Third issue of the monthly Chechen Society Today released
Prague, April 18 - The third issue (2/2006) of the monthly Chechenskoye obshchestvo segodnya (Chechen Society Today) was released today. Visit this page to see the new issue of the journal.
The black-and-white Russian-language publication is a joint project of Prague Watchdog and the Moscow-based Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations, which is being implement thanks to support from the US-based National Endowment for Democracy. The journal’s aim is to strengthen Chechen civil society, promote independent media in Chechnya, and provide objective information to Chechens living in Russia and Europe.
A thousand copies are published in Moscow; additional copies are printed and distributed by Prague Watchdog for Chechen exiles in Europe. In addition, a printer-friendly PDF version can be downloaded from the PW and CJES websites (http://chechnya.cjes.ru). ... >>full
For the Chechen Republic the last fifteen years have probably been among the most shattering (in their events and essence) in the recent history of the Chechen people. Over this period the Chechens have experienced (and continue to experience) very powerful upheavals the origins of which date from the moment of the disintegration of the USSR.
The most commonly-heard answer, or one of them, to the question of why blood constantly flows in this small territory is “Chechen oil”. A second version, most frequently encountered in reports of Kremlin analysts, is that Chechnya is a bridgehead for the special services of foreign governments, who aim to detach the North Caucasus from Russia, and thus destroy the Russian state.
The situation is so confused that a sense is created of war in the ... >>full
FOREIGN MINISTRY PROTESTS JAMESTOWN CONFERENCE RIGHTS GROUPS REPORT NEW DISAPPEARANCES KADYROV (SELECTIVELY) DENOUNCES DISAPPEARANCES BASAEV ISSUES STATEMENT; UMAROV GIVES INTERVIEW BRIEFS SHIFTING BATTLEFIELDS OF THE CHECHEN WAR
FOREIGN MINISTRY PROTESTS JAMESTOWN CONFERENCE
The Financial Times reported on April 19 that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak had lodged a formal protest with the U.S. Ambassador to Moscow, William Burns, the previous day over The Jamestown Foundation-sponsored conference held in Washington on April 14 entitled “Sadullaev’s Caucasian Front: Prospects for the Next Nalchik.” RIA Novosti reported on April 18 that the Foreign Ministry had summoned the U.S. ambassador to, in the news agency’s words, “hand him a note of protest against a seminar in Washington which it said called for new terrorist attacks in Russia.” According to RIA Novosti, the ministry claimed that ... >>full
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/27/2006 1:24 AM April 26th 2006 · Prague Watchdog / Liza Osmayeva
Chechen government demands to gain control of oil resources
By Liza Osmayeva
GROZNY, Chechnya – In the near future Grozny plans to present an updated version of the agreement on power sharing between the federal centre and the Chechen Republic. Within the framework of the document that is being prepared, the Chechen government intends to gain unprecedented economic privileges for the republic, including a transfer to local authorities of control over oil resources.
The Chechen side believes that the income from oil sales must be spent on the restoration of the republic. But they consider that in order for this to be possible Chechnya must be given the right to the independent use of natural resources, including oil production. It should be noted that this question has already been raised by the Chechen ... >>full
Several time ago the Ukrainian edition UADaily applied to the Kavkaz-Center IA with request to organize opportunity for interviewing on of the Chechen leaders. The KC transferred questions of the UADaily editorial staff to the first vice-premier of the Government of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, the Commander Shamil Abdallah Abu-Idris. In the end of the past week the KC editorial staff received answers to these questions and transferred them to the Ukrainian colleagues. However the latter have not published the interview.
The KC editorial staff has decided to publish the answers of the Chechen vice-premier to the questions of the Ukrainian edition on the pages of KC, and the Ukrainian editions has been informed on this.
Answers of Abdallah Shamil Abu-Idris to the questions of the Ukrainian edition UADaily
Events in Afghanistan and Irag show that situation in these ... >>full
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