Chechnya

Grozny's Housing Chaos

Corruption and fake documents means many flats are disputed by two or even more people.

7 Sep 07

Moderate clerics say heavy-handed authorities fail to distinguish between ordinary mosque-goers and extremists.

30 Aug 07

Deserted villages are mute testimony to a history of deportation and war.

7 Apr 07

Social taboos and economic desperation fuel child trafficking.

15 Jan 07

Residents of sparsely populated mountain district accuse federal troops of night-time abductions.

11 Jan 07

Demonstrations are nothing new in Dagestan, but this year they have increased in number and scale.

11 Jan 07

Chechen security forces accused of torturing and intimidating relatives of fighters.

24 Nov 06

Inhabitants of mountain villages are unable to go home because of continuing violence between federal forces and rebels.

26 Sep 06

People displaced by Chechnya’s conflicts face being moved on yet again as officials hurry to close refugee centres.

5 Jul 06

Russian campaigners say Chechen kidnap victims were subjected to brutal treatment at illegal detention centre.

24 Jun 06

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