Chechnya

Killings on the Increase

Ordinary Chechens complain of a "witch hunt" following the May 9 assassination of pro-Moscow leader Kadyrov.

9 Jun 04

The success or failure of Putin's "Chechenisation" policy is hanging in the balance.

9 Jun 04

Moscow’s attempt to conscript ethnic Chechens in Dagestan has run into difficulties.

26 Feb 04

A night-time campaign of kidnappings and murders continues to terrorise Chechnya.

5 Feb 04

President’s critics say his historical commission is little more than a political tool.

6 Nov 03

Scheme to compensate people for destroyed homes undermined by bureaucratic chaos.

19 Sep 03

Presidential candidates are setting up fortress-like campaign headquarters and employing armies of guards.

12 Sep 03

Residents of four settlements destroyed during the 1999 Chechen incursion are still waiting for compensation.

19 Jul 03

Chechen and Ingush women are being abducted for wives in the name of tradition.

4 Jul 03

A group of hunger-striking Chechens accuse the United Nations of abandoning them

13 Jun 03

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