, Ukraine
Rebecca Yellowbird, USA
Konstantin Kondrashin, Ukraine
Tamara Krikun, Ukraine
Yuliya Kudryavtseva, Ukraine
Yevgen Zhdanov, Ukraine
Elmir Samedzadeh, Turkey
Olga Grebenyuk, Ukraine
Valeria Bokotei, Ukraine
Yulka Khorova, Ukraine
Mikhail Podanev, Ukraine
Dmitry Nabok, Ukraine
Kostyantyn Pylypchuk, Ukraine
Aleksey Serbinenko, Ukraine
Alla Kolodiy, Ukraine
Igor Oleksyk, Ukraine
Sławomir Błażewicz, Poland
Olga Tiha, Ukraine
Oksana Diada, Ukraine
Sergiy A. Naidyonov, Ukraine
Ivan Koval, Ukraine
Victoria Verba, Ukraine
Fedir Yurchenko,Ukraine
Julia Marchencko, Ukraine
Alex Demchenko, Ukraine
Tatyana Tkachuk, Ukraine
Alyonushka Bereza, Ukraine
Aleksandr Bogorad, Ukraine
Maria Stasenko, Ukraine
Volodimir Ivasyuk, Ukraine
Natali Pus, Ukraine
Dariusz Jasiński, Poland
Nikolay Chumakov, Ukraine
Yura Saladis, Ukraine
Natalia Kislitsa, Ukraine
Tamara Aleksandrovych, Ukraine
Volodymyr Tyshkovets, Ukraine
Mike Prokhorov, Ukraine
Yevgeny Kurochkin, Ukraine
Sergey Lyubchenko, Ukraine
Siarhiej Babareka, Ukraine
Maxym Kostiuchenko, Ukraine
Anzhelika Berezhko, Ukraine
Oksana Petryha, Ukraine
Igor Valeriyevich, Ukraine
Vadim Nechaiev, Ukraine
Elvina Khalilova, Ukraine
Lera Abdul Khair, Ukraine
Valery Pashegorov, Ukraine
Svetlana Pashegorova, Ukraine
Elvina Kerimova, Ukraine
Anatoly Klimenko, Ukraine
Sergey Zhidilev, Ukraine
Alexandr Lomaniy, Ukraine
Katya Burkan, Ukraine
Zuzanna Trojanowska, Germany
Masha Nikolaichuk, Ukraine
Karina Abazyan, Ukraine
Zarema Ibraimova, Ukraine
Boris Zaplava, Ukraine
Elnara Abakarova, Ukraine
Andrii Kudriashov, Ukraine
Ekaterina Blagoveshenskaya, Ukraine
Maciej Gawlikowski, Poland
Andrey Vashenko, Ukraine
Maya Revkevich, Ukraine
Eliza Bartkiewicz, Poland
Tamar Kavtaradze, Ukraine
Małgorzata Zasada, Poland
Jakub Miszczak, Poland
Inna Grinina, Ukraine
Yuri Kovika, Ukraine
Ruslana Mailo, Ukraine
Larisa Sokolova, Ukraine
Oktar Acarsoy, Ukraine
Mustafa Mukhteremov, Russia
Sonia Fritzkowska, Poland
Elina Sockaya, Uzbekistan
Antonina Bilovol, Uzbekistan
Niyare Shevkiyeva, Ukraine
Valentina Mur, USA
Paweł Gładkowski, Poland
Maciej Kowaliński, Poland
Pavlo Ivanyuk, Ukraine
Halyna Kurochkina, Ukraine
Victoria Shygorieva, Norway
Anna Baranowa, Poland
Bogdan Dragan, Ukraine
Denys Pisarev, Ukraine
Joanna Wojciechowska, Poland
Oksana Fanelli, Ukraine
Reyhan Ablekim, Turkey
Aleksey Antropov, Ukraine
Nelli Lesnovski, Ukraine
Kirill Kapustin, Ukraine
Ruslan Asanov, Russia
Nazim Suleimanov, Ukraine
Nadia Poletsckih, Ukraine
Kağan Uğur, Turkey
Konrad Kotlarczyk, Poland
Eldaniz Yusibov, Azerbaijan
Nina Fokina, Ukraine
Andrzej Trutkowski, Poland
Rachel Spencer, USA
Marek Maslowiec, Ireland
Bəhruz Əsədbəyli, Azerbaijan
Ali Nuriyev, South Africa
Kastus Prusau, Belarus
Yana Zanoz, Ukraine
Myroslava Ivaniv, Ukraine
Viktoria Vitkovska, Ukraine
Galyna Borys-Naumchuk, Ukraine
Andrzej Wijas, Poland
Andriy Levitsky, Ukraine
Olga Novokhatska, France
Rose Budd, USA
Aimits Seresa, Turkey
Daria Lantsuta, Ukraine
Denys Pisarev, Ukraine
Anne Ross, USA
Djemile Abduraimova, Turkey
Pavlo Ardanov, Ukraine
Liv Elin Hartvigsen, Norway
Nela Matusik, Poland
Iryna Loyik, Ukraine
Yuriy Bodnaruk, Ukraine
Arif Cekderi, Turkey
Tiffany Byrd James, USA