Amnesty International of Belgium has reported that on April 1, the Council of State (The Supreme Administrative Court of Belgium) decided to extradite Chechen refugee, Arbi Zarmaev to Russia.

During March of 2011, Chechen athletes continued to gain new victories in wrestling and judo in different parts of Europe.

On March 29th, the European Court of Human Rights has fined Russia 1.377 million euros in two cases for killing at least six civilians and destroying a Chechen village in 1999 and 2001.

On March 28, a conference about the barriers in access to medical care for refugees was held in Warsaw, the capital of Poland.

The Lithuanian director of the award winning documentary movie, “Barzakh”, Mantas Kvedaravičius spoke to the Lithuanian news agency “Delfi.lv” about his movie and the situation in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

Although sentenced to a ten day administrative prison term, decided by the Ingush court, the well-known Ingush rights activist and his brother were released on the evening of March 26.

On March 25th, the trial of Umar Israilov’s accused murderers continued at the Vienna Criminal Court (Landesgericht für Strafsachen) in Austria.

Local sources have reported that a young male civilian was abducted by gang members from the puppet regime in the Russian occupied Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

The “Kavkaz-Uzel” website has reported that blocks of flats built in 2008 in the 20th section of Oktyabrsky district of Grozny which is under Russian occupation have become outworn and are literally tumbling down in front of residents’ very eyes.

The Latvian website, Telegraf.lv wrote that the Constitution Protection Bureau (Latvian Counter Intelligence: SAB) said publically that the campaign to rename the Avenue of Dzhokhar Dudaev (Džohara Dudajeva gatve) in Riga, which was implemented on the eve of Latvian parliamentary elections was initiated by the Russian security services (FSB).

Brazilian veteran football player Rai published an open letter on his official website titled: “Chechnya: The Day that I was Betrayed” in reference to his shame about playing in Chechnya.

A court has sentenced the famous Ingush opposition leader, Magomed Khazbiev and his brothers to ten day administrative prison terms.

The dissident website Ingushetiyaru.org has reported that on March 23rd, the well-known Ingush opposition leader Magomed Khazbiev and his two brothers were arrested at 1:45pm after a protest during the midday in Nazran.

According to the Ingushetiyaru.org website, on March 23rd, at about 11:30am in Nazran, Ingushetia, around 100 demonstrators blocked the roundabout at the intersection of Bazorkin and Oskanov Street, as a sign of protest against abductions.

Human Rights Center “Memorial” has reported that a male civilian was kidnapped in Nazran, Ingushetia.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has published a press statement saying that they have once again failed to have a Chechen refugee extradited from Sweden.

The Belgian media has reported that the Justice Minister of Belgium has signed an extradition decision for a Chechen refugee, allowing him to be sent back to Russia. However, Pax Christi Flanders, Amnesty International and Russian human rights organization “Memorial” are against the extradition.

The Amnesty International Nancy and France Chechen Solidarity Association (l’association France-Tchétchénie Solidarité) are organizing events related to Chechen culture and human rights, between March 29th and April 7th in Nancy, France.

The German newspaper Süd Kurier has published the story of a Chechen refugee family in Hegau, Germany.

Warsaw, the capital of Poland hosted one of Europe’s biggest MMA organizations, “Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 15”. The Chechen fighters, Mamed Khalidov and his cousin Aslambek Saidov defeated their opponents.

The Russian language Georgian satellite TV channel, “PIK” published a news about the Chechen music ensemble “Daymoxk,” which is located in Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge.

The Germany based international NGO and human rights organization, the Society for Threatened Peoples (Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker – GfbV) has published a report about the current situation facing Chechen refugees in Poland.