Chechnya After Beslan: A Discussion with Anna Politkovskaya
posted by zaina19 on December, 2005 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 12/14/2005 1:47 PM Last updated: Wed Dec 14 23:43:44 UTC+0200 2005 current events
Friday, February 11, 2005 Chechnya After Beslan: A Discussion with Anna Politkovskaya
During the September tragedy in Beslan, award-winning journalist Anna Politkovskaya, while attempting to report and mediate in the crisis, was silenced by what has become known as the Kremlin's poison politics. Now recovered, Politkovskaya continues to report on human atrocities in the war-torn region and speak on behalf of the thousands of victims of Russia's 10 year campaign in Chechnya. In her first visit to the United States since Beslan, Politkovskaya discussed the upsurge in civilian casualties and Vladimir Putin's unequivocal drive toward authoritarianism. As the West is reconsidering its rapprochement with Russia, commentator Dr. Michael McFaul, Senior Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, addressed the Kremlin's post-Beslan policies, growing public discontent with the Putin administration, and the implications and opportunities for U.S. policy.
The American Committee for Peace in Chechnya is pleased to release an audio transcript of the discussion:
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