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Last Chechen camp set to close in Ingushetia
4 Jun 2004 The last of six tented camps for displaced Chechens in Ingushetia is expected to close down in the next few days. Most of its inhabitants have elected to return to Chechnya, but others are choosing to stay in Ingushetia. -
Nansen Refugee Award goes to Russian NGO
30 Apr 2004 The award recognises the work of Moscow-based Memorial Human Rights Centre, a non-governmental organisation that has helped tens of thousands of refugees and internally displaced people in the Russian Federation. -
Hi-tech hope for refugees in Russia, thanks to UNHCR, Red Cross and Microsoft initiative
15 Apr 2004 The world's first community technology centre for refugees and local disabled people opened today in the historic Russian City of St. Petersburg. A joint initiative by UNHCR, the Red Cross and Microsoft, the centre will provide an invaluable opportunity for refugees to fulfil their potential through access to technology and IT skills. -
Asylum seeker killed in Moscow; Ingush camp for Chechens closed
2 Apr 2004 UNHCR has expressed deep regret over the murder of an Afghan asylum seeker in Moscow, the latest in a string of violent attacks on asylum seekers in the Russian capital. Elsewhere in the Russian Federation, Sputnik camp for displaced Chechens in Ingushetia has been closed. -
UNHCR concerned about gas cuts in Ingushetia's settlements
20 Feb 2004 Gas supplies in 10 temporary settlements for displaced Chechens have been cut despite repeated assurances by the authorities in Ingushetia. This leaves more than 2,000 displaced people without heating in mid-winter. -
Jolie releases online journal on mission to Russian Federation
26 Jan 2004 The UN refugee agency's Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, shares her experience with displaced Chechens in Ingushetia and with refugees in North Ossetia and Moscow in her latest journal. -
Lubbers, Ingush President discuss displaced Chechens
20 Jan 2004 At a meeting in Geneva, High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers told Ingushetia's President Murat Zyazikov that he was concerned about the possible closure of three tented camps for displaced Chechens in Ingushetia. The President reassured Lubbers that all returns from Ingushetia will be voluntary. -
UNHCR works with partners, authorities ahead of Ingush camp closure
5 Dec 2003 The UN refugee agency is monitoring the closure of Alina camp in Ingushetia to ensure that the displaced Chechens' rights are respected. Many have chosen to relocate to alternative shelters in Ingushetia while some have opted to return to Chechnya. -
Impasse over Ingushetia camp resolved
30 Sep 2003 After weeks of uncertainty, 1,000 displaced Chechens in Bella camp have moved voluntarily to Satsita camp after the local and federal authorities agreed to respect their rights and not force them to go home.