Support Committee for CHECHNYA 2003
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The Impotent Bear - 200 Yrs of Russian War On Chechnya By Peter Dalhoff-Nielsen 1995 A very well written personal AND scholarly account of Chechen history, society and people from the first Russian attacks until the Yeltsin War. In Danish. Ought to be translated into English and Russian. Review here (in Danish) Order the book here: cefov@mail.tele.dk 188 pages, ill, Danish Kroner 60,- + postage |
Putin met with demonstrations during visit to Germany, France
European Parliament discusses Chechnya
Court Hearing on the Hostage Affair in Moscow
CHECHNYA RALLY
Russisk krigsherre fyret
ANTI WAR DEMONSTRATION
Sakajevsagen udsat
Den tjetjenske lydregering afholder "Congress of the Nations of Chechnya"
8th ANNIVERSARY OF YELTSIN'S ATTACK ON CHECHNYA
CONFERENCE ON CHECHNYA:
"THE HORROR CONTINUES"
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
PHOTO EXHIBITION
MASS ARREST OF CHECHENS IN GEORGIA
The Russian Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday that the decision not to
extradite emissary of Chechen militants Akhmed Zakayev to Russia taken by the
Danish authorities had to be a matter of everybody's concern. The Russian
Foreign Ministry believes that such a decision poses a threat not only to
Russian-Danish relations but to the European security."
Zakayev in Court
Conference in the Danish Parliament on the Chechnya Conflict and the Zakayev Case
Arrangører:
NATO summit
Ruslan Khasbulatov in USA
Sakajev to Stay in Isolation
Demonstration in Sweden
FOLKETINGET DISKUTERER SAKAJEVSAGEN
Demonstration by the Danish Embassy in Russia
Marked Worsening of the Chechen Situation Putin Met by Demonstration and Accusations of Torture in Norway Putin Met by Demonstration and Hearing on Chechnya in Brussels Demonstration at the Danish Embassy in Finland Sakajev Committees Formed in Denmark and Other Countries
PUTIN SUED IN NORWAY
BY CHECHEN TORTURE VICTIMS
Berlin / Paris / Bordeaux, søn 9-11 feb
Putin met with demonstrations, prominent asylum request and other actions during his officiel visit to Berlin, Paris and Bordeaux.
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Zakaiev in court
London, fre 31 jan
11 o'clock the Bow Street Magistrates Court in London resumes hearings on the extradition of Chechen politician Akhmed Sakajev, who was arrested at Russia's request by the British police on December 5 and then released on bail. The next court hearing is Fri, Feb 24.
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Formanden for PACEs Tjetjenien-kommission træder tilbage
Strasbourg, ons 29 jan
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe holds its plenary session, Mon 27. - Fri 31. January Agenda Wed 29. Jan:
The chairman of the Chechnya commission, Lord Judd, resigned since he could get approval of a resolution criticiseing the Kremlin's plebiscite in Chechnya March 23. The Russian co-chairman. Dmitri Rogozin, also resigned "make sure Lord Judd cannot regret".
BREAKTHROUGH!
European Human Rights Court to probe Chechen claims of abuse
Strasbourg, Thu 16 Jan
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Strasbourg, Thu 16 Jan
The European Parliament, which holds its part-session on January 13-16, has the situation in Chechnya on its agenda.
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Moscow, Thu-Fri 16-17 Jan
The Tverskoi district court in Moscow holds hearings on a total of 38 suits of former hostages and relatives of the victims of the recent Chechen terrorist raid on a Moscow theatre, who are seeking from the Moscow municipality a total of nearly 40 million USD in compensation for their moral and material damage.
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Zakaev's Former Bodyguard Interrogated under Torture
Grozny, Sat 11 Jan
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The Zakaev Case Postponed
London, Thu 9 Jan
The Russian extradition request against Akhmed Zakayev was postponed to January 31.
Günther Wallraff Expelled from Russia
Moscow, Tues 7 Jan
The well-known German investigative journalist Gunther Wallraff was sent back by the Russian border authoritieswhen he arrived on his way to Ingushetia to put public focus on the catastrophic situation in the Chechen refugee camps and on the Russian crimes against humananity, perpetrated in Chechnya. More >>
Questions to the Danish Foreign Minister about Chechnya
Copenhagen, Fri 3 Jan
Member of Danish Parliament Søren Søndergaard from the Socialist Party "Enhedslisten" har requested the Foreign Minister to answer two questions about the Budanov-case.
