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Upcoming events

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Past events

What: "Between war and peace, tradition and modernity: women in Chechnya and their role in rebuilding, development and social change"
Who: Gistam Sakaeva, Chechnya-based women's organization "Doveriye"
Where: Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (ICCNC)
1433 Madison Street, Oakland, CA
When: May 13, 2008, at 7pm

What: Conference "Spotlight on Russia"
Who: Chechnya Peace Forum and Foreign Policy Centre
Where: Royal United Services Institute, London, UK
When: May 14th, 2008

What: Seminar: War on Terror and Human Rights in the North Caucasus
Who: Dr. Eliza Musaeva., Sakharov Fellow, Davis Center; Human Rights Researcher, Memorial, Ingushetia and Chechnya
Where: CGIS South, Room S354, Davis Center, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
When: April 28th, 4:15pm-6:00pm

What: RUMI Forum Luncheon
"The Ghost of Freedom: Islam, Peace, and War in the Caucasus"
Who: Dr. Charles King
Where: RUMI Forum
1150 17th Street NW, Suite 408, Washington D.C.
When: April 9th, 12pm-1:30pm

What: "Between war and peace, tradition and modernity: women in Chechnya and their role in rebuilding, development and social change"
Who: Gistam Sakaeva
Where: Room 1219
International Affairs Building
Columbia University
420 West 118th St.
New York
When: March 11 @ 4:15pm
Organized by: A Chechnya Advocacy Network/Harriman Institute

"The Future of Ingushetia"
Who: The Jamestown Foundation
What: Presentations by Glen Howard, Fatima Tlisova, Mairbek Vatchagaev, Valery Dzutsev, and Paul Goble
When: 2:00-5:00 pm (Nov. 28)
Where: The Jamestown Foundation
1111 16th St NW, Washington DC

Discussion of Tony Wood's new book Chechnya: The Case for Independence
Where: Columbia University, New York City
When: Nov. 19, 6:00 p.m.
Details available here.

"The aftermath of war in Chechnya: A lecture by Gistam Sakaeva"
Where: University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
When: Nov. 20, 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Details available here.

"The Impact of War on the Population of Chechnya," with Gistam Sakaeva
Where: Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
When: Nov. 16, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Details available here.

Discussion: Salafism/Wahhabism and Sufism in the North Caucasus
Who: Dr. Alexander Knysh and Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies
Where: Georgetown University, ICC 462, Washington, DC
When: 12:00-1:00 pm (10/17)

Screening of "Alexandra" at New York Film Festival
Where: Frederick P. Rose Hall, Time Warner Building
Columbus Circle
New York
When: 6pm (10/04/07); 1:15pm (10/06/07)
About the film: "Alexandra", a French-Russian co-production, tells the story of a Russian grandmother, who travels to Chechnya to visit her grandson, who serves there as an officer. Alexandra becomes a witness to the soldiers' life on an army base, but also meets local civilians. Read More...

Anna Politkovskaya's murder anniversary
Vigil, memorial service and photo exibit of Chechnya, Beslan and Politkovskaya
Where: Bolotnaya Sqare, Moscow
When: October 7, 2007; 11h-17h

"I Remain the Same" - documentary film screening
Where: Tropfest@Tribeca
World Financial Center Plaza
Battery Park City
New York
When: 8pm (start of screening of 16 short films)

October 30, 2006
Panel Discussion "Public Health Crisis in Chechnya and Beyond: Post Conflict and Persistent Challenges" (New York)
Hosted by International Center for Tolerance Education (ICTE)
Part of "Europe's Darkest Corner: New York Photo Exhibition and Event Series on Chechnya" at the International Center for Tolerance Education (more information). International Center for Tolerance Education (ICTE).
The two wars of the last decade and a half and the massive dislocation and destruction they brought have created a public health emergency in Chechnya and parts of neighboring Ingushetia. The collapse of the health care system has only partially been reversed and serious shortcomings in patient access, equipment for diagnosis and treatment, staff skills and availability of urgently needed medicines remain. Public health challenges like tuberculosis (often drug-resistant), mental health problems, reproductive and child health have reached near-epidemic proportions or worse. The armed conflicts have left tens of thousands of amputees and invalids in their wake, to whom state of the art therapy and protheses are not available. On the ground, people are deeply troubled by the severe health crisis that affects their families and communities and identify urgent action in this field as an absolute priority.
As the decline in armed violence finally allows for better assessment of, and investment in, public health, what are the main challenges, how will they be addressed and what can we learn from similar crises around the world? These issues will be outlined and discussed at our comprehensive panel of Chechen and international public health experts who have either worked in Chechnya or post-conflict situations elsewhere. A list of participants, including their bios, can be found on the Chechnya Advocacy Network website.

