Poland officially recognized the genocide of the Crimean Tatars

12 July 2024

The lower house of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) passed a resolution condemning the genocide of the Crimean Tatars by the Soviet authorities in 1944.

414 members of the Polish Parliament voted for the adoption of the resolution, 16 voted against it, and two abstained.

“The deportation of Crimean Tatars from Crimea in 1944 and its consequences was genocide against the Crimean Tatar people”, the resolution states.

– Special thanks to the Chairman of the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs Pavlo Koval, People’s Deputy of Ukraine Mykola Knyazhytskyi, Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland (now in the Czech Republic) Vasyl Zvarych, members of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, member of the Executive Council of the World Congress of Crimean Tatars, coordinator in Poland Nedym Useinov, – commented the Chairman of the Mejlis Refat Chubarov.