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 July 2003
"Put an end to arbitrariness!"
30 July 2003
Russian forces sweep up Alkhazurovo village in Chechnya
30 July 2003
The list of the residents of the settlements of Starye Atagi killed during the hostilities from the fall 1999 to February 2002
30 July 2003
"Zachistka" operations carried out on 20 July
30 July 2003
Dated mass grave found near Chechnya
29 July 2003
Chechen suicide bomber injures 1
27 July 2003
Most Chechen refugees still in no hurry to leave Ingushetia for Chechnya
27 July 2003
List of victims of the Russian terror - continued
27 July 2003
Ecological Woes Unchecked oil spills and radiation leaks are threatening the health ofChechens
26 July 2003
ChCNS/CP: Killings, kidnappings
26 July 2003
Soldier's Mothers under pressure in Putin's hometown
26 July 2003
Budanov found sane, sentenced to 10 years
26 July 2003
"Zachisti" said to be intensifying...
25 July 2003
Two would-be women suicide bombers killed in Chechnya
25 July 2003
Key witness in Chechen extradition case 'was tortured'
24 July 2003
Human rights activists may sue Sultygov for libel
24 July 2003
IFJ Condemns Brutal Killing  of Journalist in Russia
24 July 2003
Humans Rights Leader 'Explodes' at Foreigners' Chechnya Criticisms
22 July 2003
Kremlin envoy for Chechnya accuses human rights groups of committing "moral terrorism"
22 July 2003
Police operation Fatima  brings first "results"
22 July 2003
Russian soldiers mop up Chernorechye in Grozny, detain eight people
21 July 2003
Almost 100 people went missing in Chechnya in 2003
21 July 2003
On the television reporter shot dead
21 July 2003
'Permanent State of Terror' in Chechnya, charges Helsinki Federation
19 July 2003
Refugees in Ingushetia being removed from humanitarian aid lists
19 July 2003
Situation in Ingushetia worsens markedly
19 July 2003
Russian TV reporter gunned down
18 July 2003
IHF: No Human Rights Improvements in Post-Referendum Chechnya
18 July 2003
Exposion in Dagestan region kills
17 July 2003
HRW - Russia: Abuses Spread Beyond Chechnya
17 July 2003
Chechnya faces ecological disaster
17 July 2003
2 civilians kidnapped in Chechnya
15 July 2003
Forced to Return
15 July 2003
The tragedy of Atagi
15 July 2003
Russian envoy admits rights abuses
15 July 2003
Stop Persecution Against "Soldiers' Mothers of St. Petersburg
15 July 2003
List of victims of the Russian terror - continue
12 July 2003
Amnesy International: Torture and ill-treatment in the Chechen Republic
12 July 2003
Ukrainian frontier guards detain 25 illegal immigrants from Chechnya
11 July 2003
Four civilians kidnapped in Chechnya
11 July 2003
Security sweeps continue
11 July 2003
An insider's view of the "zachisti"
11 July 2003
UNHCR Report on Chechnya
11 July 2003
Situation deteriorating
11 July 2003
Coerced return
11 July 2003
Terrorist unit staging acts of terrorism in Russian cities - interior minister
11 July 2003
Bomb Explodes on Tverskaya, Sapper Killed
10 July 2003
Chechens abducted not in Chechnya only
10 July 2003
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee makes a public statement
10 July 2003
Bomb disposal expert killed in Moscow blast
10 July 2003
Chechen Bride Snatching On The Rise
10 July 2003
Little Help for Chechnya's Disabled
10 July 2003
Artillery bombardment of populated areas in southern Chechnya
9 July 2003
Amnesty International awards prize to Russian human rights activist
9 July 2003
Chechen vanishes after surrendering arms
9 July 2003
IHF condemns Moscow concert attack, appeals to authorities against acts of reprisal
9 July 2003
Moscow holds day of mourning for victims of suicide bombing
8 July 2003
Amnetsy International: Attacks on civilians are unjustifiable
8 July 2003
Chechens condemn Moscow terrorist attack
6 July 2003
Journalist from French agency kidnapped in Russia
6 July 2003
5 July 2003
Local aid worker shot dead in Grozny
5 July 2003
Chechen leader says all refugees to return home by September
5 July 2003
3 people abducted in one day in Chechnya
5 July 2003
Woman killed as rocket destroys house in Avtury
3 July 2003
The terror of Russian special services
3 July 2003
The victims of summary execution
3 July 2003
Gikalo protesters move to the center of Grozny
2 July 2003
Hunger strike suspended
1 July 2003
Women continue their protest near Gikalo
1 July 2003
Amnesty - Russian Federation: A Step in the Right Direction
1 July 2003
List of victims of the Russian terror - continued
1 July 2003
Chechnya: Ecological Woes
1 July 2003
Gunmen open fire on Chechen village, killing 4
29 June 2003
International Helsinki Federation: Disappearances Spread to Ingushetia
27 June 2003
Protesters in Shali demand an end to military operations
27 June 2003
Russian troops terrorise farmers as Chechen war crosses border
27 June 2003
Chechens claim amnesty guarantees no pardons for rebels
27 June 2003
Violations of journalists´ rights in Chechnya  May 2003
27 June 2003
PACE Namens new rapporteur for Chechnya
25 June 2003
Chechenpress: First shoot, and then "amnesty"
25 June 2003
PW: Arrests in Chechnya based on latest terrorist acts few return home
25 June 2003
Memorial: Detention of 55 'Islamic extremists' was sham
25 June 2003
RChFS/CP: Atrocities of Russian aggressors
23 June 2003
23 June 2003
Georgia: Right groups say Chechnya not ready for refugees' safe return
22 June 2003
Kremlin shuts down major private Russian TV station
21 June 2003
Russian military burn down empty houses in Chechnya
21 June 2003
Truck Bomb Injures 36 in Chechnya
20 June 2003
Alkhanov: "Number of kidnappings hasn't declined"
20 June 2003

