How and Why the West Turns Blind Eye

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28 Sept. 2003
Russia's fight in Chechnya part of war on terrorism: US
24 Sept. 2003
Chechen human rights organizations: "Civilized countries cynically ignore crimes of Russian military in Chechnya"
24 Sept. 2003
Chechen foreign minister Ilyas Akhmadov urges President Bush to tell President Putin to withdraw his genocidal troops from Chechnya, accept an international involvement, and start a genuine political dialog with the Chechen President
18 Sept. 2003
Suspend Russia From the Council of Europe
17 Sept. 2003
C.R.I. Parliament: Statement and Enactment
11 Sept. 2003
Statement: inaction results in new tragedies
7 Sept. 2003
Schwimmer in talks with Jakovlev: the situation in Chechnya is unsatisfactory
29 August 2003
European courts remain silent over the right of citizens of Chechnya to receive compensation
29 August 2003
Basayev, Yandarbiyev on EU terrorist list. Russia enthusiastic.
27 August 2003
International aid group urges Berlusconi to discuss case of kidnapped aid worker with Putin
27 August 2003
O. Dupuis: What does the Council think about the possibility of creating a provisional UN administration on Chechnya?
11 August 2003
Statement of Akhmed Zakayev [on US move]
9 August 2003
US freezes rebel warlord's assets
7 August 2003
France expells Chechen family towards the Russian Federation
2 August 2003
Again on Tony Blair's lies
30 July 2003
Appeal of Ilyas Akhmadov to silvio Berlusconi
22 July 2003
Maskhadov: "The world must support the proposal of conditional independence"
22 July 2003
Chechen envoy Maigov appeals to President Bush, U.S. Congress
15 July 2003
U.S. ambassador calls Russia's steps in Chechnya encouraging
15 July 2003
Tragic silence around Chechnya
10 July 2003
Tony Blair's lies revealed
6 July 2003
Politician faces up to Chechnya challenge
6 July 2003
Europe condemns Russian blast
6 July 2003
Maskhadov: statement on the reports of suicide bombings in Moscow
5 July 2003
European Parliament resolution on Chechnya
4 July 2003
European Parliament's vote on the conflict in Chechnya
3 July 2003
O. Dupuis: Appeal to the members of the EU
2 July 2003
The Italian European presidency backs Putin's [genocidal] policy in Chechnya
2 July 2003
Lithuanian Parliamentarians about the initiative of members of the European Parliament in resolving the problem of Chechnya
25 June 2003
PACE recommends the creation of a public prosecutor at the European Court of Human Rights
23 June 2003
Crimes in which the Russian leadership is implicated
21 June 2003
European Council denounces Grozny terrorist act [and continues to back Russia's policy in Chechnya]
20 June 2003
Vladimir Potemkin [by Elena Bonner]
19-27 June 2003


Putin visits GB: Blair's red carpet.

The lies of Tony Blair

Tony Blair backs Putin's [genocidal] policy in Chechnya - [...and, as usual, EU observes "signs of recovery"]

Chechen foreign Ministry rejects Tony Blair's allegations

HRW - U.K.: "Inconsistent" Blair urged to speak out on Chechnya

Human rights protests set for Putin's UK visit

HRW - Letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair

Putin visits Britain and is accorded all royal pomp, but Chechen protesters question the circumstance

Chechnya shadow over Putin visit [in Edinburgh]

ChRI/MFA: Ilias Akhmdov thanks EU parliamentarians and call Blair to tel Putin to end the genocid in Chechnya

RFE/RL: British Prime Minister sets the mood for Putin's visit.... & press briefing

Human rights protest in Ireland

City man protests at Putin's visit in London


21 June 2003
Passport fro freedom awarded to Chechen foreign minister Ilyas Akhmadov
19 June 2003
EU Officials Say Moscow 'Not Living Up To' International Obligations In Chechnya - [...and forgets to mention EU deficiencies]
19 June 2003
Chechenpress: "The fireworks show for the PACE delegates was not intended by the Chechens"
18 June 2003
EU to aid Chechens - [Nielson comes back to earth?]
16 June 2003
EU delegates visit Chechnya - [Another guided "tourist tour"?]
14 June 2003
For the Interim United Nations Administration in Chechnya
9 June 2003
Open Letter to US Senator Frank Lautenberg
7 June 2003
Chechen blood instead of champagne
5 June 2003
O. Dupuis: "The ad hoc EP delegation sells out for the Russian Duma, legitimising the parody of democracy in the name of the whole EP"
5 June 2003
It's time to stop selling Chechnya for Afghanistan, for Iraq, for central Asia
From May 30
to June 1 2003

The St. Petersburg Summit: Chamberlain's Europe?

