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...The prospect of a return to living under Moscows rule is disturbing. People are in panic. Our nation survived a genocide and there is a fear that there will be a repeat of 44, says Delyaver Akie, secretary of the Mejlis. On Akies desk the European Union and Tatar flag hang side by side. We are trying to keep people calm but they are scared of the Russian soldiers and Cossacks that come here, he said. We just want peace, freedom, and the rights for which we have fought for 20 years. It seems we are about to lose all of this in a blink of an eye. This time, however, the Tatars are adamant they will not go anywhere. We came back to our motherland and we will not leave again. We will die here, one way or the other, says Ibrahimov. Amid fears of attack from the increasingly aggressive pro-Russian militia who patrol the streets, Tatar community leaders have organised self-defence units to patrol their villages. We guard the exit and entrances. We men stay awake all night so that our grandmothers, mothers and children can sleep safely, says Ibrahimov, who commands a unit of 30 men......
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 06:54:46 +0000

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