Chechnya Web Links
Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily
in English providing information on Chechnya, a republic in the Russian
Federation. For related web links, see Regional
Resources: Europe and Terrorism/Counterterrorism.
These links complement the conflict-resolution simulation
exercise on the conflict in Chechnya for the state-level high school
winners of the United States Institute of Peace National
Peace Essay Contest 2003. For related work on Chechnya from the
Institute, please see the recent Current Issues Briefing summary on
Chechnya's
Referendum and search on "Chechnya" in the Institute's web site
search.
General Resources
The sites below collect links to other Internet resources
which describe the background, history and events in Chechnya, a republic in the Russian Federation.
- INCORE
guide to Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Chechnya
Annotated links to selected sources of email lists and newsgroups, news
sources, articles and documents, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), maps, etc. from the Initiative
on Conflict Resolution & Ethnicity.
- REENIC: Russia
Selected links from the Russian and East European Network Information Center at the University
of Texas at Austin, covering government and politics, law, social science, current events, and statistics, among other categories.
- REESWEB
Database of annotated web links from the Center for Russian and East
European Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, searchable by subject,
culture (Chechen), region (Russia), time period and keyword.
- Russia: Selected Internet Resources
Selected web links from the Portals
to the World project of the Library of Congress, covering categories
such as national security, religion and philosophy and government,
politics and law. Links to resources in Russian and English.
Government Agencies, Non-Governmental and International
Organizations
American Committee for Peace in Chechnya (ACPC)
Chechnya (Chechen Republic)
Council of Europe
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Russian Federation
United Nations
- ReliefWeb:
Russian Federation: The Latest
ReliefWeb, a project
of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA), has the latest news and "humanitarian response information
on current emergencies and countries of concern" in its section
on complex
emergencies, including Russian Federation-Chechnya.
Also includes documents and related links organized by
country, a map
center, and site map and search capability. Within country listing,
related links include background information and topics such as human rights
.
- UNHCR: Country of
Origin and Legal Information
The web site for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has databases for Country of Origin (COI) and Legal Information, which include documents and reports. The COI database includes various country reports and the Legal Information database has refugee policy documents and the full text of national legislation.
Pull-down menus allow selection by country and/or subject; additional keyword searching is also provided. Each country compilation includes
links to country reports, legal documents, news and maps.
United States
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)
Human Rights and Refugees
- Amnesty International
A keyword search on "Chechnya" yields several reports on human rights
violations in the region. Amnesty International's Russia
campaign includes additional information.
- Chechnya:
Renewed Catastrophe
A project of Human Rights Watch focusing on human rights violations, the web page includes news, press releases, reports, photos and video.
- Genocide Watch: Chechnya
The web site of the Committee
on Conscience of the United States
Holocaust Museum has news
and resources on Chechnya, video interviews, and a transcript
of a 2001 Holocaust Memorial Museum panel on Chechnya.
- Global IDP Project: Russian Federation
Includes several categories of country resources (statistics, maps, reports) with information on Chechnya from the
Norwegian Refugee Council's Global IDP Project on internally displaced people.
- Refugees International: Chechnya
A report on Chechnya includes a map, photos, and links to additional
reports on the humanitarian situation and displaced persons.
- U.S. Committee on Refugees (USCR): Country Information: Russian Federation
Includes country reports, news, refugee reports, articles, and press
releases on the Russian Federation and Chechnya.
Maps and Guides
- Russia:
CIA Factbook
Country information for Russia covering the geography, people, economy,
government, and infrastructure. Includes a map.
- Chechnya
(Chechen Republic) Maps
Maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the
University of Texas at Austin. These maps were produced by the U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency or other sources and include country,
city (Grozny), regional, or topical maps, with links to Chechnya maps on other web
sites.
- ReliefWeb:
Russian Federation Maps
Includes several maps concerning emergency humanitarian relief factors (e.g. food, health, sanitation) in Chechnya and Ingueshetia, republics within the Russian Federation.
Media and News Sources
- BBC News | In-Depth | Chechnya
A January 2003 report on the Chechen Conflict, with news bulletins in audio and video, reports from the front lines, analysis and background, stories assessing the regional implications, and profiles of individual leaders.
The BBC also has a country profile of Chechnya, with timelines (chronologies of key events) for Chechnya, Russia and the Soviet Union and an
earlier February 2000 special report on the Battle for Chechnya.
- Chechnya News
A regional service of the WorldNews Network.com featuring audio
and video files, a chronology and history of the Russia-Chechen conflict.
- Chechnya Weekly
An electronic newsletter from the Jamestown Foundation, with detailed
news on Chechnya. Archives are available from 2000 to the present.
- One World.Net:
Full coverage: Russian Federation
Extensive database of news and analysis on the Russian Federation with articles contributed
by OneWorld partners (generally non-governmental organizations), searchable
by keyword, topic, and region with additional criteria for narrowing
the search.
- RFE/RL: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Crisis in Chechnya
A special report on the situation in Chechnya includes current and archived articles from the REF/RL Weekday Magazine. Several other electronic newsletters cover the Russian Federation, with news coverage of Chechnya: REF/RL Newsline, Russian Foreign Policy and Security Watch, and Russian Political Weekly.
These electronic newsletters are also available through subscription
via e-mail.
- Yahoo!
News Full Coverage: World: Chechnya Conflict
Comprehensive list of links to special reports, news stories and sources,
audio/video, magazine articles, and related web sites.
Political Resources
Selected Documents and Statements
Updated: June 11 2003
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