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The Kremlin Closes OSCE's Office in Chechnya
Moscow / Znamenskoye, Wed 1 Jan
OSCE, The European Organisation for Security and Cooperationhas had an office in Znamenskoye to monitor the situation in Chechnya since the Summer 01. The office must now close, the agreement expired at New Year, and the Kremlin has not wanted to renew it.
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Colonel Budanov innocent
ROSTOV, Tues 31 Dec
Oberst Budanov blev i dag kendt "sindssyg i gerningsøjeblikket" og skal ikke straffes for voldtægt og mord på en 18-årig tjetjensk kvinde. Budanovsagen skal vise at Rusland skam retsforfølger forbrydelser i Tjetjenien. Budanov blev erklæret sindssyg af det berygtede Serbski-institut, der har de samme ledere i dag som i 80'erne erklærede kritikere af det sovjetiske diktatur for sindssyge.
Mange russiske og internationale menneskeretsorganisationer har protesteret mod dommen. Det samme har den russisk indsatte regering i Tjetjenien.
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Newspaper reveals "influential Chechen lobby" in Denmark
MOSCOW / AARHUS, Mon 30 Dec
Kremls mand på JyllandsPosten, ;-) , Flemming Rose, retter i en artikel en række angreb mod Støttekomiteen på Tjetjenien og på Danmarks Radio og komiteens bestyrelsesmedlem Helen Krag i særdeleshed.
Artiklen er et interessant eksempel på "spin doctor" journalistik og kan læses i sin helhed
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Suicide Tactics in Chechnya
GROZNY, fre 27 dec
Den tjetjenske lydregerings kontorbygning i Grosnyj er blevet bilbombet af selvmordsaktivister. Mandag var antallet af dræbte på over 80 og over 100 sårede, hovedsageligt tjetjenere.
Aktionen er den første egentlige anvendelse af selvmordstaktikken i Tjetjenien.
Tjetjeniens folkevalgte præsident Aslan Maskhadov og hans udsending i Europa Akhmed Sakajev, har taget afstand fra aktionen.
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Illegal Repatriation of Chechen Refugees
INGUSHETIA, Fri 20 Dec
Rusland er i gang med at lukke de tjetjenske flygtningelejre i Ingusjien og tvinge flygtningene tilbage til Tjetjenien.
Right after the hostage crisis in Moscow late October Russian military began illegal evictions from the refugee camps in Ingushetia. The refugees are forced back to Chechnya. The Kremlin has put Dec 20 as the deadline for completion of the forced repatriation. It is now moved to January.
Den tvungne tilbagesendelse sker midt om vinteren, og det er helt uklart hvor i det ødelagte Tjetjenien, flygtningene skal slå sig ned. FN, Amnesty International og andre internationale humanitære organisationer har protesteret mod den ulovlige repatriering.
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OSCE DISCUSSES CHECHNYA
VIENNA, Thu 19 Dec
Report by the Head of the Advisory Group to Chechnya before
the Permanent Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
EU-Russia Meeting
STRASBOURG, Wed 18 Dec
E.U.-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee meeting.
PARIS, Wed 18 Dec
At Théatre du Soleil. With André Glucksmann, Jane Birkin and others
Members of European Parliament award Zakaev "Passport of Freedom"
STRASBOURG, tirs 17 dec
The "Passport for Freedom",
regularly awarded to people fighting for their rights in difficult
conditions was awarded, in Strasbourg on Tuesday, to Akmed Zakaiev, actor
and former director of the Grozny Theatre.
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MOSKVA / NORDKAUKASUS, tirs 17 dec
Den øverste russiske krigsherre i Tjetjenien, general Gennadi Troshev, blev i dag fyret af krigsminister Ivanov, efter at han havde nægtet at lade sig overflytte til Sibirien. Troshevs "mytteri" giver ham mulighed for at stille op til et kommende, ulovligt tjetjensk præsidentvalg som Kreml er ved at arrangere.
Troshev har været den øverste ansvarlige for den russiske besættelsesmagt i hele Nordkaukasus i 3 år og er en berygtet krigsforbryder.
