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U.S. Paper Reports Human Rights Abuses in Chechnya
Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Islam Online & News Agencies

The accusations of killings came as Russian forces continued a hunt for Chechen fighters on Monday that began in military operations last week.

WASHINGTON
A U.S. newspaper reported Monday that human rights workers are collecting evidence of human rights abuses perpetrated by Russian soldiers during two military operations over the past week, as Russian forces continued a manhunt begun this weekend for Chechen combatants in the closed-off Chechen town of Argun.

Investigators for the Russian human rights group Memorial told the Los Angeles Times that Russian forces were carrying out massive human rights abuses with impunity, including indiscriminate killing, because of their country's support for the U.S.-led fight against "terrorism."

In one incident alone, five civilians, all under the age of 25, were shot dead by Russian soldiers in the Tsostan-Yurt region Friday, January 4, 2002, Marsho online news agency reported.
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