October 20, 2006
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR JUSTICE IN MURDER OF ANNA POLITSKOVSKAYA (San Francisco)
“Journalist and Human Rights Advocate Anna Politskovskaya was slain in Moscow on October 7 as she was about to publish an article on torture by representatives of the current Chechen government. At least 250,000 residents of Chechnya have perished and 45,000 Russian military and police servicemen. We will have a silent candlelight vigil at the Russian Consulate at 2790 Green Street (between Baker and Broderick near Presidio). Presented by American Friends Service Committee and Chechnya Advocacy Network. Candles provided. For information call 415/565-0201 x 12.”

October 16, 2006
Pickets in memory of Anna Politkovskaya
On Monday, October 16 in Chechnya and Ingushetia pickets will take place in memory of Anna Politkovskaya.
UPDATE: Police in North Caucasus break up rally for slain Russian reporter AP (IHT), 16 October 2006.
Grozny -- 12:00 in Mayakovskogo park, near Druzhba square (Grozneftyanoj bustop)
Nazran -- 16:00 Bazorkina street, near Second World War Memorial
For additional information call +7 (8732) 22 23 49 HRC "Memorial"-Nazran

October 16, 2006
Memorial Gathering for Anna Politkovskaya at the International Center for Tolerance Education (New York City)
Sponsored by the Chechnya Advocacy Network
Russia: Slain Journalist Honored In New York RFE/RL, October 17, 2006
International Center for Tolerance Education (ICTE)
"The ninth day is a special day of commemoration in Russia; according to Russian peasant tradition, the soul leaves the body and is guided by angels to its next destination. Anna’s colleagues at Novaya Gazeta have called on the Russian public to mark this day, October 16, in her honor."

October 16, 2006
NED and RFE/RL Will Honor Memory Of Anna Politkovskaya On October 16 (Washington, DC)
http://www.ned.org/press/releases.html#oct1206
"On Monday, October 16 at 11:00 a.m. the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) will host a memorial gathering in honor of Anna Politkovskaya, the courageous reporter for the Moscow newspaper Novaya Gazeta who was brutally murdered at her apartment building on Saturday, October 7. The mother of two, Politkovskaya was a fearless journalist committed to reporting the truth about the conflict in Chechnya, which she called 'a small corner of hell.'"

October 16, 2006
Candellight in Memoriam of Anna Politkovskaya
Amnesty International USA, Freedom House, the International Center for Journalists, the International Women's Media Foundation and the Open Society Institute invite you to participate in a candlelight vigil to honor slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. The vigil will be held from 6:00-6:45 pm on Monday, October 16, outside the Russian Federation's Embassy to the United States (2650 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.) Several speakers who knew Ms. Politkovskaya professionally and personally will talk about the importance of her work and her commitment to protecting human rights in Russia. Speakers include: Maureen Greenwood, Advocacy Director for Europe and Eurasia, Amnesty International USA, Paula Schriefer, Advocacy Director, Freedom House, Joyce Barnathan, President, International Center for Journalists, Jane Ransom, Executive Director, International Women's Media Foundation, Satsita Muradova, affiliated with Memorial, a Russian human rights organization, Dimitri Klimenko, frequent interpreter for Ms. Politkovskaya.

October 9, 2006
Prague's Forum 2000 honors Anna Politkovskaya
http://www.watchdog.cz/?show=000000-000003-000002-000050&lang=1
"PRAGUE - A group of prominent intellectual leaders attending a conference in Prague held a moment of silence for the slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya on Monday. The participants in the Forum 2000, an annual meeting of world renowned intellectuals, politicians, religious leaders and activists organized by former Czech President Václav Havel, did not ignore Saturday's contract murder of Politkovskaya in Moscow. The panel discussion 'Human Rights Revisited' opened with French philosopher Andre Glucksman's harsh condemnation of the killing. 'People who defend human rights in Russia are lone figures.'"

