Articles in the News Category
The website Prague Monitor has reported that on Monday 23, former Czech Human Rights Minister Michael Kocáb and several foreign human rights advocates organized a press conference and pointed to the unfortunate situation of Chechen …
The daily Norwegian newspaper, Haugesunds Avis has reported that paperless Chechen asylum seekers cannot go to high school in Norway.
Italian journalist Andrea Riscassi has reported that there was a special event in Milan, Italy which was dedicated to the memory of Chechen human rights activist, Natalya Estemirova.
Mamed Khalidov continues to establish himself as one of the top middleweights. On Saturday evening, he defeated his American rival Matt Lindland in the end of the first round.
The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg recently visited the republic in the North Caucasus. After his trip he gave a special interview to BBC’s Russian service.
The Austrian association ASPIS which focuses mainly on helping victims of torture and trauma from Chechnya was awarded with “The Bruno-Kreisky Prize” for their achievements in the field of human rights.
An action group is organizing a protest in the capital city of Finland on May 27 in honor of the anniversary of the peace treaty between the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the Russian Federation.
A Circassian united organization, May21 has started a new campaign in which they are asking “Where is Circassia?”. During their recorded calls to the Russian Embassy in the United States, one of the embassy employees …
The website Ichkeria.info has reported that three young men were abducted by Russian soldiers and their local collaborators in the military occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Merab Chukhua, a well-known Georgian professor from Tbilisi State University, appealed to the global community to recognize the 1944 Chechen-Ingush deportation as well as the ongoing Russian occupation in the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as …
The website Ichkeria.info has reported that prominent Chechen poet, Ilman Yusupov’s book “The Chechen Hearth” (Den tjetjenska härden) has been published in Sweden.
The winner of the Louise Weiss Prize 2011, French journalist Blaise Gauquelin gave an interview to Radio France Internationale’s Russian version about Chechen asylum seekers in Austria and the murder of Umar Israilov.
Human Rights Center “Memorial” has reported that a resident of Grozny contacted them about the abduction of his son.
According to the press release, Doka Said Akhmatovich Suleymanov reported to the local “Memorial” branch in Grozny …
A Chechen human rights activist who fled to Switzerland in January has been recognised for her courage at a ceremony in the Swiss capital Bern on Saturday.
A charity cycling tour was organized in Woudsend, Netherlands to raise money for handicapped Chechen children and included the efforts of Christian Social Women and Chechen singer Louiza Saitova.
Elsevier.nl, a Dutch website, has reported that the 20-year old son of Ruud Gullit, Terek Grozny’s coach, was caught red-handed by Italian police while he was selling marijuana.
Local sources have reported that a young male was abducted from his house by Russian soldiers in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Nils Ushakov, the mayor of Riga, accepted a pro-Russian delegation from the occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. The renaming of the “Avenue of Dzhoxar Dudaev (Džohara Dudajeva gatve)” is on their agenda.
The press center of the State Border Committee of Belarus has reported that three Chechen asylum seekers were detained by Belarusian border guards while they were trying to cross Belarus-Lithuania border.
The Louise Weiss Prize 2011, an award for journalism, was given to French journalist Blaise Gauquelin for his investigative article about the assassinations of opponents of Ramzan Kadyrov.
On May 9, the Vantaa District Court in Finland gathered to give their final decision on allegations against Finnish human rights defender Mikael Storsjö and Turkish citizen Deni Berkat. The court decided that there is …
Local sources have reported that a young man was abducted in Grozny by thugs from the puppet regime in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
