A War Shrouded in Silence / Maura Reynolds.
by Reynolds, Maura; Badkhen, Anna; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 54Human Relations. Publisher: Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2001; Badkhen/Anna, 2001ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Chechens | Disappeared persons | Human rights -- Russia (Federation) | Ransom | Chechnya (Russia) -- Atrocities. -- Russian invasion, 1994- -- History | Russia (Federation) -- Forces in Chechnya (Russia) -- Armed ForcesDDC classification: 050 Summary: A WAR SHROUDED IN SILENCE -- "Secrecy surrounds what human rights activists describe as a 'dirty war' in the separatist Russian republic, and many families never learn what happens to those who disappear. But Muslim's case turned out to be an exception, offering a disturbing glimpse behind the veil of silence maintained by Russian authorities." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines how many Chechens disappear during Russian "sweep" operations and describes how the case of one young man revealed the grim reality that remains hidden to many.Summary: TRACING THE DISAPPEARED IN CHECHNYA -- "Every day since the Kremlin began its latest campaign in 1999 to rid its rebellious republic of Chechnya of Islamic separatists, Russian troops have conducted roundups of Chechen civilians, women and men alike...some have been found in mass graves. And some are killed in detention and their bodies are then sold to their relatives." (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE) This article reviews the grim situation in Chechnya, where as the conflict drags on, the number of civilians missing or killed continues to grow.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: A War Shrouded in Silence, July 16, 2001; pp. A1+.
Originally Published: Tracing the Disappeared in Chechnya, July 8, 2001; pp. A12.
A WAR SHROUDED IN SILENCE -- "Secrecy surrounds what human rights activists describe as a 'dirty war' in the separatist Russian republic, and many families never learn what happens to those who disappear. But Muslim's case turned out to be an exception, offering a disturbing glimpse behind the veil of silence maintained by Russian authorities." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article examines how many Chechens disappear during Russian "sweep" operations and describes how the case of one young man revealed the grim reality that remains hidden to many.
TRACING THE DISAPPEARED IN CHECHNYA -- "Every day since the Kremlin began its latest campaign in 1999 to rid its rebellious republic of Chechnya of Islamic separatists, Russian troops have conducted roundups of Chechen civilians, women and men alike...some have been found in mass graves. And some are killed in detention and their bodies are then sold to their relatives." (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE) This article reviews the grim situation in Chechnya, where as the conflict drags on, the number of civilians missing or killed continues to grow.
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