Endnu en fremtrædende tjetjener død i russisk fængsel
MOSKVA / PERM, lør 14 dec
Den tidligere tjetjenske leder Salman Radujev er død i den russiske koncentrationslejr "Den Hvide Svane" i kolonien Perm.
Den 35-årige døde i følge myndighederne af "indre blødninger". Russiske medier og forskellige tjetjenske repræsentanter, mener fængselspersonalet har hjulpet Radujev med at dø.
Tidligere er den tjetejenske parlamentsformand Ruslan Alikhadjiev og sikkerhedsminister Turpal-Ali Atgeriev døde under tortur i russiske fængsler.
Kreml beordrer valg i Tjetjenien
MOSKVA, tors 12 dec
Putin underskrev i dag et dekret der beorderer lydregeringen i Grozny til at gennemføren en folkeafstemning om en ny forfatning, og dernæst valg.
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MOSCOW, Thu 12 Dec
A demonstration against the war in Chechnya takes place from 12 to 14 o'clock. The demonstrators will gather at the Nikitinski boulevard to start at the Arbat square and then walk to the Puskin square.
PACE discusses Russia
PARIS, Wed 11 Dec
The Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will discuss Russia in light of their late November fact-finding mission.
LONDON, Wed 11 Dec
Den tjetjenske fredsforhandler Akhmed Sakajev skal for retten igen 9. janaur, kl 11.00
GUDERMES, Wed 11 Dec
A Congress of the Nations of Chechnya is to be held in Grozny. The agenda includes a discussion on a new Chechen constitution and the situation in the republic.
Chechen deputy to Russia's State Duma Aslanbek Aslakhanov earlier invited Chechen representatives to Moscow for such a congress, which was to be held several days later (on December 13 or 16), but the head of Chechnya's Moscow-backed administration Akhmad Kadyrov insisted on Chechnya being the venue.
Wed 11 Dec
GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the SUPPORT COMMITTEE FOR CHEHCNYA
COPENHAGEN, Tues 10 Dec
Østerbro Medborgerhus 7 pm - 9 pm
Thomas Bindesbøll-Larsen was reelcted chairman.
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PARIS, Tues 10 Dec
Arr: Caritas France, l'Action des Chrétiens pour l'Abolition de la Torture and Amnesty International.
Among the participants are Zainap Gashayeva, chairwoman of Chechen NGO "Ekho vojny"..
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PRAGUE, Tues 10 Dec
Photo exhibition "Before the War I Had Toys" and "Cellar People" about the victims of the conflict in Chechnya starts on the premises of the Senate of the Czech Republic.
NATO critizises Russia
MOSCOW, Mon 9 Dec
At the joint NATO-Russia conference on "The Role of the Military in Terrorism in Combating Terrorism" in Moscow Monday the General Secretary of NATO, George Robertson, critizised Russia's conduct in Chechnya:
"Poorly trained troops who fail to respect civil rights or use excessive force only exacerbate the
problem they are sent to contain." Robertson said with a barely disgusied reference to the killings and plunder of the Russian troops in occupied Chechnya. Massive Russian war crimes have been thoroughly documentetd by Russian and international human rights organizations.
"Robertson also told the conference that troops must learn to "serve as constables and peacekeepers as well as combatants". "The use of disproportionate or inappropriate force in the absence of such specialised training can prove ineffective or even counterproductive," he said.
Besides professional soldiers the Russian forces in Chechnya are composed of badly educated conscripts and short-term mercenaries who supply their salaries with plunder, theft, extortion, sale of corpses etc.
Boris Nemtsov: "THE ZAKAYEV CASE HUMILIATES RUSSIA"
MOSCOW, Sat 7 Dec
"Those who started this story with the
extradition of Zakayev have
inflicted damage to the country and humiliated Russia," [Union of
Right Forces leader] Boris Nemtsov told Ekho Moskvy radio.
"Is it patriotic to demand extradition of a man who will never be
extradited? The amnesty announced before the Khasavyurt agreements
has been applied to Zakayev and all the charges which is now brought
against him have been dropped. Zakayev is the only separatist who
repudiated [hostage taker] Barayev on 24 October morning and the authorities were
aware of that," Nemtsov said.
