Latest Press Releases on Human Rights in Chechnya

Note: The following press releases are a selection coming form very different sources. The webauthor simply "copies and pastes" them and is not responsible for its content and the opinions expressed therein do not necessarily reflect my views and opinions.

 

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5 Feb. 2006

Dmitrievsky is convicted for two years of suspended sentence

Amnesty International calls for guilty verdict against Stanislav Dmitrievskii to be overturned
Human Rights Watch - Russia: Activist's Conviction Hurts Freedom of Expression
A Fair Trial for Stas Dmitrievsky?
Moscow - Picket in front of FSB building dissolved
The Crisis in Chechnya and the Northern Caucasus at a Glance

2 Feb. 2006

Rights Group Faces Closure

Russia's Justice Ministry to Wind Up Human Rights Center
Police arrest human rights activists in Moscow
Solidarity with Russian NGOs -- "The Spy Scandal": Position of civic organizations
Chechen lawmakers have declared war on abductions
Democratic Union joins journalists' action to support Stanislav Dmitriyevsky
RCIA reports

28 Jan. 2006

Bitter cold worsens plight of hungry Chechens
There is an accelerated procedure for the examination of cases at the European Court
Shady action against rights defender
Two women missing in Chechnya's Tolstoy-Yurt
Chechen lawmakers have declared war on abductors

26 Jan. 2006

ECHR applicants' relative tortured in Chechnya
Television discredits human rights defenders
Human Rights First Condemns False Accusations against Russian Human Rights Organizations

Human rights violations in the Chechen Republic:
the Committee of Ministers’ responsibility vis-à-vis the Assembly’s concerns

25 Jan. 2006

Abducted Chechen released after torture
People continue to disappear in Kabardino-Balkaria
Relatives, lawyers concerned about Kabardino-Balkaria detainees
Maskhadov's Body Sought
Chechen parliament sets up commission for missing people
Human rights monitoring in Chechnya must be resumed - Bindig
Council of Europe to debate Chechnya
Georgian PACE delegation criticizes Russia over Chechnya human rights situation
Caucasians hated most among ethnic minorities
Procuratorship calls for four years imprisonment for Dmitriyevsky - A Petiton
RCIA reports

22 Jan. 2006

Two Foreign NGOs Banned
Brothers "disappear"
Open Letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Mr. S.V. Lavrov on Recent Amendments to Federal Laws of the Russian Federation Regarding Non-profit Organizations and Public Associations
Activists Criticize Trial of Chechen Journalist
UN representative in Russia: We will seek easier access for UN personnel to Chechnya
Report from Todays Hearing in the Criminal Case against Stas Dmitrievsky, Head of the Russian Chechen Friendship Society
Open Letter by Stanislav Dmitrievsky to the chief prosecutor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Outrageous accusations by the Regional Prosecutor on the eve of Mr. Stanislav Dmitrievsky's trial
Publication to support Stanislav Dmitriyevsky
RCIA reports

17 Jan. 2006

Russian Court Shuts Down Two NGOs
Nuclear waste found in ruined Chechen factory
Shellings and kidnappings
Abduction in Chechnya

15 Jan. 2006

Brothers abducted in Chechnya
Trial of Khlebnikov's alleged killers begins in secrecy after questionable investigation
Ingush residents tortured in custody in N Ossetia
RCIA reports

11 Jan. 2006

Rights activists deem kidnappings main problem in Chechnya
Legal Harassment Against the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society - Another Update
Rights Group Calls On Georgia To Release Chechen Activist

7 Jan. 2006

Chechen Rights Activist On Hunger Strike Weakens

Invaders in concentration camp "Chernokozovo" have beaten [almost] to death a citizen of the Chechen Republic
IHF open letter regarding the unlawful detention and torture of four Ingush citizens and fabrication of a criminal case
Police abuse may be serving as cover
RCIA: various reports


3 Jan. 2006
Mothers of Beslan express their indignation at the questions left unanswered by the Kremlin
Mothers of disease-stricken Chechen children form committee





The Duma adopts a law to control the activities of Non-Governmental Organizations in Russia
Muslims subject to abuse in Dagestan
Chechen Authorities Impose Restrictions on Covering Mysterious Disease by Media
Beslan Voice leader resentful of examination results
No blame for Russian forces in school raid
Beslan report blames police
Public meetings may be banned on the sly

The Action "Support Stanislav Dmitriyevsky!"
RCIA reports

23 Dec. 2005

Poisoned schoolchildren in Shelkovsky: negligence or criminal act?

