Latest press releases on human rights in Chechnya - News from the Chechen Republic

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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30 Nov. 2003	Polling station attacked in Chechnya, policeman killed
29 Nov. 2003	Chechen refugees return, complain of living conditions A new henious crime by Chechen separatists
27 Nov. 2003	Locals of Vedeno district flee from their houses Chechens landing on the banks of the Danube Is the commission intending to take action to improve the tragic health conditions of Chechen children?
26 Nov. 2003	Blast hits traffic police post in Chechnya, 2 killed Russia: 54,000 Chechen refugees still living in Ingushetia Commandos on trial for killing Chechen civilians
24 Nov. 2003	Alleged abduction of Maigov's election team leader not confirmed Shelling of a house in the Vedeno district of Chechnya wounds two schoolgirls
22 Nov. 2003	Chechnya receives only 26 Mln out of intended 14 Bln roubles to restore housing Paying off Chechen compensations might take 5 years Appeal to the Military Men of the Russian Army and Special Services Head of Maigov's election staff abducted, then freed
21 Nov. 2003	Violence in Chechnya Leaves Six Dead Reporters Without Borders Calls for Action Two girls wounded by a bomb blast in the village of Makhkety The head of Salambek Maigov's election team abducted in Chechnya Purge in refugee camps
20 Nov. 2003	Payment of compensations for ruined homes suspended in Chechnya UN urges to free MSF officer kidnapped in Dagestan UN, NGOs seeking $62 mln for humanitarian programs in North Caucasus Chaika Slams UN Recommendations U.S. May Pursue Charges in Moscow Raid Chechen refugees complain about living conditions in Chechnya camps Over 15 residents of tent camps in Ingushetia reportedly detained Chechen Children Struggle For Survival
18 Nov. 2003	Chechen web site says Russian troops kidnap and kill civilians Four Russian military officers charged with six killings in Chechnya went on trial
17 Nov. 2003	Over 80 percent of Chechen children suffer from illnesses Pogosova case Chechen rebel site says Russian losses reports "extremely understated" $50,000 ransom demanded for kidnapped Chechen teenager
15 Nov. 2003	Two prosecutors freed from Chechen captivity Fraud disclosed in Ingushetia in the lists of refugees wishing to return to Chechnya Nord-Ost hostages don’t believe in ‘non-lethal’ chemical weapons Escape, if you can!
13 Nov. 2003	The Chechen refugees in Austria are left to the mercy of fate
11 Nov. 2003	The military violations in Samashki Chechen police chief says 444 police killed since 2000
10 Nov. 2003	Memorial: Chechen deputy prosecutor's assertions are contrary to fact Soldiers of the GRU spetznaz are charged with murder of peaceful Chechens Refugees counted Again in Satsita camp 4 kidnapped in Chechnya in 1 day
9 Nov. 2003	Russian generals want to publish detailed Chechnya casualties Appeal to Chechen citizens by the Foreign Ministry of the ChRI
8 Nov. 2003	A Chechen watchdog suing Ingushetia Migration Service top official Russian Abuses In Chechnya Slammed By UNHRC Putin approves EU proposal for North Caucasus mission
7 Nov. 2003	Kadyrov uses history as weapon Problems of Chechen forced settlers in Denmark In the beginning of 2004 the European Court will consider the "Chechen case"
6 Nov. 2003	Tour airs Chechen war via kids' eyes Arjan Erkel, more than 14 months in captivity 24 Cambodian Members of Parliament back the Radical's call for the UN in Chechnya EU Russia summit: Three questions for President Putin RIAN: Medicins Sans Frontieres refute reports that Erkel's kidnappers demand ran Council of Europe rapporteur bewails inability to visit Chechnya
5 Nov. 2003	Russian ministry officials abducted in Chechnya Russian armoured vehicle kills five women FSB of Russia analyses activity of some international humanitarian organisations in Ingushetia
4 Nov. 2003	Relief for the Chechens From the life of double agents
3 Nov. 2003	Refugee Status and working permit for two chechen doctors in Hamburg. Take action! Chronicle of murders in Chechnya Chechen Security Council questions federal reports on reconstruction Attempts to force refugees back to Chechnya Cold weather makes lives of refugees harder
