This year, on May 18, the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Crimean Tatar Genocide, events were held in several foreign countries, mainly organized by Ukrainian diplomatic missions..
From May 8 to 17, the Bulgarian capital Sofia hosted an exhibition dedicated to the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Crimean Tatar people, the Qalqan/Shield, by the famous Ukrainian ceramist Rustem Skybin, where visitors could see ceramic panels decorated with Crimean Tatar ornaments and informational posters about Crimean history and culture.
A memorial rally for the victims of the genocide of the Crimean Tatar people was held on May 18 in New York, USA. Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian activists shared the history of the deportation of Crimean Tatars, lit candles, and honored the memory of the victims of the genocide.
Also on this day, the Embassy of Ukraine in the capital of Poland raised the Crimean Tatar flag along with mourning candles to honor the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Crimean Tatar people. In addition, a rally was held to commemorate the Crimean Tatars deported in 1944, calling for the recognition of the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people as genocide. The event was also attended by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland. Several events and documentary screenings about the deportation of Crimean Tatars from their homeland were also held in different cities in Poland.
An event commemorating the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Crimean Tatar Genocide was also held in the Czech capital, Prague.
The Embassy of Ukraine raised the Crimean Tatar flag in different parts of the world, such as in New Delhi, where the Embassy of Ukraine also held an in-camera event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars.
The memory of tens of thousands of victims of the Crimean Tatar genocide was also honored in Latvia, the Czech Republic, Canada, the United States, Turkey, India, Poland, Azerbaijan, South Africa, Denmark, Australia, Thailand, and Jordan.