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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Russia Intensifies Efforts on Chechen Refugees' Repatriation
CPJ and CJES call on President Bush to raise press freedom at meeting with President Putin
Russian migration official threatens Chechen human rights activists
Polish entry ban strands Chechens on Belarusian border
Four residents of Grozny district in Chechnya murdered
Number of Chechens on hunger strike in Inghushtia increased
Hooded gunmen kill four villagers in Chechnya

Human rights groups demanded the UN to hold Putin accountable for kidnappings and abuses
Pogroms of Chechens in Kabardino-Balkaria
Council of Europe`s assembly not to send observers to Chechen election
EU concerned by risks of biased election in Chechny
CPJ and CJES call on President Bush to raise press freedom at meeting with President Putin
Russian Journalist invitation to German book fair withdrawn

Last Kadyrov Rival Removed From Race
Democracy Receding In Russia - Criticism Unlikely When Putin Visits
Authorities Block Chechen Refugee Camp
United Russia leader wants curbs on human rights
Russian servicemen votes make Kadyrov's victory certain in first round
Camp "Bella" refugees go on hunger strike
UNHCR concerned about rising pressure on Chechens at Ingush camp
HR activists call Chechnya elections `farce`, refuse to send observers
Crimes of Russian bandit formations in Chechnya
Scheme to compensate people for destroyed homes undermined by bureaucratic chaos
Three boys reportedly killed by a land mine in Groznensky district of Chechnya
Abuses Spread Beyond Chechnya

