Israpil Shovkhalov, editor-in-chief and Abdulla Duduev, chief-editor, of the Chechen independent magazine “Dosh”, detained by unknown power agents in Ingushetia, told the details of the incident which was happened on March 9.

A group supporting of Khadizhat Gataeva, also known as “The Angel of Grozny”, and her husband Malik Gataev, say that Finnish officials have rejected their applications for asylum.

On March 11, human rights activists demonstrated in memoriam of Aslan Maskhadov near the monument of Aleksander Griboyev in Moscow.

After decades of decline, tuberculosis is making a comeback in various countries, especially in conflict zones like Chechnya. According to US-based NGO International Medical Corps (IMC), which has been working for the past ten year in Chechnya, the disease has reached epidemic proportions.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Sweden on Tuesday to extradite two Chechen men and claimed that they have been involved in killings and kidnappings.

Five years ago, today, our third President Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov became a shaheed (inshaAllah).

Russian daily newspaper Kommersant reported that the Kremlin governor-general in the Caucasus Aleksandr Khloponin suddenly unexpectedly reprimanded the ringleader of Chechen puppets Ramzan Kadirov at a regular meeting with members of a so-called Russian federation council for his business contacts with Saudi Arabia that were not coordinated with Moscow.

Yesterday, around 100 residents of Plieva village of Ingushetia blocked a highway to protest against the abduction of the villager Mikail Pliyev (33 years old) who was kidnapped when he went  to doctor for his pregnant wife, some armed people in police uniform took him away on March 5.

Rizvan Elbiev, a native of Chechnya, is exposed to mockeries at Corrective Colony No. 4, located in Vyazniki, Vladimir Region. The “Kavkaz-Uzel” correspondent was told about it by his sister – Saikhat Elmurzaeva, who lives in Ingushetia.

“Angel of Grozny” nicknamed Khadizhat Gataeva and her husband Malik Gataev who are still remain in custody in Finland, send a letter to Lithuanian top politicians about the pressure on their family in Lithuania.

Ichkeria.info reported that Akhmed Chataev who was detained in Ukrania early in January 2010 on tipping off by Russian special services, was deported to Georgia.

On March 2, Al Jazeera English aired a tv show on current political situation in Chechnya. Professor Mohammad Adal Shashani, the Vice President of the World Chechen Congress, was one of the speaker.

Ichkeria.info reported with the reference to Ingushetiyaru.org, the details of the so-called “special operation” on March 2, in the settlement of Ekazhevo in Ingushetia: “The relatives describe it as an extrajudicial execution”!

People in Gudermes city and Kurchaloy village of Chechnya are evicted from their homes under the pretext of road construction.

Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported that the Polish Supreme Court overturned the decision regarding the extradition case of the Chechen asylum seeker Adam Mamilov who in 1994-1996 took part in the Chechen Republic Ichkeria armed forces against Russian invasion. The case will be revised by the Court of Appeal in Lublin city of Poland.

Eric Sottas, Secretary General of The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) send a letter to Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia, on their serious concerns about the fate of Messrs. Ali Dzhaniev, Magomed Adzhiev, Yusup Dobriev and Yunus Dobriev.

Ramzan Kadirov, national traitor and head of pro-Moscow regime, announced stabilization in Chechnya and construction of a mountain-ski resort in the Argun Gorge for tourists; however, Russian tourist experts and businessmen are rather sceptical to this idea, thinking that tourists would not come to Chechnya in near future.

People in Chechnya are sceptical to the news that the murderer of the well-known human rights defender Natalya Estemirova, kidnapped and assassinated on July 15, 2009, is established. Her colleagues believe that inspectors know already for a long time the executors and organizers of this crime; however, they doubt that the names will ever be disclosed.

On 27 February 2010 Vadim Karasteleyov (aged 44), an expert with Novorossiysk Human Rights Committee, was assaulted by two people armed with clubs. He has suffered serious head injuries and was taken to hospital where he was operated the same day. Doctors find his condition as serious.

Pupils at primary and secondary schools in Czech Republic will receive a new comic book soon; it’s called “My World” and it’s all about a Chechen refugee struggling to adjust to his new life in the Czech Republic, including dealing with prejudice and hostility.

Timur Borchashvili, a Georgian of Chechen ethnicity who has been denied asylum in the Czech Republic twice, does not want to apply for the asylum again as he is afraid of imprisonment, Czech senator Jaromir Stetina told Czech News Agency (CTK) on Tuesday, February 23.

The website Djama1at.com, mouthpiece of Chechen mujahedeens, reported that well-known Chechen field commander Amir Mansur (Arbi Yovmurzayev) became a shaheed yesterday.