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UNHCR welcomes Poland's decision to reopen doors to Chechens
19 Nov 2002 In a policy reversal, Poland has allowed 150 Chechen asylum seekers to enter the country after protests against an earlier decision to turn them away. The UN refugee agency says it hopes this is a permanent decision, and that Lithuania will follow suit. -
UNHCR urges Poland, Lithuania not to turn away Chechens
14 Nov 2002 UNHCR is urging Lithuania and Poland to keep their doors open to Chechen asylum seekers. The U.N. refugee agency made the plea amid reports that the two countries have barred the entry of Chechens following the recent Chechen terrorist attack in Moscow. -
Displaced Chechens anxious as troops move near Ingushetia camps, says UNHCR
1 Nov 2002 According to the UN refugee agency, the presence of troops near four camps for internally displaced Chechens in Ingushetia is worrying inhabitants and raising protection concerns for some who have yet to receive official registration documents. -
UNHCR resumes aid distribution to Chechens in Georgia
16 Aug 2002 The UN refugee agency starts distributing food in the Pankisi Gorge again after a two-week suspension. It also begins handing out refugee cards for the over 3,800 Chechens who recently re-registered with Georgian authorities. -
Insecurity forces UNHCR to suspend aid to Chechens in Georgia
2 Aug 2002 Advised by the Georgian authorities, the UN refugee agency temporarily suspends aid activities in the Pankisi Valley, leaving some 3,800 Chechen refugees with a few weeks' worth of supplies. -
UNHCR questions closure of camps for internally displaced in Chechnya
12 Jul 2002 Some 2,200 displaced Chechens have been moved to the war-ravaged capital of Grozny; UNHCR is concerned about voluntariness of the returns. -
UNHCR concerned over racist attacks in Moscow
18 Apr 2002 The refugee agency condemns "vicious" attacks that killed a Russian citizen of Afghan origin and left his Congolese companion seriously injured. -
Ethnic minorities could face deportation from Russia under new decree
5 Apr 2002 The Meskhetian people, long-time residents of Krasnodar Krai in the Black Sea region of Russia, could be deported as illegal immigrants. -
Lubbers calls for political solution to conflict in Chechnya
17 Jan 2002 High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers calls for a political solution to the conflict in Chechnya and calls on Chechens to be more involved in strengthening security in their republic.