Chechen refugees continuing hunger strike in bid to save camp
Chechen media under more control ahead of presidential election
New attacks against human rights defenders
"Sweep-up" at Ingush farm
22 Sept. 2003
Criminal police inspector kidnapped in Grozny
22 Sept. 2003
Rally against the war in Chechnya gathered three thousand people
20 Sept. 2003
European Court of Human Rights to Consider Alleged Chechen Militants Case
20 Sept. 2003
Water cut off to pressure Chechens to return home
20 Sept. 2003
Two Chechens killed in Nalchik. 60 people in the hospital
20 Sept. 2003
19 Sept. 2003
Tent camp for refugees being closed in Ingushetia
19 Sept. 2003
Shellings and kidnappings
19 Sept. 2003
Russian human rights group to monitor racism, discrimination
19 Sept. 2003
Concerned women held a meeting at puppet government office in Grozny
18 Sept. 2003
18 Sept. 2003
Three youths detained in Chechen village
18 Sept. 2003
Concerned women held a meeting at Chechnya government office in Groznyy
18 Sept. 2003
18 Sept. 2003
Refugees in Ingushetia to sue migration service
18 Sept. 2003
Book Sees Kremlin's Hand in 2nd Chechen War
18 Sept. 2003
Prisoners' human rights to be spot checked
17 Sept. 2003
Chechen government intends to move all refugees from Ingushetia in two weeks
17 Sept. 2003
Chechens fearful of Kremlin's men
17 Sept. 2003
Protest rally in Grozny
17 Sept. 2003
Ingush authorities impose ban on popular Chechen singer’s music
17 Sept. 2003
BBC: Rape and death in Chechnya
16 Sept. 2003
'Bella' tent camp refugees appeal to Russia Prosecutor General Ingushetia
16 Sept. 2003
Chechen candidates drop off the map
16 Sept. 2003
No Election Observers
16 Sept. 2003
Blast in Ingushetia that's the reaction on anti-Chechen zachistkas
16 Sept. 2003
Chechen deputy exposes provocation
16 Sept. 2003
Chechen government intends to move all refugees from Ingushetia in two weeks
15 Sept. 2003
UN envoy spots a gap between the "words and deeds"
15 Sept. 2003
UNHCR indifference to fate of the Chechens
15 Sept. 2003
Blast Kills Two, Injures 15 Near Chechnya
15 Sept. 2003
The list of the residents of the settlements of Starye Atagi killed during the hostilities from the fall 1999 to February 2002
15 Sept. 2003
Nine locals detained in sweeps in Staraiya Sunzha
15 Sept. 2003
Disappeared Chechen found in Georgian prison
15 Sept. 2003
Campaigners against war in Chechnya arrested in Minsk
15 Sept. 2003
Narcotics Officer Shot Dead
15 Sept. 2003
Local administrator shot and wounded in Dagestan, given surgery
15 Sept. 2003
Suicides among Russian soldiers number around 300 per year
13 Sept. 2003
Hearing: Current Situation and Prospects for the Future
13 Sept. 2003
Invite to Chechnya vigil at UN in NY Sept. 25 9-11 am
13 Sept. 2003
U.S. Sees Human Rights Backsliding In Former Soviet Union
13 Sept. 2003
UN official visits Chechen refugees
12 Sept. 2003
Militants murder school teacher in Chechen village
12 Sept. 2003
Homicide in Grozny: Kadyrov supporters suspected
12 Sept. 2003
6 police wounded by landmine eplosion in Chechnya
12 Sept. 2003
Russian rights envoy slams violations in Chechen refugees` resettlement
11 Sept. 2003
Minimum Security Conditions Do Not Exist For Free and Fair Elections
11 Sept. 2003
1 killed, 7 wounded by bomb blast in Chechnya
11 Sept. 2003
Putin removes likely winner from Chechen elections
11 Sept. 2003
Military losses of the sides in the Russian-Chechen war 1999 - 2003
11 Sept. 2003
Russian rights group says Chechen voters being subjected to pressure
11 Sept. 2003
Anti-war activists suggest forum instead of elections
11 Sept. 2003
10 to 15 innocent civilians killed in Ersenoy
10 Sept. 2003
Relatives of Special Representative of the ChRI Parliament at PACE V. Tutakov kidnapped
10 Sept. 2003
Documentaries about Chechnya to be shown in USA during Putin`s visit
10 Sept. 2003
Chechen human rights activists to boycott presidential election
10 Sept. 2003
Russian human rights activists split on the issue of elections in Chechnya
10 Sept. 2003
Chechnya said deadliest area for mines
10 Sept. 2003
Chechen bodyguard tells of torture
10 Sept. 2003
Gathering at Moscow Lubyanka for Chechen independence
9 Sept. 2003
Chechen human rights activists to boycott presidential election
9 Sept. 2003
Kadyrov Accused of Intimidation
9 Sept. 2003
Chechen Candidate Cries Foul
8 Sept. 2003
Shamayev and 12 others vs. Russia and Georgia
8 Sept. 2003
Grozny Television Station Shuts Down
7 Sept. 2003
Putin's death squads in action
7 Sept. 2003
Basayev claims responsibility for the Mozdok act
7 Sept. 2003
Refugees in Ingushetia are removed from lists if they are not in camp at moment of inspection
7 Sept. 2003
People of Khambi-Irze village demand end to nightly raids by military forces
7 Sept. 2003
Pamfilova pays visit to Chechen refugee camps in Inghushetia
7 Sept. 2003
4 cops killed in shoot-out near Makhachkala
7 Sept. 2003
Rural administrator found dead in Chechnya
6 Sept. 2003
Another abduction in Chechnya
6 Sept. 2003
Police close TV and radio company in Chechnya
5 Sept. 2003
Ingushetia tent camps pull down began
5 Sept. 2003
Council of Europe to sending observers to election in Chechnya
5 Sept. 2003
Chechen refugee situation in the Vyšní Lhoty camp not critical
5 Sept. 2003
Russian MP: Amnesty in Chechnya Has Brought No Positive Results
5 Sept. 2003
Supreme Court refuses to inquire into Chechen referendum
4 Sept. 2003
Details about the murder of the administration chief of Chechen-Aul village, Saipuddi Tsitsayev
4 Sept. 2003
Moscow Tries to Allay Chechens' Fears over Repatriation
4 Sept. 2003

