Anzor Chentiev, an ethnic Chechen asylum seeker in Slovakia, is facing imminent extradition to Russia. If returned to Russia, he will be at risk of torture and an unfair trial.

Russia is already spreading the “experience” of occupied Chechnya to Donbas. Obviously, sending Chechens to the far away and completely disconnected Ukraine was a decision made by the Russian Federation government also with the goal to bury the issue of Russia’ military crimes in Chechnya forever – bury it under the tag of the “bandit people,” which would like nothing more than “to go to war, no matter where and what for.”

Russia’s recent invasion and annexation of Crimea and its instigation of a separatist armed rebellion in eastern and southern Ukraine have overturned the world order established after the Cold War. Most analysts have understandably traced Russia’s aggression to the revolutionary upheaval in Ukraine, which ousted a president beholden to Moscow in February and brought to power a new leadership looking to integrate Ukraine into the European Union. In fact, the process that has culminated in the current crisis began 15 years ago, when Vladimir Putin emerged almost out of nowhere, pledging to suppress a separatist rebellion in Chechnya. The small […]

Akhmed Zakayev, Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, was the telephone guest of the Kyiv based Ukrainian radio “Vesti“. He spoke about the position of Chechen people related with the incidents in Ukraine.

Slovakia’s Minister of Justice Tomáš Borec has approved the extradition of Chechen asylum seeker Anzor Chentiev to the Russian Federation, the SITA newswire reported on June 2.

Local sources have reported that a male civilian was abducted in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

A historical film depicting the mass deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people in 1944 by the Soviet Russia has been banned by the Russian Ministry of Culture.

Aset Sabdulaeva, Deputy Chairman of the Union of Chechen Youth “Noxchiycho”, has published an open letter addressing to singer Maher Zain who showed up recently at an opening ceremony in the Russian occupied Chechnya.

Medet Onlu, Honorary Consul of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in Turkey, Qoman Siy and Qoman Turpal medals holder, was assassinated in his office in Ankara on May 22, 2013. Due to his first death anniversary, several protest meetings and commemoration programs held in Turkey and Europe.

An initiation group has started an online petition through the “We the People” system which is belong to the White House.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria has published a press release about an appointment in Austria.

Ilias Demayev, a young Chechen asylum seeker and France’s Jiu Jitsu champion, was deported to Russia and his fate is unknown.

The Press Service of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria government reported that the government held numerous important events in Luxemburg from 28 to 30 April 2014.

The pro-Moscow Chechen regime of Ramzan Kadyrov almost certainly at the behest of Moscow is using threats and torture to get Chechens to go to Ukraine to fight for Russian separatist forces. A few have gone as losses have been reported. But resistance to this program is high.

Polish media sources have reported that Polish border guards wanted to deport a Chechen family with an epileptic child, but the deportation was stopped at the last minute.

Local sources have reported that a male civilian was murdered in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

Magomed Murtuzaliyev, head of the international Chechen youth organization “Noxchiycho” has appealed to Mark Zuckerberg, owner of the popular social network “Facebook” about the page belonging to Ramzan Kadyrov.

Editorial board of biannual journal “Caucasus Survey” announced that their second issue is released.

A group of public figure and human rights organizations made an appeal against the desicion of the Swedish Migration Board on the deportation of sick Chechen asylum seeker, 4 year old Jasmin Ibragimova.

The public campaign “Justice for Medet Onlu” has announced that there will be a press conference held in Istanbul with participation by our shaheed, Medet Onlu’s family on April 16.

Local sources have reported that a male civilian was abducted in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

Prof.Roman Kuźniar, adviser to the President of Poland on international issues, was guest of Janina Paradowska’s morning program on Radio Tok FM on April 3.