In the last twenty days the Syrian Circassians have been the focus of the experts and media specializing in the Caucasus. To date, four groups of Syrian Circassians totalling three hundred people have appealed to the President Dmitry Medvedev and the heads of the republics in which Circassians are the titular nation - Aslan Tkhakushinov of Adygea, Arsen Kanokov of Kabardino-Balkaria and Rashid Temrezov of Karachai-Cherkessia- to help them return to their historic homeland at a time when Syria is actually on the verge of a civil war. Caucasian Knot reports that, "since the beginning of anti-government protests in March 2011, Syrian security forces have killed more than four thousand people and arbitrarily arrested tens of thousands, many of whom have been tortured.  Committed as part of the massive and systematic repression of the civilian population, these incidences are widely documented by Human Rights Watch, based on the evidence of hundreds of victims and witnesses. They qualify as crimes against humanity".

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