Chechnya - EU Must Push Harder on Human Rights Says Amnesty

EU should not Eclipse Chechen Suffering - HRW

EU and Moscow dodge Chechen minefield

Chechnya to feature in final Russia-EU declaration

EU pledges support for Russia's "peace plan" in Chechnya

George Bush supports efforts for "political settlement" in Chechnya

The European Union abandons the Chechens - Danish Support Committee for Chechnya

Akhmadov: "Europe' policy helps Putin to go on with the genocide of the Chechen people"

Minister of nationalities policy: "West getting inclined in Russia's favour on Chechen issue"

28 May 2003
Chechen students to visit Germany as part of exchange program - [
21 May 2003
European delegates inspect prisons in Chechnya - [A guided "tourist tour"]
21 May 2003
TRP/O.Dupuis: "Preparation of the EU/Russia summit"- [Or: A summary of the European Realpolitik on Chechnya]
12 May 2003
NATO-Russian Cooperation Praised
9 May 2003
Council of Europe denounces "terrorist" act in Chechnya - [...and forgets to mention a lot of details]
9 May 2003
Willfully misunderstanding "terrorism"?
29 Apr 2003
A typical example of Western journalism
20 Apr 2003
TRP/O. Dupuis: "The priority of the Council: not to spoil the coronation of emperor Putin in St. Petersburg on 31 May?"
18 Apr 2003
TRP/O.Dupuis: "40 billion dollars spent for genocide, how much from Europe?"
18 Apr 2003
From the UN: How particular countries voted on the Chechnya resolution
18 Apr 2003
Statement of US Gvt  delegation at 59th session of the UN commission on HR
15 Apr 2003
EU sees "encouraging signs from Russia on Chechnya" - [...since almost ten years now]
12 Apr 2003
US will not co-sponsor UN resolution on rights abuses in Chechnya
9 Apr 2003
Council of Europe condemns Grozny bus bombing - [...and continues to forget to condemn Russia's state terrorism]
9 Apr 2003
3 European Ambassadors Head for Chechnya
7 Apr 2003
O. Dupuis. Chechnya: "The empty insistence and the dogmatic spell of the German foreign minister Joskha Fischer"
27 Mar 2003
TRP/O.Dupuis: "Macabre electoral farce in Chechnya: questions to the commission"
25 Mar 2003
French foreign minister: "Referendum as first step towards political settlement in Chechny"
25 Mar 2003
European Commission Says Referendum In Chechnya A "Positive Step"
21 Mar 2003
CoE Secretary General about referendum: "referendum contributes to normalization"
18 Mar 2003
Open Appeal to the Heads of State and Government of Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, USA, France, Japan
14 Mar 2003
O. Dupuis: "Will the European Parliament be the only institution to endorse this massacre farce?"
12 Mar 2003
Council of Europe shares experience with Chechen Election Commission
11 Mar 2003
Council of Europe won't send observers to Chechen referendum
11 Mar 2003
O.Dupuis on Rogozin's invitation of EU Parliament to observe the "referendum"
10 Mar 2003
Elena Bonner & Vladimir Bukovsky: An Open Letter to President Bush
7 Mar 2003
RIAN: German Ambassador: "Referendum will provide legal basis for peacefull settlement"
6 Mar 2003
RFE/RL: German interior minister visits Georgia
5 Mar 2003
Austrian security forces against Chechen immigrants
4 Mar 2003
Russian troops blow up bundles of Chechen prisoners. Will the EU Commission react?
3 Mar 2003
Zakayev on the US list of Chechen terrorist organizations: "The list is incomplete".
3 Mar 2003
Not only Western Realpolitik: Iran welcomes constitution of Chechnya
21 Feb 2003
Russian troops dynamite civilians. The EU tells its citizens: keep moving, ther's nothing to see!
16 Feb 2003
Pace Commissioner welcomes referendum as a "beginning"; Memorial's answer.
14 Feb 2003
Condoleezza Rice: "We are happy to see Russia seeking legitimate Chechen partners".
10 Feb 2003
Ivanov is pleased: "No accusations at all against Russia" came at a security conference in Munich
8 Feb 2003
O. Dupuis: "Has the EU decided to support Mr. Putin's referendum of dead souls?"
8 Feb 2003
RIAN: Ivanov: "No bargaining for Chechnya in exchange for Iraq"
5 Feb 2003
Is OSCE going to deny its own recognition of Makhadov'e government?
3 Feb 2003
Former Chechen minister Lom Ali Alamdov risks expulsion from the EU
1 Feb 2003
British government authorizes start of extradition proceedings against Zakayev
31 Jan 2003
Why did Lord Judd resign?
30 Jan 2003
PACE: Lord Judd resigns.
28 Jan 2003
Chechnya MUST be Russia's constituent member, says PACE chairman
26 Jan 2003
West Gives Up Trying To Reinstate Human Rights Monitors
25 Jan 2003
US seeks Russian blind eye on Iraq war with "permission to bomb Georgia"
23 Jan 2003
Human Rights Group Criticizes European Envoy - President Maskhadov accuses the West of turning blind eye
23 Jan 2003
The Council of Europe Fails to Meet Its Commitments with Regard to Chechnya
23 Jan 2003
Not only Western realpolitik: the Arab countrie's common stand on Chechnya
22 Jan 2003
PACE delegation's head pleased with Duma negotiations
21 Jan 2003
Olivier Dupuis to the European Parliament: "It is time that this Parliament woke up".
19 Jan 2003
State Duma deputy Kovalev: "There is a share of the West in responsibility for the atrocities" in Chechnya.
17 Jan 2003
Embarassing accusations about OSCE's work in Chechnya by Anna Politkovskaya