Russia Refuses to Extend Registration for Czech Humanitarian Group in Chechnya
Chechen public demands to quash war criminals' 'not-guilty' verdicts
Failure of investigation
2 Chechen Girls Confirmed Killed, Criminal Proceedings Instigated
Zara Murtazalieva “to be transferred to new prison”

21 Dec. 2005

Russian soldiers refuse to admit shelling village of Chechen-Aul
UN, EU Aim to Revive Caucasus Economy
Another 13 children hospitalized with poisoning in Chechnya
European court accepts Chechen's complaint over missing son
Anna Politkovskaya testifies at the trial of Dmitriyevsky
RCIA reports

17 Dec. 2005

Russia Warns Of Radioactive Pollution At Chechen Plant
Slovakia upbraided for denying Chechens asylum
Senior Police Official Charged With Disappearance of Chechen Resident
Nerve gas may have caused poisoning of schoolgirls in Chechnya
Chechen Separatist Denied Amnesty

15 Dec. 2005

Human rights violations in the Chechen Republic: the CM’s responsibility vis-à-vis the Assembly’s concerns
European Commission provides € 8 million for victims of crises in Northern and Southern Caucasus
Fewer kidnappings in Chechnya
Russia Lost By All Counts…
A Protest Demonstration at the Border of North Ossetia and Ingushetia
RCIA: reports

12 Dec. 2005

Putin prioritizes measures against abductions in Chechnya
Trial over Stanislav Dmitriyevsky
RCIA reports

10 Dec. 2005

Death by drunken execution squad
Torture confirmed in Kabardino-Balkaria
More than 150,000 people have refugee status in Chechnya
126 children killed, over 600 wounded in mine blasts in Chechnya
Poland: Chechen Refugees Grateful for Protection but Need Integration Support
Strasbourg Court Hears First Disappearance Case
Appeal for Rasul Kudaev
Three kidnapped in Chechnya
Perpetrators of Borozdinovskaya raid unlikely to be punished
RCIA: various reprots

7 Dec. 2005

For Chechens, Poland is not west enough
Legal Harassment Against the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society. An Update
Residents of Nalchik Tell of Beatings and Torture
Relatives Of Men Killed In S Russia Attack Blame Government
Ex-Guantanamo Prisoner Tortured by Russian Police
Chechen HR Delegation Heading to Strasbourg Has Internal Passports Confiscated at Russian Airport
British protest as Russia deports rights lawyer
Local residents demanding imam's release
IHF Open Letter regarding the unlawful detention and fabrication of a criminal case against human rights defender O. Boliev

3  Dec. 2005

On the parliamentary "elections" in Chechnya

Human rights groups skeptical on Chechnya vote
Head of PACE delegation doubts validity of Chechen elections
Separatists denounce 'farcical' Chechen poll
Chechens too scared to vote in 'sham' poll
Some 16,000 servicemen to vote in Chechen elections
Chechens vote in their 'no choice' election
E.U. monitors: Chechnya poll was "not free", Kremlin wins
Few voters turn in Chechnya
Grozny ignores parliamentary election
Results of parliamentary elections in Chechnya were as predicted
Military commandant wins election in Chechnya's rural district

25 Nov. 2005

Mines kill 700 Chechnya civilians in 10 years - UNICEF
Over 200 kidnapped in Chechnya in 2005 - rights activists

Chechen People Protest Against Military Oppression in Republic
Human Rights Groups Criticize Upcoming Chechen Vote
Chechen official slams servicemen's behaviour
Treated Lawyers Illegally Removed From Cases of Abused Suspects in Nalchik
Villager released after torture
Excuse to violate rights
Hopes for Kremlin dialogue with Kabardino-Balkaria insurgents fade

11 Nov. 2005

"Disappearances" and abductions in the Chechen Republic:
Thousands of Chechens are believed to have been "disappeared" or abducted since the outbreak of the second conflict in the autumn of 1999.


