SEPTEMBER 2006

CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS

15/9/2005
Environmental disaster in Grozny

Chechnya's State Council yesterday held a meeting at which questions connected with the environmental situation in the Chechen capital were discussed. The situation was recognised critical, a source with the Chechen governmental staff told Caucasian Knot.

The situation is said to be especially critical in Grozny's Zavodskoi district where industrial facilities and oil refineries were located previously. Besides, there is a great number of so-called "condensate holes" and mini plants for oil products there. The air there is contaminated with hydrogen sulphide fumes which are released when oil is refined without the proper equipment, according to the source.

"Immediately in Grozny, there is a major source of radiation which must be urgently eliminated. However, we don't have either funds, or other functionality to solve that problem. Treatment facilities and special grounds for waste disposal must be built, which all requires huge financial expenditures," he said.

http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/engnews/id/859770.html

From: MSN Nicknamepsychoteddybear24  (Original Message)    Sent: 8/31/2006 1:28 AM
This article from Helsingin Sanomat can be found on Internet in
English also:
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/1135221266115


Finland grants asylum and residence permits to dozens of Chechens

Finland has started granting asylum and residence permits to
Chechens on the grounds of the threat of violations of human rights
in their home country.

The number of Russian asylum seekers grew several times over in
Finland around the turn of the millennium. This can be partly
explained by the Russian-Chechen war that started in 1999.
Following the outbreak of the war in Chechnya, Finland's
Directorate of Immigration (UVI) has granted asylum to 21 Chechens
since 2004, and residence permits to 67 Chechens since 2001, on the
basis of the need for international protection.
Even though the ethnic background of these refugees is not
indicated by the statistics, Director of Regional Unit Esko Repo
from the Directorate of Immigration reports that almost certainly,
nearly all of them are of Chechen origin.
Prior to this, Finland never ...
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng  (Original Message)    Sent: 9/3/2006 10:16 PM
September 1st 2006 · Prague Watchdog      
    
    
Calendar of Events - September 2006

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).
September 1-3     Beslan (Russia)
The second anniversary of the school hostage tragedy that took place in the North Ossetian town of Beslan, where about 1,300 people were taken hostage and then over 330 killed in circumstances that are still being investigated.
September 3     Vienna (Austria)
A rally held to mark the 15th anniversary of the declaration of Chechnya's independence (September 6, 1991) and to protest against the second war in Chechnya will take place at 14:00 in front of the OSCE building (Heldenplatz Square). More.
September 6     Chechnya
The 15th anniversary of the declaration of the independent Chechen Republic of ...
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng  (Original Message)    Sent: 9/6/2006 10:53 AM
CRI President Dokku Umarov Slaps New World Order on Independence Day
Publication time: Today at 15:05 Djokhar time
In his address to the Chechen people in connection with  the Ichkeria Independence Day on September 6, Dokku Umarov, the President of the Chechen Repulic of Ickkeria said that the Chechen Armed Forces resist the Russian invaders for 15 years already.

"To submit to slaves and to become a colony of the remains of an empire where the servile and serfdom spirit is still present is below the dignity of free people such as the Chechens", the President said.

"Every person appearing in this world and especially a Muslim is entitled by Allah to defend his honor and freedom. If there is no honor and no striving for freedom, then it is impossible to defend also the Faith. In addition, all the norms of international law permit the ...
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng  (Original Message)    Sent: 9/6/2006 10:58 AM
Open Gallery...
Chechen Street in Nazran, Ingushetia
Photo: Sergey Mikheev
Alu Alkhanov Doesn't Want to Be Chechen President
// He'd rather change the republic's name
President of the Chechen Republic Alu Alkhanov wants to rename the republic and take the word “Chechen” out of use because, he says, “it is used negatively and has no legal base.” Alkhanov suggests calling it the Nokhchiin Republic at the Russian-Arab Business Council meeting in St. Petersburg. “Chechens and other people living in the republic never use that ugly word,” Alkhanov said. “Based on the name of the people, we are Nokhchi. The republic should have another name.”
Alkhanov's press secretary Said-Magomed Isaraev commented that “We are only talking about the possibility of making such a decision. We are not sure, of course, that our initiative will be supported… A year ago, the president gathered scholars and suggested that they think of ...
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