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Fail Alsynov
Фаил Фәттәх улы Алсынов
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Born (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 (age 37)
Yuldybayevo, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityBashkir
CitizenshipRussia
Alma materBashkir State University
Occupation(s)Activist, public figure

Fail Fattakhovich Alsynov (Bashkir: Фаил Фәттәх улы Алсынов, romanized: Fail Fättäx ulı Alsınov; Russian: Фаиль Фаттахович Алсынов; born 7 December 1986) is a Bashkir nationalist and local political activist.[1] He campaigns for the protection of nature, ethnic identity, and language in Bashkortostan.

In January 2024, his sentencing to four years in prison sparked protests in the town of Baymak, in which several thousand people participated. The protests resulted in clashes with police, who used tear gas and beat protesters with batons.[2][3]

Biography

Fail Alsynov was born on 7 December 1986 in the village of Yuldybaevo. He has two brothers and one sister.

Alsynov received his education at Bashkir State University.

Activism

Alsynov regularly participates in demonstrations for nature protection in the republic of Bashkortostan. He also advocated for the preservation of the Bashkir language.

In connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he criticized the 2022 military mobilization as genocide of the Bashkir people, saying that the war in Ukraine "was not our war." For a long time, there have been claims that Russia is sending a disproportionate number of men from ethnic minorities to fight in Ukraine.[4] Alsynov was fined for "inciting hatred" after using the phrase "qara halyq", a Bashkir expression for "ordinary people",[5] that translates into Russian as "black people".[6]

He is an ex-deputy chairman of the Bashkir nationalist organization Kuk-Bure [ru; uk] and the ex-leader of the Bashkir public organization Bashkort [ru; uk], which aimed to preserve the ethnic identity of the Bashkirs. The movement was banned as extremist in 2020.[7] He was also a participant of the 2020 Kushtau protests [ru; uk].[8]

In April 2023, he took part in protests in the village Ishmurzino in Baymak district Bashkortostan against geological exploration in the village on the ridge Irendyk.[9]

Criminal prosecution

Authorities began prosecuting Alsynov when Radiy Khabirov, who heads the republic, personally filed a complaint about him, [10] claiming that Alsynov had insulted people from other nationalities from Central Asia and the Caucasus in his speech at a rally held in April 2023 protesting mining in Bashkir Zauralya. Alsynov rejected Khabirov's accusations, insisting that the speech had been mistranslated from Bashkir.[6] Alsynov's supporters believe that the authorities are taking revenge on him for thwarting plans to mine soda from Mount Kushtau, where a nature reserve has since been declared. The case came to court in January 2024.

Several thousand people rallied in defense of Alsynov and awaited the verdict outside the courthouse in the town of Baymak. The crowd then chanted "Freedom!", "Shame!" and "Fail, we are with you!" The demonstration escalated into clashes with police, who used tear gas and beat demonstrators with batons.[2][11]

The court found Alsynov guilty of spreading hatred in 2023 at a demonstration against gold mining in the Volga region and sentenced him to four years in prison.[12] Alsynov plans to appeal the sentence. Protests have also sparked since the recent imprisonment. [13] [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "'Freedom for Fail Alsynov!' Why a Bashkir activist's prosecution was enough to spark major protests in 2024's Russia". Meduza. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Greenall, Robert (17 January 2024). "Russia protest: Crowds clash with riot police as activist jailed". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Russia protest: crowds clash with riot police as activist jailed – video". The Guardian. Reuters. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ Latypova, Leyla (27 September 2022). "Ethnic Minorities Hit Hardest By Russia's Mobilization, Activists Say". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ Coalson, Robert (22 January 2024). "Bashkortostan Protests Peel Back The Layers Of Authoritarian Politics In Putin's Russia". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Russia Jails Bashkir Activist For Four Years After Protest". Barron's. 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Фаиль Алчинов покинул пост главы движения "Башкорт"" [Fail Alchinov left the post of head of the Bashkort movement]. Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  8. ^ Габбасов Р.С (2023). Записки башкирского националиста. Кук-Буре [Notes of a Bashkir nationalist.]. Уфа.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Anna Paskevych (17 January 2024). "Opposed to the war with Ukraine: what is known about Fail Alsinov, whose arrest sparked massive protests in Bashkiria. Photo". Obozrevatel. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Hundreds of protesters clash with police in Russian republic of Bashkortostan". The Guardian. AP. 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  11. ^ Chernova, Anna (17 January 2024). "Russian riot police clash with protesters after activist sentenced". CNN. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Police Violently Disperse Thousands Protesting Russian Bashkir Activist's Jailing". RFE/RL. 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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