From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/3/2007 1:52 PM July 3rd 2007 · Prague Watchdog / Ruslan Isayev
Two female suicides in Grozny
By Ruslan Isayev
GROZNY, Chechnya – During the past week alone, two women in Grozny have committed suicide. The first case occurred in the suburb of Michurin, where a 42-year-old mother of four children was found hanged in her own home. Doctors tried to resuscitate her, but to no avail.
According to neighbours, the woman killed herself because her husband had married another woman. The relatives and loved ones are still in shock from the incident and are very reluctant to talk about it.
Another suicide occurred in Grozny’s Staropromyslovsky district. A young woman in the fifth month of pregnancy brought her life to an end in the same way on hearing of the death of her husband who was accidentally blown up by a mine.
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/5/2007 6:44 AM July 4th 2007 · Prague Watchdog / Ruslan Isayev
Ulman case continues to alarm Chechen public opinion
By Ruslan Isayev
CHECHNYA – The recent statement by Duma deputy Dmitry Rogozin and the subsequent announcement by the Rostov-on-Don district prosecutor’s office that it intends to conduct searches at the homes of the relatives of the people who were murdered by the Ulman group have seriously disturbed public opinion in Chechnya. The official authorities have so far been sparing with their comments, but their attitude is clear, as both the Public Chamber and the Chechen Human Rights Ombudsman have made sharp rebuttals to Rogozin and the prosecutor’s office.
The notion put about by these latter sources that Russian spetsnaz officers Ulman, Kalagansky and Voyevodin, who have deliberately evaded justice, could have been kidnapped by human rights defenders or by relatives of the six people ... >>full
Chechen inmates in Mordovian penal colony complain of abuses Chechen inmates in Mordovian penal colony complain of abuses By Ruslan Isayev
CHECHNYA - More than fifteen convicted Chechens held at penal colony IK-5 in Mordovia in Russia's Privolzhsky district, have written a letter to Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, complaining about the conditions in which they are being detained.
The inmates claim that they are brutalized by the prison authorities, that they have been severely beaten, and that this is being done on the basis of their ethnicity. The letter says that "it is all accompanied by expressions like ‘you’re all gangsters, and your president is a gangster, too'."
Unable to endure the daily beatings, one of the Chechen prisoners slashed his wrists, but his life was saved.
The prisoners addressed their appeal to the President of the Chechen Republic because they had heard that ... >>full
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). July 1-2 USA Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit the United States. More. July 1 - December 31 Europe Portugal will take over the European Union presidency. More. July 3-4 Moscow (Russia) Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, will take part in a roundtable entitled "Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights and compliance with European Court judgements in the Chechen Republic". More. July 3-4 Guatemala Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Guatemala to present Sochi's bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games at a session of the International Olympic Committee. Some people, however, protest Sochi's bid. July 4 Grozny (Chechnya) Retrial of ex-Nizhnevartovsk ... >>full
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