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zotzFrom today's Observer:
The Society for Russian-Chechen Relations, in collaboration with Human Rights watch, reports that in the span of a month between 15 July and 15 August this year, 59 civilians were shot dead, 64 were abducted, 168 were seriously wounded and 298 were tortured. Many men simply disappeared after being detained by Russian soldiers or security police; others were shot outright. During an operation in Chechen Aul between 21 May and 11 June, 22 men were killed. The majority were aged 20 to 26; two were 15.
Anyone considered a "collaborator" by the guerillas is subject to abduction for ransom or execution. This summer, a radio-controlled mine, presumably intended for a Russian military convoy, exploded at a bus stop in the Chechen capital of Grozny, killing 11 civilians including 2 children.
Meanwhile, the Russian government doesn't seem to have revealed yet what gas was used in the Nord Ost theatre. Medical staff would quite like to know what sort of treatment the survivors need. The people who know don't seem to regard it as a priority.
The Society for Russian-Chechen Relations, in collaboration with Human Rights watch, reports that in the span of a month between 15 July and 15 August this year, 59 civilians were shot dead, 64 were abducted, 168 were seriously wounded and 298 were tortured. Many men simply disappeared after being detained by Russian soldiers or security police; others were shot outright. During an operation in Chechen Aul between 21 May and 11 June, 22 men were killed. The majority were aged 20 to 26; two were 15.
Anyone considered a "collaborator" by the guerillas is subject to abduction for ransom or execution. This summer, a radio-controlled mine, presumably intended for a Russian military convoy, exploded at a bus stop in the Chechen capital of Grozny, killing 11 civilians including 2 children.
Meanwhile, the Russian government doesn't seem to have revealed yet what gas was used in the Nord Ost theatre. Medical staff would quite like to know what sort of treatment the survivors need. The people who know don't seem to regard it as a priority.
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Date: 2002-10-27 05:06 am (UTC)It's astounding, isn't it? Such silence is utterly grotesque.