Batyr Boromangnaev is a Kalmyk political activist who has served as the chairman of the Kalmykia branch of Yabloko, as well as founding and leading the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk People.[1]
Biography
Boromangnaev has been the Kalmyk representative to the Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum since the Congress of Oriat-Kalmyk people joined it.[2]
On December 11, 2021, Boromangnaev was fined 30,000 Rubles for tweeting that Russia is a state where "human rights and freedoms are not respected but are totally violated." In response he stated that the "court came to the absurd, in my opinion, conclusion that I had offended Putin's personal dignity."[3] He would then be fined 1640 euros for claiming historical parallels between Putin's government and Nazi Germany's practices on March 7, 2022.[4]
Boromangnaev participated in the third meeting of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk People on May 29, 2021, after which the Russian government opened criminal proceedings against him for "participation in an unsanctioned public event."[5]
On February 28, 2023, Boromangnaev was detained in Mongolia and faced deportation to Russia due to an expired passport, with Boromangnaev stating that his passport had expired while he was being detained in Kazakhstan which he passed through en route to Mongolia.[6][1] Eventually Boromangnaev was allowed to depart the Ulaanbaatar airport for the United States following extensive negotiating by the Free Nations League and various other organizations.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b "Kalmyk Activist Who Fled Russia Unable To Enter Mongolia Due To Expired Passport". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Russian national liberation movements at Washington Summit endorse armed resistance against Kremlin". Ukrainian World Congress. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Byurchiev, Badma. "Court fines Boromangnaev for insulting Putin". Caucasian Knot. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Yabloko chairman in Kalmykia prosecuted for insulting Putin's regime". caucasuswatch. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Byurchiev, Badma. "Activists state persecutions after congress of Oirat-Kalmyk nationals in Elista". Caucasian Knot. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Kalmyk activist Boromangnaev states threat of deportation from Mongolia". Caucasian Knot. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "After detention in Mongolia, activist Batyr Boromangnaev flies to USA". Caucasian Knot. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Kalmyk Activist With Expired Russian Passport On His Way To U.S. After Mongolia Refused Entry". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 15 January 2025.