Five abducted men reportedly missing as yet

4 Sept. 2003
Hazing is on the increase in the Russian army
4 Sept. 2003
Chechen-Aoul administrator killed
4 Sept. 2003
Tent camp 'Bella' doomed to termination
4 Sept. 2003
Chechen refugees in Czech camps uneasy about children
4 Sept. 2003
Russian armed forces post data on non-combat casualties in 2003
4 Sept. 2003
2 Bombs Rip Through Commuter Train  
3 Sept. 2003
Murders, kidnappings and bombings of Chechnya
3 Sept. 2003
Chechen refugees get robbed and beaten in Slovakia
2 Sept. 2003
Head of administration of Chechen-Aul village murdered in Chechnya
2 Sept. 2003
Fading hope for onetime refugees in capital of Chechnya
2 Sept. 2003
People protest against Russian military action in Ordzhonikidzevskaya
2 Sept. 2003
Chechen refugees to leave Georgia for Chechnya
1 Sept. 2003
Urgent! Chechen asylum seeker to be deported from the Netherlands
1 Sept. 2003
Appeal of Chechen non-government organizations to Czech authorities and international community
1 Sept. 2003
Vedeno district mufti killed execution style
31 August 2003
Czech doctors taking away Chechen children
31 August 2003
Angelina Jolie shown a "Potemkin village"
31 August 2003
Russian military hits back at pro-Moscow Chechen leader over kidnap claims
31 August 2003
Federal audits reveal theft of budget appropriations in Chechnya
31 August 2003
Unified Russia questions Kadyrov's “death squad” allegations
30 August 2003
Thousands of young people are turning to heroin in the war-torn republic
30 August 2003
Kadyrov says death squads operate
29 August 2003
A vital record of human rights history is in danger
29 August 2003
Ingushetia's President: About 59,000 Chechen refugees stay in Ingushetia
29 August 2003
Russian aggressors keep committing atrocities
29 August 2003
Invaders cordon off Avtury
28 August 2003
Kadyrov calls for creating commission for finding missing people
27 August 2003
Dagestan minister killed by magnetic mine
27 August 2003
Chechen refugees protesting disappearance of civilians in Ingushetia
26 August 2003
Appeal of Chechen human rights organizations
26 August 2003
Alarming news from Czech Republic
25 August 2003
Angry demonstrators protests in Groznyy
25 August 2003
Task agents sweeping a local policlinic
25 August 2003
Putin the new textbook hero
25 August 2003
American movie star [Tomb Raider], 28 yrs old Angelina Jolie visited Chechen refugee camps in Ingushetia
23 August 2003
Murders on the threshold of a polyclinic in Ingushetia
23 August 2003
Russian, Chechen Activists Grill Putin On Chechnya
23 August 2003
Russian official blasts Amnesty International over Chechnya refugees
23 August 2003
Amnesty InternationalI:"Russian Federation: Ingushetia must remain safe haven for displaced Chechens"
22 August 2003
Before midnight of August 20 unknown suspects fired on a camp for temporary displaced persons in Argun.
22 August 2003
Heavy-handed raids before elections in Groznyy
22 August 2003
Gunmen kidnap five people at a doctor's office near Chechnya
22 August 2003
A terrible find nearby Gikalo village of Chechnya
22 August 2003
Election fraud reported in collection of support signatures
22 August 2003
Human rights activists are against October presidential election
21 August 2003
267 kidnapped this year in Chechnya
21 August 2003
200 Russian reporters killed since Soviet Union's breakup
21 August 2003
Kavkaz-center: shellings, kidnappings, picketing
20 August 2003
Refugees Under Growing Pressure to Go Home
20 August 2003
IAGJ/CASCFEN: Restriction of work of «Kavkaz-Center» is violation of human rights
19 August 2003
A survey of the 205th week of war
19 August 2003
"Avtodor" refugee camp residents remain in trouble
19 August 2003
10-year-old child wounded in Shali
19 August 2003
Chechen rights activist accused of bribing refugees
18 August 2003
Nearly 400 people disappear in Chechnya this year
18 August 2003
Dozens of women rally near Chechen government building
18 August 2003
Inhabitants of Groznyy suburb claim the military responsible for abuses
18 August 2003
Nightly shelling of a Chechen village - Refugees return to Chechnya - Russian parliamentarian attacked
17 August 2003
On killed brothers of the GrozNeftGaz chief engineer
17 August 2003
The Russian Human rights defenders: The elections in Chechnya are going to be a farce
16 August 2003
Refugees deprived of bread
16 August 2003
New Threat to Chechen Refugees
16 August 2003

