Sunday, June 10, 2007

Why were these people tortured or killed

Since 1999, the Russian government has claimed that they are only conducting an “anti-terrorist” operation. They say that they are trying to prevent terrorist attacks in Europe. Police and military servicemen carry out sweep operations in Chechnya to seize illegal weapons and find people who could be conspirators with Chechen rebels. However, there is no justification. During these sweeps, Russian soldiers detain large numbers of men at random. There is no proof that they were planning a rebellion. There is only a chance they can be released later, only after giving the Russians money, ammunition, or weapons.

Christina, Kate, Caleigh

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