Leading Chechen rights activist murdered
Natalia Estemirova, a leading human rights defender in Chechnya, was found shot dead in Ingushetia on 15 July 2009.
Torture victim “disappeared” after speaking publicly about his illegal detention
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Russia: Torture Victim Abducted in Chechnya (Moscow, August 6, 2008) – A man who made public his secret detention and torture by Chechen security agents was abducted and “disappeared” in Chechnya on August 3, 2008, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called […]
Canadian journalist harassed, press accreditation taken
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 24 April 2008 CPJ press release: Canadian journalist harassed in Chechnya; press accreditation taken New York, April 24, 2008 – The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed concern today at the harassment in Chechnya of Jane Armstrong, Moscow correspondent for the Canadian national daily The Globe and Mail. Armstrong and […]
Court finds newspaper guilty of defaming Chechen prime minister
(CJES/IFEX) – Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov has won a defamation lawsuit against the “Kommersant” newspaper, Ekho Moskvy radio reported on 7 February 2007. The lawsuit was filed over an article entitled “Commandante of Chechnya”, run by “Kommersant” on 15 July 2006, which contained statements made by Vissarion Aseyev, the head of the non-governmental organisation […]
Independent journalist kidnapped in Chechnya
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 August 2006 CPJ press release: RUSSIA: Independent journalist kidnapped in Chechnya New York, August 21, 2006 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the fate of reporter Elina Ersenoyeva, who was seized by masked men in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya on Thursday. Ersenoyeva is […]
Authorities continue to harass editor and newspaper for their reporting on Chechnya
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 17 October 2005 CPJ letter to President Vladimir Putin: October 17, 2005 His Excellency Vladimir Putin President of the Russian Federation The Kremlin Moscow, Russia Via Facsimile: 011 7 095 206 5137/206 6277 Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply troubled by a campaign of harassment and […]
CPJ calls on foreign minister to reverse decision on U.S. network ABC
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ letter to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov: August 4, 2005 Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Ministry of Foreign Affairs Smolenskaia-Sennaia pl. 32/34 121200 Moscow Russian Federation Via fax: (7 095) 244-2203 / 230 2130 / 244 9157 Dear Minister Lavrov: The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the Foreign […]
Polish TV crew detained in Ingushetia
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 1 June 2005 CPJ press release: RUSSIA: Polish TV crew detained in Ingushetia New York, June 1, 2005 – Police and Federal Security Service (FSB) agents in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia detained three journalists from the Polish state television station TVP, according to The Associated Press. Mariusz […]
Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Swedish media of fomenting violence
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 24 March 2005 CPJ press release: RUSSIA: Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Swedish media of fomenting violence New York, March 24, 2005 – The Russian Foreign Ministry has strongly criticized Swedish authorities and media for independent news reporting on the conflict in Chechnya, claiming the information was fomenting violence, according […]
Authorities escalate intimidation campaign against independent newspaper, editor threatened
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 16 March 2005 CPJ press release: RUSSIA: Authorities intensify persecution of independent newspaper New York, March 16, 2005 – Russian authorities in Chechnya and the Volga River city of Nizhny Novgorod are escalating their campaign of harassment and intimidation against Pravo-Zashchita (Rights Defense), a monthly newspaper that covers human […]
CPJ concerned about campaign to obstruct work of journalists reporting on Chechnya, criminal investigation launched against monthly newspaper
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 4 March 2005 letter to President Vladimir Putin, CPJ expressed its concern about an ongoing campaign by the Federal Security Service (FSB) and prosecutors to intimidate and obstruct the work of independent journalists reporting on the ongoing war in and around the southern republic of Chechnya. The FSB and prosecutors have […]
CPJ calls on Putin to end harassment of Chechen newspaper
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 29 July 2004 CPJ press release: RUSSIA: CPJ calls on Putin to end harassment of Chechen newspaper New York, July 29, 2004 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) calls on Russian President Vladimir Putin to ensure that government officials in the southern republics of Ingushetia and Chechnya end […]
CPJ condemns harassment of journalist and abduction of fixer
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: RUSSIA: CPJ condemns harassment of journalist and abduction of fixer New York, March 2, 2004-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) strongly condemns the harassment of Cox Newspapers Moscow correspondent Rebecca Santana and the abduction of her fixer and driver, Ruslan Soltakhanov, following a recent reporting trip […]
Chechen journalist beaten and detained by Interior Ministry troops
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 28 February 2003 CPJ press release: RUSSIA: Chechen journalist beaten and detained by Interior Ministry troops New York, February 28, 2003-Zamid Ayubov, a 40-year-old Chechen journalist for the local pro-Russian administration’s thrice-weekly Vozrozhdeniye Chechni, was beaten and detained by Interior Ministry forces in the Chechen capitol of Grozny on […]
Russia turns back German journalist who wanted to probe human rights in Chechnya
(RSF/IFEX) – On 9 January 2003, RSF protested Russia’s expulsion of prominent German writer and freelance investigative journalist Günter Wallraff, who had travelled to Russia to prepare an article about human rights in Chechnya. Wallraff and two German companions were turned back upon their arrival at Moscow airport on 7 January. “By preventing journalists from […]
RSF protests authorities’ efforts to censor foreign media coverage of the fighting in Chechnya and Russian “anti-terrorist operations”
(RSF/IFEX) – On 22 November 2002, RSF protested two attempts by the Russian authorities to censor foreign media coverage of the fighting in Chechnya and Russian “anti-terrorist operations.” “In the space of just a few weeks, Russia has sunk into outright censorship,” RSF Secretary-General Robert Ménard said in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin. […]