Documents which were submitted to Denmark and London show that
Zakayev was involved in the separatists' operations [against the
federal troops] in 1995-96 and there are no documents proving his
involvement in such operations after 1996, Nemtsov added.
He believes that the demand that Zakayev be extradited is an "anti-
state policy aimed at humiliating Russia". "When we will demand that
real criminals be extradited, the West will say that we are settling
political scores," Nemtsov said.
TBILISI, Sat 7 Dec
Georgian police today conducted mass arrests of Chechens all over the capital Tbilisi. The arrests happened without proper arrest orders. All Chechna were photographed and fingerprinted, also in violation of Georgian law.
The leader of the Chechen diaspora in Georgia, Khizri Aldamov, had a heart attack during his arrest and had to be hospitalized.
The mother and brothers of Chechen peace negotiator Akhmed Zakayev live in Georgia. There are conlicting press reports about their arrest or not.
The illegal mass arrests are seen as an attempt by the Georgian authorities to appease the Kremlin who has accused Georgia of sheltering Chechen "terrorists".
After the hostage affair in Moscow in October the Kremlin forced a number of countries to close the Chechen Information Offices, including the one in Georgia.
Military analysts have warned that a Russian attack on Georgia may be under preparation
Russia's Foreign Ministry:
"DENMARK IS A "STRONGPOINT" FOR CHECHEN TERRORISTS"
MOSCOW, Fri 6 Dec
"Denmark is gradually turning into a "strongpoint" of Chechen terrorists and their accomplices" the Russian Foreign Ministry says in a press release Friday evening
According to the
Russian Foreign Ministry, "Denmark that has recently hosted the "World
Chechen Congress" and the "Chechen Conference" is gradually turning into a
"strongpoint" of Chechen terrorists and their accomplices." The Russian
Foreign Ministry accused Denmark of double-standards policy in combating
terrorism.
The media say that at present, Denmark is celebrating "the victory
of democracy over the remains of totalitarism" but in reality, the Russian
Foreign Ministry stressed, "it is the victory over common sense." "Apparently,
Copenhagen failed to notice that cold war is over and the world is facing other
challenges now, first of all, international terrorism," the Russian Foreign
Ministry recalled.
ZAKAYEV HAS RETURNED TO ENGLAND
COPENHAGEN/LONDON, Fri 6Dec
Chechen peace negotiator Akhmed Zakayev left Denmark Thursday afternoon and returned to London to see his family.
At arrival he was arrested, but shortly afterwards released.
Zakaev's extradition case is appearing in court on Dec 11.
DANISH PARLIAMENT DEBATES ZAKAEV CASE, RELATIONS TO RUSSIA
COPENHAGEN, Thu 5 Dec
PRESS CONFERENCE w AKHMED ZAKAYEV
COPENHAGEN, Wed 4 Dec
12 o'clock at Hotel Scandinavia, SAS-Radisson, Amager Boulevard, Copenhagen
BREAKTHROUGH! ZAKAYEV RELEASED
COPENHAGEN, Tues 3 Dec
Chechen peace negotiator Ahmed Zakayev has been released and can now
freely leave Denmark, according to the Ministry of Justice. There are no
reactions from the Russian side yet.
The Ministry of Justice decided today that the material provided by the
Russian government as a basis for the Russian extradition request, won't
hold in a Danish court.
An extradition can't take place on the existing basis, according to a
press release from the ministry.
The Ministry of Justice laid stress upon the fact that the provided
evidence - the character and content of the witness accounts, as well as
the circumstances in which they were delivered - can't be regarded as
sufficient.
The ministry has already informed the Russian authorities about the
decision, and Zakayev was simultaneously released from his investigation
arrest at the Police Court.
He can now leave the country when he wishes to do so.
Full text of the Danish evaluation of the Russian "evidence"
Deadline for Russia
MOSCOW - COPENHAGEN, Sat 30 Nov
I følge international traktat om udvisningssager har Rusland en måned til at (op)finde og fremsende bevismateriale mod Akhmed Sakajev.
