Today, the European Court of Human Rights notified two judgements against Russian Federation and decided that Russia is responsible for abduction and presumed death of two young men in Chechnya.
The Turkish humanitarian organization, “Imkan-Der” reported that Shamsuddin Batukayev was arrested by Turkish police on December 8, 2010 in Istanbul. Since then he has been held in the Kumkapi Foreign Branches building.
On December 13, 2010 a letter which was composed and signed by numerous international human rights organizations and addressed to the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), was sent.
According to local sources, on December 13th, two civilians were abducted by mobsters from the puppet regime in Chechnya under the claim that they aid the Chechen mujahedeen.
Sud Ouest, a daily regional French newspaper, published a story about a Chechen asylum seeking family which is at risk for deportation from France to Poland.
Earlier we reported that a building in Nice, France was occupied by a group of human rights activists, who did it for homeless asylum seekers. Yesterday morning, the inhabitants were evicted by the police.
The website Ichkeria.info published statements from the Council of Chechen Refugees in Azerbaijan and the Organization of Social and Public Union of Caucasian Confederation, which explained the urgency of the situation for a Chechen asylum seeker in Sweden.
According to local sources, four residents from Chechnya, Ingushetia and Karachay-Cherkessia were kidnapped and another four residents of Ingushetia were killed.
The Save Chechnya Campaign, a UK based non-profit organisation advocating for peace and justice in Chechnya, send us an e-mail related with their project.
According to Waynakh Online sources, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev started an official visit to Poland. Hundreds of Polish citizens welcomed Medvedev with protests in various cities.
On December 3rd, the trial of the suspected murders of Umar Israilov continued in the Vienna State Criminal Court. Israilov’s widow and father were heard as witnesses.
The Turkish daily newspaper Yeni Akit published an interview with Chechen asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Turkey. Their testimonies show the problem of persecution in Chechnya.
The Austrian newspaper, Die Presse has reported that a Chechen woman and her two children were picked up from their house to be deported to Poland. The mother had a panic attack and the process has been stopped for a while.
According to the Ichkeria.info website, a small demonstration was held in the capital of Russian occupied Chechnya, on November 29th. The protesters asked for the whereabouts of their missing or kidnapped relatives.
Ufuk Uras, a member of the Turkish Parliament from the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), appealed to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Turkish Parliament) about the situation pertaining to Chechen refugees in Turkey. He also asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan some questions.
