Life Amid the Ruins
Art, philosophy and hope survive in a bombed-out building in Chechnya. Read Full Entry
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Tue, Feb 28 2006, 8:21 PM ET
Bomb U.
At Chechen State University, history lessons are in the rubble. But it's the future that matters most. Read Full Entry
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Wed, Mar 1 2006, 8:25 PM ET
Grief Without End
Hundreds died in the Beslan school siege. But many left behind seem to die every day. Read Full Entry
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Thu, Mar 2 2006, 8:52 PM ET
War of the Unknowns
A seven-day war between two tiny Russian republics is still causing casualties - 13 years later. Read Full Entry
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Fri, Mar 3 2006, 8:33 PM ET
The Disappeared
Kidnapping, a tool of Chechen terrorists and mobsters, is now being widely used by security forces, says a Russian rights group. Read Full Entry
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Tue, Mar 7 2006, 11:45 PM ET
Chechnya Video Report
Many buildings still lie in ruin, but Chechen civilians have taken the worst beating. Read Full Entry
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- BBC: Chechnya - includes a map, profiles of political and separatist leaders, and a timeline of key events.
- Wikipedia: Chechnya - includes sections on the region's history, and examines the anti-separatist campaigns waged in the region by Russia.
- Portraits of the 'Disappeared' in Chechnya - includes a photo gallery and video of interviews with family and loved ones of the missing. From Human Rights Watch, 2002.
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Caucasus - news and investigative reports on the former Soviet republics of the Caucasus.
HOW TO HELP
- International Rescue Committee: Chechnya - one of the few international aid groups working in the region to provide humanitarian assistance and help rebuild infrastructure.
- Human Rights Watch: Chechnya - bulletins and in-depth reports on the human rights developments in the region.
- Chechnya Advocacy Network - working to end the Chechen conflict, secure regional access for humanitarian aid groups, and to mobilize donor support.
- Hope for Beslan - volunteer organization formed to help survivors of Beslan, in which 331 people died, half of them children, after the school was seized by Chechen separatists.
- American Committee for Peace in Chechnya - non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting the peaceful resolution of the Russo-Chechen war.