Chechnya (Russia)
Campaigns and Advocacy
10 February 2012
RSF to create mirror sites to fight censorship
The organisation will host mirror sites of the Sri Lankan online newspaper Lanka-e-News and the Chechen magazine Dosh.
From the Communiqué
20 October 2010
Russian magazine editor wins IPA's Freedom to Publish Prize
A Russian editor who has valiantly addressed the conflicts in the Caucasus - despite a recent kidnapping attempt - is this year's winner of the International Publisher Association (IPA) Freedom to Publish Prize. Israpil Shovkhalov, editor-in-chief of the quarterly magazine "Dosh", won the 2010 prize for his "exemplary courage in upholding freedom to publish." A special award will also go to Turkish publisher Irfan Sanci.
19 August 2009
Murders in south suggest systemic rights violations
The bullet-riddled bodies of a Chechen activist and her husband were found in the trunk of their car in Grozny last week, a day after they were kidnapped. Meanwhile, in neighbouring Dagestan, a well-known investigative journalist was killed. IFEX members ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Watch and others say that the violence is a sign that in Russia today, especially in Chechnya, independent voices continue to be ruthlessly silenced.
22 July 2009
Human rights defender brutally murdered
Natalia Estemirova, an award-winning activist and journalist dedicated to exposing the human rights abuses of Russian authorities and security forces in Chechnya, was brazenly abducted and shot to death last week. The assassination was reported on by the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations (CJES) Human Rights Watch (HRW), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and several other IFEX members.
See all articles: Chechnya (Russia)
Alerts
Chechen human rights lawyer threatened 4 August 2011 Ombudsman's statements reflect culture of intimidation, says Freedom House 19 January 2010 Another human rights defender harassed 18 August 2009 Killing of NGO activist silences another independent voice in Chechnya 11 August 2009 Leading Chechen rights activist murdered 15 July 2009 Torture victim "disappeared" after speaking publicly about his illegal detention 6 August 2008 Canadian journalist harassed, press accreditation taken 25 April 2008 Court finds newspaper guilty of defaming Chechen prime minister 13 February 2007 Independent journalist kidnapped in Chechnya 22 August 2006 Authorities continue to harass editor and newspaper for their reporting on Chechnya 18 October 2005 CPJ calls on foreign minister to reverse decision on U.S. network ABC 4 August 2005 Polish TV crew detained in Ingushetia 2 June 2005 Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Swedish media of fomenting violence 25 March 2005 Authorities escalate intimidation campaign against independent newspaper, editor threatened 17 March 2005 CPJ concerned about campaign to obstruct work of journalists reporting on Chechnya, criminal investigation launched against monthly newspaper 5 March 2005 CPJ calls on Putin to end harassment of Chechen newspaper 30 July 2004 CPJ condemns harassment of journalist and abduction of fixer 2 March 2004 Chechen journalist beaten and detained by Interior Ministry troops 3 March 2003 Russia turns back German journalist who wanted to probe human rights in Chechnya 10 January 2003 RSF protests authorities' efforts to censor foreign media coverage of the fighting in Chechnya and Russian "anti-terrorist operations" 25 November 2002 Japanese journalist missing in Chechnya 20 September 2001 CPJ condemns new restrictions on journalists in Chechnya 31 July 2001 New attempts to censor journalists covering developments in Chechnya 27 July 2001 New restrictions on news from Chechnya 12 September 2000 Russia continues to violate the European Convention on Human Rights in Chechnya 28 June 2000 See all alerts: Chechnya (Russia)
RSS