On 20 July, an "address zachistka" operation was carried out in the village Davidenko
of Axhkhoi-Martan region, Chechnya. The relatives of the captured local residents
do not want to make their names known.
The same day "zachistka" operations were also carried out in Nozhai-Yurt. No information
is obtained about the detainees.
The situation is changing for the worse in Katayama
On 20 to 22 July, a fair amount of military equipment and combatant forces were
brought up to the Katayma district, Grozny. The local residents are seriously
worried and apply to the human rights organizations with a request to prevent
the possible abuses on the part of the federal forces.
A 12-year boy kidnapped
On 21 July, a regiment known as a "regiment of Politkovskaya" deployed in the
village Khatuny of Vedeno region, relocated to the village Shali. The same day,
a 12-year boy was kidnapped in Shali. Nothing is known about the boy since then.
Atrocities of Russian servicemen in Achkhoi-Martan
On July 18, some drunken Russian servicemen opened fire in the market. As a result
of desultory firing, an old woman, standing nearby, was seriously wounded. She
was hospitalized. The drunk soldiers were detained by the militiamen and taken
to the Achkhoi-Martan police station.
[29.07.2003
20:11] Information Center of the "Council of NGOs"