COPENHAGEN, Tues 26 Nov
Akhmed Sakajev kommer for retten for tredje gang, efter næsten en måneds varetængtsfængsel
COPENHAGEN, Fri 22 Nov
Talere:
Yuliy Rybakov - medlem af den russiske Duma
Ella Polyakova - Russiske Soldatermødre, Sankt Petersburg
Elena Vilenskaya - Russiske Soldatermødre, Sankt Petersburg
Zeynap Geshaeva - Unity of Women of North Caucasus
Vanessa Redgrave - International Campaign for Peace and Human Rights in Chechnya
Holger K. Nielsen - Socialistisk Folkeparti
Socialistisk Folkeparti: http://www.sf.dk
Støttekomiteen for Tjetjenien: http://www.tjetjenien.dk
The International Zakaev Committee
Fredag den 22. november kl. 10-15
i Fællessalen på Christiansborg, Kbh
PRAGUE, Wed 20 - Thu 21 Nov
Ruslands forsvarsminister Igor Ivanov, medansvarlig for Kremls krigsforbrydelser i Tjetjenien, deltager i mødet. Tjetjenien står ikke på dagsordenen.
Prague Watchdog
WASHINGTON, Mon 18 - Sat 23 Nov
Den tjetjenske poilitiker og tidligere formand for den russiske Duma, Ruslan Khasbulatov, besøger USA for at drøfte sin mæglerrolle under gidselkrisen i Moskva, og behovet for en forhandlingsløsning i Tjetjenien. I august i år fremsatte Khasbulatov Liechtensteinfredsplanen som blev udviklet i samarbejde med den tjetjenske vicestatsminister Akhmed Sakajev.
American Committee for Peace in Chechnya
COPENHAGEN, Thu 14 Nov
The prolonged detention of the Chechen negotiator of peace Akhmed Sakajev is turning into a judicial scandal: Subsequent to more than two weeks of proceedings for the international public by the Russian and Danish Authorities, the High Court today confirmed the rulings of the Copenhagen City Court on Tuesday:
His detention is extended for another 14 days until November 26th
The case is to proceed behind closed doors
He is not allowed full information of the charges against him
He is not allowed to comment on his case to the public despite numerous requests for interviews by the press
One of his two defence lawyers, human rights advocate Tyge Trier, is suspended
STOCKHOLM, Wed 13 Nov
The Swedish Chechnya Committee will be holding a demo on Thursday 14th, 2-4 a.m at Mynttorget 1, in Stockholm, just beneath the Royal Castle.
KØBENHAVN, ons 13 nov
Udskrift af hele debatten
MOSCOW, Tues 12 Nov
Half a dozen of demonstrators rallied in front of the Danish Embassy in Moscow to warn Denmark against extraditing Sakajev.
The Russian Authorities had banned the demonstration but the police did not intervene.
OSLO, tirs 12 nov
Sunday a delegation from the Norwegian Helsinki Committee; returned from a visit to Russia and Ingushetia. The development was summed up as follows:
OSLO, Tues 12 Nov
During his visit in Norway President Putin was met by a demonstration of Chechen and Norwegian human rights organisations, among which were the Norwegian Support Committee for Chechnya, Støtteforeningen for Tsjetsjenia.
BRUXELLES, Mon 11 Nov
The European summit with the Russian president Putin as a participant, was moved from Copenhagen to Bruxelles because of the Chechen World Congress that was held in Copenhagen last month.
But Chechnya won't go away. While Putin is in Bruxelles a Chechnya Day will be held, a day of demonstration, hearing and other Chechnya related activities, organised by the Greens and the Transnational Radical Party.
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HELSINKI, Mon 11 Nov
The Finland-Chechnya-Association is organizing a demonstration in Helsinki on Monday November 11th 4 pm in front of the Danish embassy Keskuskatu 1. The idea is to support Akhmed Zakayev and also Denmark not to give in to Russian pressure.
KØBENHAVN/LONDON, tirs 5. nov
The scandalous arrest of the Chechen peace negotiator Akhmed Sakajev has now led to Sakajev committees and similar activities being initiated in several countries with the aim
of preventing an extradition of Sakajev to Russia.
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OSLO, Mon 4. Nov
On behalf of 7 Chechen victims of torture, the Norwegian Support Association for Chechnya today reported the Russian authorities to the Norwegian police for violating international law, specifying crimes perpetrated by Russian military personnel in Chehcnya.
Chairman of the Norwegian Support Association for Chechnya, former member of Parliament, Ingvald Godal, (+47) 4827 6691
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