Georgia: Rights Groups Say Chechnya Not Ready For Refugees' Safe Return

20 June 2003
Cultural figures protest war in Chechnya
19 June 2003
EU Officials Say Moscow 'Not Living Up To' International Obligations In Chechnya
18 June 2003
Large-scale "clean-up" operations in Grozny
18 June 2003
EU to aid Chechens - [Nielson comes back to earth?]
16 June 2003
Maskhadov: Military operations must be in accordance with the Geneva conventions
16 June 2003
Cechen president's envoy brands Basayev a war criminal
16 June 2003
EU delegates visit Chechnya
16 June 2003
Georgia: Refugees' Hunger Protest
16 June 2003
School principal killed in Chechnya
16 June 2003
A Businessman kidnapped in Chechnya
14 June 2003
Chechen Refugees Skeptical about Return
14 June 2003
List of causalities: continued.
11 June 2003
Russian official demands deportation of Chechens from Georgia
11 June 2003
AI: Preventing the emergence of truth and reparations for victims is a violation of international law
11 June 2003
Chechen website blames Grozny explosion on Russian death squads
11 June 2003
Activists: punishments for soldiers too light
10 June 2003
10 June 2003
Chechen Refugees Demand Security Guarantees for Repatriation
10 June 2003
Cleanups: from Chechnya to Ingushetia
10 June 2003
Russian Delegation on Chechen Refugees Repatriation Visits Georgia
9 June 2003
Murderous brutality in Chechen refugee camps 
9 June 2003
Member of the ChRI Parliament kidnapped
8 June 2003
Chechnya: Ecological Woes
8 June 2003
Fighting in Chechnya and repressive acts by Russian chastisers in Ingushetia
7 June 2003
Ingushetia witnesses mop-up typical of Chechnya
7 June 2003
On the murder of relatives of the alleged bomber Baymuradova
7 June 2003
Death toll after Mozdok bus blast reaches 18
7 June 2003
Suicide attacks in Chechnya since 1999
5 June 2003
Bloody business of Putin's Russia
5 June 2003
5 June 2003
Night robberies on the rise in Chechnya
5 June 2003
Refugees in Ingushetia ordered to remove tent add-ons
5 June 2003
Chechnya has been turned into a ghetto
5 June 2003
Russian soldiers raid houses for alcohol and abduct people
5 June 2003
Political crime in the Kalinovskaya settlement
5 June 2003
The kidnapped woman and schoolgirl from Ulus-Kert found dead
3 June 2003
Number of Hunger Strikers Increases in Pankisi on a Daily Basis
3 June 2003
Displaced Chechens in Ingushetia's tent camps need housing alternatives, says UNHCR
2 June 2003
Interfax: Over 2,500 refugees return to Chechnya
2 June 2003
Prague Watchdog: Over 500 refugees left Ingushetia for Chechnya last week


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