IWPR: Grozny’s Vulnerable Thrown Together
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posted by FerrasB on May, 2006 as CHECHNYA
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/7/2006 7:52 AM Grozny’s Vulnerable Thrown Together War damage has forced mentally ill, disabled and elderly residents of the capital to share a ramshackle care home. By Asya Ramazanova and Amina Ustarkhanova in Grozny (CRS No. 338, 4-May-06) A group of old ladies chats in the garden and near them an old man in an embroidered skull cap leans on a crutch, lost in thought. Someone goes by in a wheelchair; two other people limp past on crutches. A woman of about 40, with short hair, is mentally ill: she hasn't been able to talk since she was young, and behaves like a child. These are residents of the only functioning home for the elderly and disabled in Chechnya. “You can't imagine what I have been through,” said 82-year-old Lilia Aksyonova in tears. “During the war my house caught fire twice, and both times the fires were put out. I ... >> full
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MosNews: Russia’s Putin Steps Into Power Struggle In Chechnya
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/7/2006 8:26 AM Russia’s Putin Steps Into Power Struggle in Chechnya 07.05.2006 MosNews Russian President Vladimir Putin has stepped into an increasingly bitter power struggle between the two most powerful officials installed by Moscow in the war-torn province of Chechnya, AFP reported. Putin is backing Chechen President Alu Alkhanov as a “last counterbalance” against the growing influence of the province’s powerful Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov, who unofficially controls a force of several thousand armed men, the liberal Kommersant daily said. At a news conference in Moscow on Saturday, a day after he and Kadyrov met with Putin, Alkhanov said: “I have been elected by the Chechen people and I continue to exercise my office. The president restated to me that the federal centre wants political peace and goodwill in Chechnya.” Last month, several people were injured in a shoot-out between security forces loyal to Kadyrov and Alkhanov outside a government building ... >> full
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CHECHEN POWER STRUGGLE HOTS UP
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posted by FerrasB on as CHECHNYA
From: MSN Nicknamepsychoteddybear24 (Original Message) Sent: 5/11/2006 11:19 PM CHECHEN POWER STRUGGLE HOTS UP Differences between Chechnya’s president and prime minister burst into the open. By Umalt Dudayev in Grozny. Russian head of state Vladimir Putin last week called Chechen president Alu Alkhanov and prime minister Ramzan Kadyrov to a meeting in the Kremlin to try and mediate in a power struggle that has almost got out of control. Officially, Putin’s invitation on May 5 was to discuss the socio-economic situation in Chechnya, and make plans for future development. But few doubt that the reason for the unprecedented meeting was the clash between the two men, which led to shooting on the streets of Grozny last month. On April 25, Kadyrov’s and Alkhanov’s security guards exchanged fire outside the government buildings in Grozny and men on both sides were wounded. “The armed group of Kadyrovtsy [as Kadyrov’s men are generally known in Chechnya] wanted to go through ... >> full
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Le Monde diplomatique: Chechnya Only Seems Normal
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/16/2006 2:41 AM May 2006 ‘Why did we let this war poison everything?’ Chechnya only seems normal The UN High Commissioner for Refugees said last month that the UNHCR would open an office in Grozny as soon as security permits. The appearance of normalisation implied by his statement is deceptive. The Russians are counting on continued violence, and local resignation. By Anne Nivat Nearly seven years after the launch of Russia’s second military campaign in Chechnya, it is still dangerous for journalists to venture into this region, where “anti-terrorist operations” are being carried out (1). To go from Ingushetia to this Chechenised republic, where the consequences of war make repeated horrors seem routine, we had to head east, not via the main road that goes through the infamous Kavkaz military checkpoint, but on back roads that are just as sad and muddy. On the flight from Moscow I met Aza, a ... >> full
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Le Monde diplomatique: Facts In Conflict
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/16/2006 2:55 AM May 2006 ‘Why did we let this war poison everything?’ Facts in conflict By Anne Nivat Area: 16,600 sq km Population: 1,103,686 (according to the official 2002 Russian census) President: Alu Alkhanov (since August 2004) Per capita GDP: $730 Estimates of the number of casualties from the conflict since 1994 vary from 50,000 to 250,000. Over 300,000 Chechens have fled the country since 1994. Timeline 1 November 1991: Chechen declaration of independence. 11 December 1994: Russian troops move in and first Chechen war begins. 31 August 1996: The Khasavyurt accords signed between Alexander Lebed, the head of the Russian Security Council, and Aslan Maskhadov, head of the separatists, end the war. 27 January 1997: Maskhadov voted president after elections organised in the presence of OSCE observers. 7 August 1999: Two villages in the neighbouring Dagestan Republic attacked by Shamil Bassaev, the radical Chechen Islamist. 1 October 1999: Russian troops invade Chechnya ... >> full
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