October 7, 2006
Grozny Sur Seine
http://www.peaceinthecaucasus.org/updates/ESFGrozny.pdf
A l’occasion de la Nuit Blanche à Paris, ETUDES SANS FRONTIÈRES, CENTRE CULTUREL EUROPÉEN DE GROZNY
Venez nous retrouver à l’Espace pour une grande soirée de soutien:
Les photographes Stanley Greene (Agence Vu) et Françoise Spiekermeier inaugureront leurs expositions «Tchétchénie à vif» et «Etudier à Grozny» Milana Terloeva, étudiante tchétchène parrainée par ESF, présentera et dédicacera son livre « Danser sur les ruines » dont des pages seront lues par Marcel Bozonnet , ancien administrateur de la Comédie Française. Improvisations musicales et dégustation de tapas tchétchènes.
www.etudessansfrontieres.org

October 3, 2006, Opening Reception
Europe's Darkest Corner: Photographs from Chechnya 1994-2005
Exhibit runs from October 2006 to February 2007
Photographers: Heidi Bradner, Thomas Dworzak, Mikhail Galustov, Stanley Greene, James Hill. Curator: Anna Lopriore. International Center for Tolerance Education (ICTE)

April 3, 2006
Discussion on the situation in Dagestan with freelance journalist Kelly McEvers
Kelly McEvers returned home to the U.S. on April 3 after being detained and interrogated by authorities in Dagestan for conducting research toward a report on Islamic extremism in the region. Kelly provided an overview of the situation in Dagestan and shared experiences during her 3 days of interrogation.
Russian authorities in Dagestan detain, question journalist
Committee to Protect Journalists Press Release, April 3, 2006.

February 23, 2006
Anniversary of 1944 deportation of indeginous peoples from the North Caucasus
WORLDWIDE EVENTS to commemorate the February 23, 1944 deportation of North Caucasus peoples to Central Asia by Stalin and to recognize the suffering in the North Caucasus today.
For more information see World Chechnya Day.

July 20, 2005 back to top
The Sixth Year of a Dirty War: Human Rights in Chechnya
An RFE/RL briefing with Aaron Rhodes, Executive Director of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF), Eliza Moussaeva, Consultant with the IHF, and Oksana Chelysheva from the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society. The briefing will be held from 9:00AM-10:30AM in Conference Room A (4th Floor) at RFE/RL's Washington office, located 1201 Connecticut Ave NW.

April 21, 2003 back to top
Human Rights in Chechnya: Moral and International Dimensions
Hosted by Rutgers University
Chechen Foreign Minister Ilyas Akmadov will present his government's peace initiative in a public lecture and seminar to be held at the Rutgers University Busch Campus Center. This event is open to the press and public. Please direct inquiries to Mohammed Kathawala at (732) 373-3645.

April 9, 2003
Crisis in Chechnya: Moral & International Dimensions
Hosted by Princeton University
Chechen Foreign Minister Ilyas Akhmadov will present his government's recent peace initiative during a public lecture at Princeton University. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs, the Global Issues Forum and the Bobst Center for Peace and Justice. The event is open to the press and general public. Inquiries may be directed to Chris Swift at (202) 296-5101 x134.

March 25, 2003
Chechnya's Referendum: Towards Dialogue or Dead End?
Hosted by the United States Institute of Peace
The United States Institute of Peace will hold a Current Issues Briefing on the recent Constitutional Referendum in Chechnya on Tueday, March 25 at 10:00 am. Experts will discuss Russia's goals in holding the March 23 Constitutional referendum, the likely consequences for Chechnya and the broader implications for U.S. policy in the Caucasus. Panelists will include Zaindi Choltaev of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Glen Howard of the American Committee for Peace in Chechnya and Mike Morrow of the U.S. State Department Office of Russian Affairs.

March 18, 2003
Chechen Foreign Minister to Announce Peace Initiative
Hosted by The National Press Club
Chechen Foreign Minister Ilyas Akhmadov will announce a new peace initiative in a Press Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 18th at 2:00 p.m. In his address, Foreign Minister Akhmadov will call for negotiations with the Russian Federation, for the return of international institutions to Chechnya and the creation of a war crimes tribunal to investigate all allegations of atrocities.

March 18, 2003
A New Plan for Peace in Chechnya
Hosted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty will host a breakfast briefing with Chechen Foreign Minister Ilyas at its Washington bureau on Tuesday, March 18th at 8:30 p.m. to dicuss his government's latest peace initiative. Minister Akhmadov will be accompanied by the renown French intellectual Andre Glucksmann and Olivier Dupuis, a Member of the European Parliament. Participation in this event is by invitation only.