1 Nov. 2003	Residents of Pobedinskoye village protest abduction of local men Chechen refugees committee to inquire into details of assault and battery incidents in the republic Chechen Oil Company employees killed in a night shooting in Groznyy Appeal to the Council Of Europe’s Committee of Ministers: Address the Problem of Chechnya
31 Oct. 2003	Appeal of journalists who were former hostages Ingush president says 10,000 Chechen refugees want to go home Russia Bans Tarawih Prayer In South Chechnya Residents of Pobedinskoye vilallage protest abduction of local men Chechen security sweep victims still alive? Estimates of total Dubrovka death total rises Moscow abandons ethnic Russians in Grozny Poll highlits hostility toward Chechens
30 Oct. 2003	Some 3,500 people said missing in Chechnya Chechen prosecutors reject human rights orgs info about 4,000 missing The number of refugees returning to Chechnya increases UN officials visit Grozny
27 Oct. 2003	Russian police shot down a resident of Ingushetia in Karabulak Three young men shot down at the Groznyy market
25 Oct. 2003	European Human Rights Court postpones the trip of its representatives to Georgia and Russia UN Human Rights Committee to consider Russia's report Russian minister hits at bias at UN rights session EU Troika to focus on Chechen presidential elections in Moscow meeting
24 Oct. 2003	The refugees protest passport checks in camps Chechnya: A Humanitarian Situation Turning WorseBy Aisha El-Awady
23 Oct. 2003	Chechen refugees may be handed over to Russia
22 Oct. 2003	Chechen NGOs appeal to world community to stop human rights abuses Georgia deports to Russia 3 Chechens from Pankissi gorge Securing refuge for displaced Chechens The Chechen woman in Grozny needs an information about relevant European court to complain
21 Oct. 2003	Russian secret services seize computers in Ingushetia Chechen rights activists preparing for UN alternative report about situation in Chechnya Former Bella residents challenge camp shutdown by Federal Migration Service Kidnappings rampant in Chechnya
20 Oct. 2003	UN Commitee to consider human rights situation in Chechnya Further closure of camps and expulsion of refugees in Ingushetia. Torture now routine for Putin's police
19 Oct. 2003	Families claim death toll from gas in Moscow siege kept secret Northern Chechnyans in Need of Food, Clothing and Water The website of the International Committe for the Children of Chechnya Alarming news from Georgia Invaders blown up in a cafe President of Ingushetia Zyazikov accused of kidnapping No one allowed access to camps of forced settlers Invaders kidnapped two Chechen girls
18 Oct. 2003	Chechen civilian killings made public Blasts in Jokhar, combats in Western and Southern Ichkeria Russian invaders kidnapped a disabled person Extrajudicial execution of Arshty resident Repression in Kadyrov's gang formations President Maskhadov's taped statement to Chechen human right groups More abductions in Chechnya
17 Oct. 2003	More election irregularities noted Refugees in no rush to return to Chechnya Two explosions hit Chechnya Still on Khachukayev's deportation Bella camp displaced persons to take legal action to render Federal agency 'close' order unlawful A young local man detained in sweep of Sunzhensky district village Father and son killed in Jokhar Kidnappings and murders in Ingushetia and Chechnya
16 Oct. 2003	Russian casualties rising faster in Chechnya-study Cafe destroyed by bomb blast in Chechnya On Khachukayev deportation
15 Oct. 2003	Chechen Students Attacked in Russia Assaults on Chechen students continued in the republic Children of the former 'Bella' camp residents relocated to another settlement do not go to school Three locals killed in Kirov village of Zavodskoy district in Grozny Senior police officer killed in Groznyy Occupiers kill two girls aged 10 and 13 in Shali Sernovodsk village administrator ambushed and wounded
14 Oct. 2003	Rights defenders give conflicting accounts of election violations Chechnya bombed and "cleansed"
13 Oct. 2003	Report from Ingushetia (arbitrary detensions, abductions, ransmoms to be paid, etc. and an appeal) The Chairman of the Moscow Helsinki Group about the "presidential elections" in Chechnya: the monitoring trip results.
