International human rights organizations have send an open letter to the Ministry of Justice of Republic of Austria related to the Umar Israilov murder.

On June 1, in Grozny, in Skver Zhurnalistov (Journalists’ Park) there was a picket devoted to the problem of enforced disappearance of Chechen residents. The action was organized by human rights NGO “Materinskaya Trevoga” (Mother’s Anxiety). Besides human rights defenders, among the participants there were relatives of people subjected to enforced disappearance.

The Norway based psychologist and Caucasus expert Zoia Grannes spoke to the daily Norwegian newspaper “Aftenbladet” (The Evening Paper) about the current situation in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

The Russian mass media has reported that a new set of unwritten rules on dress code for school girls, from the pro-Russian government in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, is mandatory at all educational establishments.

The Polish radio station “Radio Akadera” has reported that three male Chechen asylum seekers were arrested in Poland.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Russia around 300,000 Euros for killing a Chechen mother and her five children during a military aircraft bombing in 2004, the court said in a statement today.

The Caucasian Studies Association and the School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences will continue their seminar “Caucasus: The History and Current Events”.

Johan Lagerfelt, a former Swedish legislator who heads the independent Swedish Committee for Chechnya, has sent an open letter to the daily Swedish newspaper “Nerikes Allehanda” (NA) and criticized the ignorance of the Migration Board in reference to rape cases from the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

The U.S. Department of State has updated its travel alerts list and suggested that their citizens not visit the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria due to ongoing security concerns.

The “Stars of Chechnya” dance group promotes the Chechen culture in Poland and is going to produce their first video recording in June 2012.

The non-governmental independent Chechen youth organization “Waynakh European Youth Development Union: WEYDU” organized a workshop focused on Chechen painters.

One of Europe’s biggest MMA events, “Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 19” (KSW 19) was held on May 12 at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland. The Chechen fighters, Mamed Khalidov and his cousin, Aslambek Saidov defeated their opponents.

The Lithuanian media reported that the Court of Appeals has reversed the arrest warrant issued by the Klaipėda District Court for Malik and Khadizhat Gataeva.

The Other Russia has send an immediate press release about the unlawful arrests the day before Vladimir Putin’s inauguration.

Human Rights Center “Memorial” has reported that pro-Russian regime’s armed members burned down the houses of Chechen mujahedeen relatives in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

The French daily newspaper “Le Monde” has reported that 21 children of Chechen asylum seekers, ages 3-11 have been denied enrollment at a school in a small town, not far from the French capital city of Paris since May 2011.

A video which was uploaded by the Russian youth organization “Stop Xam” (СтопХам – Stop Bastards) shows the arbitrariness and anarchism of the Kadyrovites.

Local sources have reported that two male civilians were abducted in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

Editorial board of Waynakh Online received an e-mail related to the situation of Gataev couple. According to the information, Malik and Khadizhat Gataeva have today been granted asylum in Finland. Khadizhat Gataeva is also known as “The Angel of Grozny” according to the title of a bestseller book by the Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad, who published a book in 2008 describing the life in her centre for homeless children in Grozny.

Local sources have stated that on April 25, a group of local officials arrived at the temporary residence camp in Promzhilbaza, Karabulak in Ingushetia where a total of 85 Chechen refugee families live. It has been demanded that residents leave within three days.

“Radio eR“, a regional radio station in Poland, has reported that a new Polish-Chechen musical project was formed and will end soon.

Amnesty International’s France based branch has started a campaign called “the Signature Marathon”, designed to defend human rights activists who are in danger. The organization asked for the opinions of comedians, writers, composers, directors and journalists for the campaign. Romain Goupil, the director of “Les mains en l’air (Hands Up)” wrote for the slain Chechen human rights defender Natalya Estemirova and Anna Politkovskaya. Amnesty International has asked that people of goodwill sign their petition to ask for justice for Natalya Estemirova.