16 Jan 2003

HRW: U.S. Antiterrorism Effort Shields Rights Abusers

15 Jan 2003
"We haven't had an update in a few days"

4 Jan 2003

No Haggling!

3 Jan 2003

Does OSCE's passive policy towards human rights reflect Western passivity?

 31 Dec 2002

Schroeder sends condolescences in the wake of Grozny act of terrorism... but silence still reigns on Chechens genocide.

28 Dec 2002
Blair & US condemn suicide bombing in Chechenya... but not a word about the ongoing genocide.
27 Dec 2002
Are US human rights reports on Russia sincere?
26 Dec 2002
Why does commissioner Poul Nielson continue to postpone the visit to Chechnya?
21 Dec 2002

Washington needs Russia's support for Iraq: refugees must be sacrificed. Silence follows.

14 Dec 2002
France rejects Shengen visa to the Editor-in-Chief of the Chechen Times. French Ambassador and Consul deny audience.
03 Dec 2002
Brussels against Zakayev's extradition to Belgium. Procedures for refugee status to Chechens toughens.
26 Nov 2002
European Court repeals recommendation to Georgia not to extradite 8 Chechens to Russia
22 Nov 2002
EU-Russia Summit: The racist remarks of Putin. The EU: no comment.
21 Nov 2002
Bush Praises the Russian-Georgian "anti-terrorism" Cooperation.
15 Nov 2002
European Commissioner Poul Nielson discovers forced repatriation to Chechnya.
25 Oct 2002
Moscow hostage drama: Europe's acritical support for Putin is far from being extraneous to the current tragedy.
18 Jul 2002
Forced repatriation of Chechens. The EU: no comment.
21 May 2002 
Maskhadov's [unanswered] letter to Bush
11 Mar 2002
The responsibility of the European media in the defamation of a whole people
11 Mar 2002
The European Parliament removes the item "Chechnya" from the agenda of a plenary session
22 Feb 2002
Olivier Dupuis on hunger strike against the "European silence".
04 Apr 2001
Russian's mass media, Poul Nielson refuses to visit Chechnya, EU refuses the Shengen visa to Maskhadov.
09 Sep 2001
The Italian foreign minister visits Russia: everything has been discussed, except Chechnya
13 Apr 2000
German BND (and several other western?) secret services  help Russia fighting the Chechen resistance.
01 Jan 2000
Where is the humanitarian Europe?
10 Dec 1999
3,000 refugees blocked without food and medical assistance. What is commissioner Poul Nielson waiting to intervene?

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