Umalt Dudayev

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Chechens reflect on the anniversary of a war that has shattered homes and lives.

8 Dec 04

Presidential security service viewed as a dangerous irregular force whose loyalties remain unclear.

25 Nov 04

How, during the Beslan siege, 40 family members of Chechen rebel leaders were arrested and forced to denounce their relatives

6 Sep 04

Ordinary Chechens complain of a "witch hunt" following the May 9 assassination of pro-Moscow leader Kadyrov.

9 Jun 04

Rebels are using improvised and home-made weapons to continue their guerrilla war.

15 Apr 04

Chechen refugees in Ingushetia’s tent camps are coming under intense pressure go home.

26 Feb 04

Another New Year in Chechnya offers no sign that the conflict is ending.

15 Jan 04

Has the former Chechen parliament impeached pro-independence president Aslan Maskhadov or is it a Moscow-inspired trick?

25 Sep 03

Akhmad Kadyrov is surrounding himself with loyalists who will back his bid for the Chechen presidency.

13 Jun 03

Concern is growing over the rise in night-time raids by masked Russian soldiers, with few of the men they detain ever seen again.

9 May 03

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