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Calendar of Events - February 2007

This schedule of major events related to the conflict in Chechnya is continuously updated. Announcements for planned or expected events or any other suggestions are most welcome (e-mail: mail at watchdog.cz).
February 1     Moscow (Russia)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will give a large press conference. The event will take place in the Kremlin at 12.00. More.
February 1     Moscow (Russia)
A news conference of the Eminent Jurists Panel on terrorism, counter-terrorism and human rights in Russia will take place in the Central House of the Journalist (Nikitsky Boulevard 8a) at 15.00. More.
February 7     France
Itchkéri Kenti : Les fils de l’Itchkérie (The Sons of Ichkeria), a film by Florent Marcie, will be on general release in French cinemas from February 7 2007. Filmed in secret in Chechnya, Itchkéri Kenti is the story of a brief moment of Chechen history during the winter of 1996, just after the Pervomaiskaya operation and up to the point when the village of Novo-Grozny was taken by the Russian army at the end of February that year. More.
February 9-28     Flensburg (Germany)
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein et al. Verschlusssache Tschetschenien / Chechnya - a classified matter. Photographic exhibit by Musa Sadulayev. Rathaus Flensburg, Bürgerhalle Rathausplatz 1 / Am Pferdewasser. Open February 9-28. Also programme of events throughout February on Chechnya-related issues: human rights abuses, Schleswig-Holstein's Chechen refugee community, Chechen literature, schoolchildren's event. More.
February 10     Nantes (France)
Amnesty International, LDH, ACAT and the Chechen Solidarity Association will host a public forum and discussion at the Médiathèque Jacques Demy in Nantes on the theme: Russia, Did You Say Democracy? The event starts at 8.30pm, and will include contributions by North Caucasus specialist Aude Merlin, co-author of Chechnya, an Internal Affair?, and Amandine Regamey, doctor and co-author of the same book. More.
February 11-13     Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit the Middle East. February 11-12: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. February 12: The State of Qatar. February 12-13: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. More.
February 13     Paris (France)
The ad-hoc sub-committee on the organisation of the so called "Round Table" on the political situation in the Chechen Republic will hold a session.
February 14     Paris (France)
LDH Sorbonne will host a panel discussion and public debate at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (7pm) on the theme L'ours et l'autruche - Quelle politique pour l’Europe face à la Russie? (The Bear and the Ostrich - What policy for a Europe confronted by Russia?). Panelists: Alexandra Kulayeva (FIDH and Memorial), Marie Mendras (CNRS/CERI), and Christian Paul (French MP and Socialist Party representative). More.
February 19     Nantes (France)
"Russia: the new SS", Café-Citoyen, 8pm, Bar des Flesselles (tram stop “Bouffay”, Line 2). Broadcast of documentary by Manon Loiseau, Russie: les nouveaux S.S. (Russia, the new SS), followed by discussion on the rise of racism in the Russian Federation. The discussion will be led by Amnesty International (Nantes youth branch). More.
February 19     Grozny (Chechnya)
Round table on the theme "A new economic strategy for a new Chechen republic". Participants will include Chechen government representatives, members of parliament, ministers, and well-known Chechen and Russian political analysts and journalists. More .
February 20     Bologna (Italy)
Una donna sola: Anna Politkovskaja - Il prezzo della libertà di informazione (One woman alone: Anna Politkovskaya - the price of freedom of information). RAI journalist Amedeo Ricucci presents a preview of a documentary film made after Anna Politkovskaya's death, with archive footage and previously unreleased interviews that were censored by Putin's government. VAG 61, Via Paolo Fabbri 110, 9pm. More.
February 21-24     Turin (Italy)
Milana: ombre cecene (Milana: Chechen Shadows). A theatre presentation by Roberta Cortese, on the theme of Chechnya's women and the ways in which their lives have been affected by the conflict. Alma Teatro CineTeatro Baretti, Via Baretti 4, 9pm. More.
February 23     Deportation Day
The 63rd anniversary of Stalin-era deportations of 650,000 Chechens and Ingushes to Soviet Central Asia and Siberia in 1944. Commemoration and anti-war protest events will take place in various parts of the world. Further info at http://www.worldchechnyaday.org.
February 22     Leuven (Belgium)
Tweebronnen Library (Rijschoolstraat 4), from 8pm. Programme: Film: Coca: The Dove from Chechnya, and discussion with Egbert Wesselink (Pax Christi and Chechen Justice Initiative). More .
February 23     United Kingdom
Various events will take place in London and other cities. More.
February 23     Berkeley (USA)
Lecture by Professor Michael Pohl (Vassar College) on the deportation of the Chechen people. In Berkeley City College (2050 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, 94704) at 7pm. More.
February 23     Prague (Czech Republic)
Climb of Petrin Hill. Assemble at 4pm in front of the Memorial to the victims of Communism at the foot of the hill (tram stop "Ujezd"). Organizer: Czech-Chechen Society.
February 23     Saint Etienne (France)
5.30pm onwards: commemoration of the 1944 deportation, with screening of Coca: the Dove from Chechnya, and debate. More .
February 23     Paris (France)
Rally on Place de la Défense, 2pm-6pm, to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the deportation of the Chechen people to Siberia and Kazakhstan. Speakers will include representatives of the Chechen diaspora, political leaders of the ChRI and France, and public figures. Metro: «Grande Arche de La Défense» (Line 1) or RER 'A'. Assemble on Grande Arche steps, 2pm. More.
February 23     Moscow (Russia)
A rally to commemorate the deportation will be held on Pushkin Square at 3pm-4.30pm. More.
February 23-March 6     Grenoble (France)
February 23 : Readings of texts by Chechen authors and texts on human rights at "l’Atelier de lecture des bons enfants", local artistique de Jérôme, Rue des Bons Enfants, Grenoble. February 24: Rally in memory of the deportation of the Chechen people on February 23 1944, Place du Commerce, 2pm-6pm. February 26-March 6: Chechnya Exhibition by Maryvonne Arnaud, at the Student Centre. More.
February 24 - March 10     Albi (Southern France)
"News from Chechnya" - February 24: Médiathèque, 5pm. Opening of exhibition of photographs by Manuela de Oliveira (Association Médina). The subjects of the photos are Chechen villages, Ingushetian refugee camps, and people trying to survive in very harsh circumstances. February 26: Théâtre de la Croix Blanche, 9pm. Readings from works by Chechen authors in French translation. The evening includes extracts from Milana Terloyeva's Dancing on the ruins. February 28: Screening of Florent Marcie's film Itchkéri Kenti. More.
February 24     Tokyo (Japan)
Chain Assassinations and Chechnya Today. Showing of documentary film about the 1944 deportation, and interview with Alexander Litvinenko. 6-30-9pm in Bunkyo Civic Centre. More.
February 27     New York City (USA)
Panel discussion on ethnic conflicts in the North Caucasus and initiatives for their resolution, with panel of distinguished experts. 5.30-7.30pm at the International Center for Tolerance Education (25 Washington Street, Brooklyn). More.

Compiled by Prague Watchdog.

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