On April 3, President Putin delivered his annual message to the two chambers of the Russian parliament. Among his statements on the subject of the war in Chechnya were the following: "Having accomplished its basic tasks, the army is leaving the [Chechen] republic. This is... MORE

On April 4 and 5, the new secretary of the Russian Security Council, former MVD Minister Vladimir Rushailo, who has now been charged with general oversight over the situation in Chechnya, held lengthy talks with Akhmad Kadyrov, head of the republic's pro-Moscow Chechen administration, and... MORE

On April 6, it was reported that Shamil Beno, currently an advisor to the pro-Moscow Chechen head of administration, Akhmad Kadyrov, had announced at a press conference in Moscow that, by September of 2001, there will be created centers for the temporary housing of Chechen... MORE

prosecutor attached to the Chief Administration of the General Procuracy of Russia in the North Caucasus, Mariya Semisynova, has called for the death penalty for Ramzes Goichaev (Gaichaev), a former resident of the Shatoi District of Chechnya, who is being tried in the Russian city... MORE

An English translation of French journalist Anne Nivat's important new book, entitled "Chienne de Guerre: A Woman Reporter Behind the Lines of the War in Chechnya," has just been published by Public Affairs in New York. Copies may be obtained from: Harper Collins Publishers, Order... MORE

war of congresses is beginning in Chechnya," journalist Alla Barakhova noted in the April 5 issue of Kommersant, "The struggle for power in Chechnya is growing stronger." On March 23, as was reported in this newsletter, Chechnya's elected deputy to the Russian State Duma, retired... MORE

In mid-April, the Russian minister for the affairs of Chechnya, Vladimir Elagin, admitted during an interview with RIA Novosti the possibility of further significant complications in the situation in Chechnya. The advent of the so-called "green season," he predicted, would likely witness an increase in... MORE

At approximately 11:00 p.m. on April 12, Adam (Shamaluv) Deniev, a deputy chairman of the pro-Moscow Chechen administration and a special representative of that body to the countries of the Middle East and Africa, was killed by a bomb blast as he was making a... MORE

On April 12, Khamzat Idrisov, deputy chairman of the pro-Moscow Chechen government, announced that the republic will be able to take back 1,500 Chechen refugees currently finding shelter in Ingushetia by the end of this month. In Argun, construction and repair work on the buildings... MORE