February 13, 2003
Luncheon with Russian Parliamentarian Sergei Kovaylev
Hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Russian Parliamentarian and Human Rights Activitst Sergei Kovaylev will discuss the Chechen War from a Russian perspective during a luncheon hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

December 19, 2002 back to top
The Struggle for Peace in Chechnya
Hosted by National Press Club
Academy award-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave will speak on her role in efforts to raise international awareness about the war in Chechnya. Ms. Redgrave is the co-founder of the International Campaign for Peace and Human Rights in Chechnya. In 2000 she produced a documentary on the plight of children and families in the Chechen war. In recent weeks, Ms. Redgrave has been a champion of Chechen peace envoy Akhmed Zakayev, who was recently released from a Danish prison and admonished of Russian allegations of terrorism. Mr. Zakayev now faces a new round of extradition hearings in Great Britain. This event is open to U.S. and foreign media.

November 27, 2002
Chechnya in the Wake of the Moscow Hostage Crisis
Hosted By the National Press Club
Dr. Ruslan Khasbulatov will discuss the Leichtenstein Plan, a peace initiative devised this by Russian and Chechen politicians, together with Akhmed Zakeyev, the representative of Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov's rebel government. The former Russian parliament speaker will also answer questions regarding the Moscow hostage crisis and the recent U.S.-Russia summit in St. Petersburg. This event is open to U.S. and foreign media.

October 21, 2002
Human Rights & Prospects for Peace in Chechnya
Hosted by the National Press Club
Lord Judd led a joint European-Russian fact-finding mission to Chechenya in September to assess humanitarian conditions in the war-torn region and monitor efforts to curb human rights abuses. Judd will discuss his recent report to the Council of Europe and prospects for peace in the breakaway republic. A copy of his report may be found here.

July 25, 2002
Greetings from Grozny
PBS will broadcast "GREETINGS FROM GROZNY", A WILTON FILMS production for WIDE ANGLE/WNET CHANNEL 13 New York. Documentary crews operated over a three-week period this spring and filmed cleansing operations from both points of view: that of the Russian Special Forces and that of the Chechen civilians who are often the greatest victims of the raids. Russians claim these are routine document checks, but human rights groups and Chechen civilians allege these cleansing operations [in Russian - zachistka] routinely violate basic human rights. Greetings from Grozny reveals the terror the Russian security forces regularly employ.
The documentary juxtaposes exclusive access to a detachment of elite Russian Special Forces with a unit of rebel Wahabi fighters. But above all, it provides a moving insight into civilian lives ruined by civil war. Filmmakers lived with Chechen refugees, with civilians both in Grozny and outlying villages, and travelled to the Pankisi Valley in the Chechen-Georgian border area. This is an area that US and Russian intelligence has claimed as a possible new breading ground for radical Islamic fighters allied to al Qaeda.
The ruined cityscape of Grozny and the scarred roads and fields of the countryside, are the setting for this story, and in themselves bear witness to years of conflict marked by harsh occupation and fierce resistance.

May 10, 2002
Once Upon A Time There Was Chechnya
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is showing the film Chechen Lullaby: Once Upon A Time There was Chechnya, Winner of the 2002 Adol Grimme Award by independent journalist and filmmaker Nino Kirtadze, Friday May 10, 2002. 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, 2172 Rayburn House Office Building. House International Relations Commitee Hearing Room. The film will also be shown from 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM in 419 Senate Dirksen Office Building, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing Room.
The film is based on in-depth interview with five journalist of different origin who wokred in Grozny during both war in Chechnya The documentary was produced by the Fnrech-German cultural TV-Channel ARTE and PR FIlms. In march 2002, it was awarded an Adolf Grimme Award in Gold, which is considred the "Oscar" of German Television. The director of the film, Ms. Nino Kirtadze, will be present at the showing of the film and be avaialble for questions.

November 1, 2001 back to top
Babitsky's War
Winner, Amnesty International UK Media Award 2001
"A remarkable account of brave reporting" — Financial Times
This award winning documentary profiles journalist Andrei Babitsky, whose reporting from Chechnya infuriated Russian authorities. Babitsky was given the 2000 prize for journalism and democracy by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

February 1, 2001
Panel Discussion
Committee on Conscience Panel Discussion on Chechnya with panelist Raisa Talkhanova. The event will also include a Video presentation by Bill Frelick, Director of Policy, U.S. Committee for Refugees.