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On September 30th, 2006, Nationalities Service Center together with International Rescue Committee's project for Strengthening Organizations Assisting Refugees, conducted a Conflict Resolution and Negotion Skills Workshop for the Meskhetian Turkish Community.
At the end of the event, President of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict Mr. Jack DuVall, spoke about the efforts of the world struggling communities to fight for their rights in a nonviolent way, recognizing the efforts of the Meskhetian Turks in Russia during hunger strike in June 2002. The leader and organizer of the strike, Mr. Mukayil Latibov, on behalf of the whole community received a recognition award from ICNC.

The event concluded activites done under the Meskhetian Turkish Social Adjustment and Community Building Project. You can see the pictures from the event on our blog.

June 21, 2002. Hunger strike in Krasnodar, Russia. 67 Meskhetian Turks with the support of the rest of the community are fighting for their rights in a hunger strike. Read more...

Pictures of the Meskhetian gatherings in New York for Turkish parade.

Arrival to Philadelphia. Family reunited