Journalists
get inside refugee camp
According
to Chechen Committee for National Salvation, foreign journalists managed
to visit Chechen refugee camp of Satsita on 8 October. After this they
were detained by Ingush police. Satsita is situated in the outskirts of
Ordzhonikidzevskaya village in Sougzhenskiy District of Ingushetia. Journalists
tried to visit the camp the previous day but were stopped by the police
at the entrance. Yesterday they managed to get inside the camp, talk to
the refugees and film. However, police vehicle appeared almost immediately
and took the journalists to the temporary police station in Satsita. The
chief told foreign journalists at the station that they had no right to
film inside the camp's territory. The journalists produced documents and
accreditation issued by Yastrzhembskiy's office. The policeman demanded
to see a pass signed by Ivan Pomeschenko, acting head of migration service
of Ingushetia. The police explained that visits to refugee camps without
this official's permission are strictly forbidden. The journalists were
offered to leave the camp within two minutes. When one of the journalists
said that in that case he would photograph the camp from outside, he was
told that it was absolutely out of the question. According to the refugee
camp's residents, from early morning of 9 October 2003 the check point
at the entrance to the Chechen refugee camps has been reinforced with
the Russian military who carry out thorough searches of all the transport
heading towards the camps.
[10.10.2003
19:51] Prima News Agency
Kidnapping in Roshni-Chu
Musa
Ganaev, a resident of the village Roshni-Chu, Achkhoi-Maeran region,
was kidnapped on the night of 28 September by the employees of Russian
force structures. According to Ganaev's relatives, several armed people
in masks broke into the house and without any explanations took Musa
in the unknown direction. Nothing is known about him since then.
4 people killed in Chechen-Aul
At about 4:00 a.m. on 27 September 2003, the armed people in masks and
camouflage shot 4 local residents in the village Chechen-Aul. According
to the eye-witnesses, the victims of the Russian servicemen are two
old men and their sons. Nobody knows what was the reason for this savage
punishment.
[10.10.2003
11:33] Information Center of NGOs Council
"Cleanup" operation in tent camp "Bart"
On 30 September,
the representatives of Russian, Chechen and local force Structure started
a cleanup operation on the territory of tent camp "Bart" located in
Karabulak, Republic of Ingushetia. According to the servicemen, the
special operation was carried out in response to the incident between
the unknown people and a group of the Ingush OMON militiamen, which,
ostensibly, took place a day before near the camp.
However, the refugees told that nothing of the kind had taken place
in the area of the camp. According to the displaced people, it has become
customary to punish the refugees for anything that happens in the area
of the tent camp, and terrorize the innocent people.
[10.10.2003
9:12] Information Center of NGOs Council
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