12 Oct. 2003	In Chechnya, the killers of the head of Council of Elders of the settlement of Bugaroy have been shot dead Kabardino-Balkaria cracks down on Islamists Chechen rebel web site says Russian troops capturing civilians Chechen Foreign Minister’s Urgent statement on reportedly planned extradition of a Chechen journalist
11 Oct. 2003	Journalists get inside refugee camp Kidnapping in Roshni-Chu "Cleanup" operation in tent camp "Bart"
10 Oct. 2003	Aggression against the refugees & other news Bella camp residents relocated to Satsita camp remain without basic necessities as yet Reprorts suggest widespread election day abuses Refugees face continuing hardships Action by Churches Together (ACT)
9 Oct. 2003	Aarab states consider Chechen presidential elections legitimate "People Are Very Tired" A journalist shares his first impressions of Chechnya More kidnappings in Ingushetia Helsinki Group Says Chechen Vote 'Farce' Rights Groups Scold Russia Over Abuses In Chechnya
8 Oct. 2003	Two refugees abducted by military Chechen "election" met international standards - commission head Russian mass-media allegation of 80 % of Chechnya citizens at polls contradicts real data Activists See Fraud at Chechen Poll
7 Oct. 2003	Election in Chechnya: Empty polling (electoral) stations CRIM/FA: Russia’s farce with the so-called ‘presidentialelections’ in Chechnya completely failed EU Issues Cautious Assessment Of Chechen Elections US says Chechen election fall short, missed chance Election building in Grozny shelled on eve of vote URGENT! Planned action to discredit Chechen refugees Roofless refugees Refugee camp Bella dismantled
6 Oct. 2003	Chechnya's Sham Elections Elections without people Chechen poll dismissed as 'worse than a farce' Future NATO boss concerned over Chechnya election Refugees in Pankisi Boycott Elections in Chechnya Russian radio reports violations during Chechen presidential election Budanov to remain behind bars Terror Victim Group Poland: Russian embassy picketed
5 Oct. 2003	EU Official Deplores Moscow's Lack Of Cooperation In Chechnya Swiss back drive for peace in Chechnya Slaughter in the villages of Makhkety and Tovzeni
4 Oct. 2003	Chechen rights activist urges Azerbaijan to distance itself from Russia
3 Oct. 2003	Chechens Say No to Repatriation Reporters Without Borders lobbies EU and OSCE about kidnapped journalist in Ingushetia Russian dossier damns chechen leader Russian presidential envoy admits numerous human rights violations in Chechnya Rights group reports continuing abuses Amnesty InternationalI - Rough Justice: The law and human rights in the Russian Federation -- summary
2 Oct. 2003	Theater Cancels Chechnya Festival A large-scale autumn campaign on Chechnya started in Japan Chechen refugees do not want to return home Passport checks go on in Russia`s Ingushetia refugee camp Russian Leader Dismisses Chechen Elections As 'Farce' Chechen refugees surge into Poland before visa regime changes Refugee camp Bella dismantled Head of district administration shot dead in Chechnya
1 Oct. 2003	Attacks against ethnic Chechens on increase in southern regions. Impasse over Ingushetia camp resolved "Bella" camp refugees left outdoors Roofless refugees 30,000 Russian troops in Chechnya to vote in presidential election Video appeal from hostage in Chechnya but Exiled Kremlin insider says he can`t help abducted Chechen prosecutor

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