Refugees - Ingushetian authorities lie to press and act on the quiet

16 August 2003
The refugees' urgent appeal to the presidents' sense of justice
16 August 2003
Residents of Kenkhi have no hope for survival
16 August 2003
Chechnya: Amnesty Fails to Inspire
16 August 2003
Hospital reconstruction in Grozny slowed due to funding delays
16 August 2003
Abuses and harassment continued in Groznyy
16 August 2003
The protest action of the residents of Alkhazurovo
16 August 2003
The list of the residents of the settlements of Starye Atagi killed during the hostilities from the fall 1999 to February 2002
16 August 2003
Armistice in Chechnya - Immediately!
15 August 2003
UNHCR hits at Russia over Chechens in Ingushetia
15 August 2003
2 energy workers kidnapped in Chechnya
15 August 2003
Western media accuse F.S.B. of kidnapping foreigners
14 August 2003
Camps for Chechen refugees will be closed by October
13 August 2003
Refugees placed in former warehouse for pesticides
13 August 2003
300 Observers at Chechen Vote
12 August 2003
Refugees Sleep on Grozny Streets
12 August 2003
MSF: Abduction a Scandal
12 August 2003
Former State Duma deputy killed in Dagestan
11 August 2003
Czech man found dead in Russia's Dagestan region
11 August 2003
Russia hospital blast killed desertion attempt survivors
11 August 2003
Dutch authorities have been given a videotape showing recent images of a Dutch doctor kidnapped a year ago
10 August 2003
Angry locals of Urus-Martan, Groznensky districts at mass protest gathering
10 August 2003
Who stood behind abduction of Eliza Katsayeva ?
10 August 2003
Woman blasted in Groznyy
10 August 2003
Chechen dead after fight in Austrian refugee camp
10 August 2003
Russian Islam Specialist Found Killed
10 August 2003
Bus in Mozdok destroyed by a 23-year-old Chechen girl
10 August 2003
Dagestani police detain 29-year-old terror-strike suspect
9 August 2003
Chechen refugees threatened with bulldozers
9 August 2003
Mother's soldiers: Russian Toll in Chechnya Put at 12,000 - Chechenpress replies
8 August 2003
Memorial + NYT: Some details about from life of Moscow suicide women bombers
7 August 2003
TV station employee kidnapped in Grozny
7 August 2003
Tension is growing again amongst displaced Chechens in Ingushetia
7 August 2003
Kidnapped Chechen Girl Returns Home
6 August 2003
Russian polling agency it's target of government takeover
6 August 2003
Kidnapped Chechen girl found in North Ossetia
6 August 2003
Chechen refugees hound out from Ingushetia
6 August 2003
Mass-burial found - and other crimes
5 August 2003
Abducted girl found? Yes...No. Rally continues
5 August 2003
OSCE-Russia: Backstage Talks on Chechnya
5 August 2003
Russian "squadrons of death" achieve momentum
5 August 2003
Islamophobia in Russia
5 August 2003
The counter-terrorist operation controlled by the government of Russian Federation, de facto turned into a masked system of apartheid
5 August 2003
Mass protest action of Achkhoi-Martan district inhabitants
4 August 2003
Chechen villagers rally over young girl's abduction
4 August 2003
Death toll in Russia bombing rises to 50, Putin lashes out
4 August 2003
Police detain over 50 refugees at Ceske Velenice
4 August 2003
Governor proposes to execute terrorists in public
4 August 2003
Air strikes on mountainous Chechnya go unabated
3 August 2003
Abduction of girl in Chechen village sparks protest rally
3 August 2003
Only few Chechens who disappeared during mop up operations return home
3 August 2003
Bomb Attack Death Toll Rises to 42
2 August 2003
New Threat to Chechen Refugees
2 August 2003
Chechen militants use hostages as live shields [?]
2 August 2003
1 August 2003
Internet now available in Chechen capital Grozny
1 August 2003
Foreign minister discusses kidnapping case with head of aid organization
1 August 2003
Special operation keeps going in Groznyy
1 August 2003
Arbitrary arrests in Grozny
1 August 2003
Authorities plan to dismantle tent camps in Ingushetia by October
1 August 2003
Top Muslim official complains about wave of reprisals against Muslim Russians
1 August 2003
Anti-Muslim sentiment on rise in Russia: Rights groups


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