More than one hundred people lost in Chechnya during the last month
The case of Aslan Akhmadov
New kidnappings in Chechnya - two people have disappeared
Human Rights Watch Says Nalchik Suspects Ill-Treated
Court rejects appeal of Chechens who won case in Strasbourg
Russia considers NGO restrictionsThe killing of six civilians near Dai, Chechen Republic
Open letter to the Prosecutor of the Republic of Ingushetia
Clean-up' numbers soar in Chechnya
Mass arrests continue in Nalchik - attorneys tell about tortures
Persecution of killed rebels' relatives must be stopped - Memorial
One-fifth of all newborn Chechen children have serious health problems
Russian Defence Ministry Admits Drunk Soldiers Killed 3 Chechen Civilians
Disabled Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Being Tortured by Russian Authorities

Ongoing harassment of RCFS
Executive Director of Russian-Chechen Friendship Society, Stanislav Dmitrievskii, possible prisoner of conscience
Court Refuses to Close Russian-Chechen Friendship Society
U.K. Rights Lawyer Is Denied Entry
The court refused to liquidate the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society
RCIA: various reports

5 Nov. 2005

Anti-Muslim repressions and kidnappings continue in Russia
Rights Groups Say Muslims Are Unfairly Targeted In Fight Against Terrorism
About 200 people abducted in Chechnya in a year
Russian Law Leaves Bodies in Limbo, Raising Muslim Ire
Dead bodies hiding truth about Russian failure in Nalchik
Rights still abused in Chechnya, Ingushetia
Mothers of Beslan demand resignation of Putin, Patrushev and Nurgaliyev
The "Russian-Chechen Friendship Society" is Under Severe Risk of being Destroyed by Russian Authorities
RCIA reports

28 Oct. 2005

Caucasus Muslims decry state abuses
Member of Pro-Kremlin Party Accuses Police of Torturing Terror Suspects in Nalchik
Memorial: On the Events of 13-14 October 2005 in Nalchik
Muslims in Adygea detained, beaten
A Symbol for the Second Chechen War: Six Years after the Bombing of the Grozny Market Nobody Held Accountable
Terror Victims Unite to Press Putin
Kidnappings Grow in Chechnya Before Vote
Appela to Vladimir Pavlovich Kravchenko, Prosecutor of the Republic of Chechnya
Chechnya in need of special schools for children with hearing, speech and sight impairments
RCIA: reports

23 Oct. 2005

Russia: Who Carried Out The Nalchik Raids And Why?
Russians Won't Give Bodies to Families
Hundreds Demand Release of Bodies
3 Suspects Say They Were Tortured
Federal forces grab Dagestan rights activist
Refugee camp unheated
Another victim of extrajudicial execution found
Dead bodies found in Chechnya

Chechen Diary
RCFS reports

16 Oct. 2005

Nalchik 'caused by war in Chechnya'

Abductions on the Rise in Chechnya — Pro-Moscow President
Interviews Deputy Minister of the Interior Police Colonel-General Arkadiy Yedelev
NGOs wished Putin happy birthday
Statement by the World Chechen Congress concerning the trial of Aslan Maskhadov's associates
Residents of Avtury complain about daily bombardments and arbitrariness of “kadyrovtsy”
Increase in frequency of arbitrary arrests in Samashky
Chechen authorities have failed to keep their promises to the IDP who returned to Samashki last year
Borozdinovskaia residents still missing
People evicted from their own house
Russian Chechen-Frientship Information Agency reports

10 Oct. 2005

Amnesty International: No end to gross human rights violations in Russia's North Caucasus

Gas used against children, possibly
Beslan Victims Demand Replacement of Prosecutor
PACE Will Not Send Observers to Chechen Elections
Russia contra the British Council
Pro-Moscow Chechen Govt. Clamps Down on Private TV
RCIA: various reports

28 Sept. 2005

Two corpses discovered in Grozny district
Former Senior Rebel to Run for Pro-Moscow Parliament in Chechnya
Events in Ingushetia
Switzerland hosts Chechen peace forum
Women-journalists in the peacemaking process of the Northern Caucasus
Public meeting held in Grozny
Five abducted in Chechnya
U.N.: 'Disappearances' Treaty a Major Advance
President Putin Admits Kidnappings Afflict Russia's Chechnya
Russian Federation: New evidence to be revealed
RCIA: various reports (update 27-9-05)

