In late 1980s- early 1990s, the ATPC organized many demonstrations and public meetings demanding that the government of Tatarstan proclaims the republic independent of Russia.

The only time when these manifestations resulted in clashes and street fighting was on October 15, 1991, when Russian nationalists arranged a counter-demonstration which provoked a violent confrontation.

[3] In the following years, Tatarstan's government led by Mintimer Shaymiev has assumed a more adversarial position towards Moscow, which significantly weakened the ATPC's unique role as the defender of ethnic Tatars.

Tatarstan's special status within the Russian Federation and economic concessions from Moscow achieved by Shaymiev made many demands of Tatar nationalists superfluous.

On 15 January 2021 the Prosecutor's Office of Tatarstan sent a request to the Supreme Court of the republic demanding the organization be liquidated after it was recognized as being "extremist" by authorities.

[4] In response the organization held a series of emergency meetings between February 13 and 24[5] and appealed to the court to "show objectivity and protect our constitutional rights.