The leading French newspaper “Le Monde” has published Jean-Marie Fardeau, the international organization Human Rights Watch director in France’s letter, which asks former French football players to return Kadyrov’s gifts.

Local sources have reported that a male civilian was abducted by thugs from the pro-Russian regime in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

On May 24, the trial of Umar Israilov alleged murders continued at the Vienna Criminal Court (Landesgericht für Strafsachen) in Austria.

On May 24, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Russia in two different cases related with Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Both of the cases were about the abductions of two civilians, but one of the abductees is brother of Ruslan Alikhadzhiyev who was the speaker of the Parliament of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

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 refugees in Europe, including the Czech Republic.

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 confirms that Chechnya is a dangerous place.

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 genocide.

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 that his son Tamerlan Suleymanov, born in 1982, was abducted by a group of Kadyrovites and released on May 11 after enduring beatings and torture. On May 9, Tamerlan Suleymanov went to “Mustang” auto-service on Kirov Street in Grozny’s Oktyabrovsky district, where he works. At around 11:30am, armed men in black military camouflages (black uniforms are being used by the Akhmed-Haji Kadyrov OMON unit) […]

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.