22 Sept. 2005

Heart diseases smite Chechnya
Disastrous living conditions causes health problems
Environmental disaster in Grozny
Journalists' rights abused
Military men detain Chechen woman
RCIA reports

18 Sept. 2005

Worsening Humanitarian Situation in Chechnya
Abduction in N Ossetia
13 people kidnapped in Noviye Atagi
Urgent Alert: Chechen Refugees on Hunger Strike in Poland
For 7 months the Polish frontier guards have detained more than 200 Chechen refugees
RCIA: Various reports

14 Sept. 2005

Russia: Authorities Seek To Convert Beslan's Muslims
New Beslan probe to summon Russia's security bosses
Abducted man found dead
Georgia: Chechens Impatient With Life in Limbo
Moscow authorities investigate assault on Chechen singer
Chechen Pop Singer Attacked
The authorities of Moscow have forbidden the meeting devoted to Day of Independence of CHRI
In the first half-year of 2005, 9400 Chechens asked for asylum in the West
"Mothers of Beslan" demand resignation of Deputy Attorney-General Shepel
Beslan Mothers' Meeting with Putin Brought No Result
Duma member discloses evidence on Beslan
Refugees may number 100,000 in Ingushetia
Various reports from the RCIA

7 Sept. 2005

Agony without end for families of the "disappeared"
The Application of the Chechens, Living in Hamburg
Kazakhstan extradites suspected Chechen rebel to Russia
Kidnapped Chechen resident found dead in Grozny
Human rights defenders compare figures
Foreign Aid Groups Face Hostility from Moscow
Alternative haerings on Human rights in Russia to be held in Brussels on September 8 parallel to official EU-Russia consultations
Nizhny Novgorod Authorities Launch Final Crackdown on Russian-Chechen Friendship Society
Reports of the RCFS

1 Sept. 2005

Beslan mothers: Putin is culpable
Beslan mothers suspect cover-up
Beslan Mothers Will Invite Putin To Court

Chechnya citizens still pressured
Court overturns acquittals in Chechnya killings
Outbreak of epidemic in Chechnya
Man abducted in Grozny by unknown persons in masks
25 August 2005 Grozny residents demand resumption of compensation payments
Organization created in Chechnya for women whose relatives have disappeared without trace
Over 90% of Chechnya in poverty
Terrorist act in Ingushetia
Victims in Chechnya
Mothers of massacred children take over court
Tax Authority Forcibly Withdraws Funds from Russian-Chechen Friendship
Local policeman of Borozdinovskaya has to be the scapegoat
Reports from the RCFS


Economics minister: 90% of Chechens in poverty
Victims in Chechnya
Rights Group Says Authorities Prosecute Muslims in Southern Russia
'Caucasus-phobia' in Russia
Russian Court Jails Pro-Chechen Journalist for Illegal Gun Possession
Local residents clash with oil authorities



Will Russia’s Cossacks Again Repress Non-Russian Minorities?
Mainstream Russian Paper Calls People from Caucasus “Beasts”
Muslims degraded in Kabardino-Balkaria
Sister of Chechen Rebel Warlord Abducted in Russia’s Chechnya
Victims released
Unauthorised public meeting held in Grozny
Protest action in Grozny
Food aid to Chechnya and Dagestan
Other developments and events in Chechnya
RCFS: Reports #508-521



New bodies found in Chechnya
Abuse in Chechnya
Abductions in Chechnya
Three abducted in Chechnya
Slovakia has sent three Chechen families in Russian concentration camp
Ukraine : a Secret War against Chechen Refugees
Two newspapers unwanted

THE CHECHEN-RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY PRESS RELEASES (JUL. 19 - AUG. 1)





5 August 2005
Anti-Chechen discrimination intensifies in Russia: rights activists
Brute force against refugees
Chechnya struck with TB
Commander recognizes army's participation in kidnappings
Protest against searches
Two years without news of ICRC staff member abducted in Chechnya
Red Cross Stops Work in Chechnya to Mark Employee's Kidnapping
Beslan Mothers Do Not Want Putin to Visit Siege Commemorations
Victims want to know more
Beslan tragedy triggers trumped-up cases
Moscow ‘pursuing’ Muslims: HR body


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