Outspoken Tatar activist Fauzia Bairamova was summoned to the prosecutor’s office in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan for questioning on January 20 regarding her post on Facebook about Tatars being mobilized to the military in Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. In her post in early November, Bairamova wrote: "One must fight not for Russia, but for Tatar statehood." Bairamova said investigators, who requested that she must visit them again on January 24 for questioning, may charge her with extremism. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service, click here.
Outspoken Tatar Activist Questioned Over Facebook Post On Ukraine Invasion
Fauzia Bairamova (file photo)