Anniversary rally of 1944 Chechen/Ingush deportation to be held in Prague on February 23(Prague Watchdog) – On the anniversary date of Stalin’s deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people to Central Asia and West Siberia in 1944, a rally will be held in Prague at 17:00 CET at the namesti Miru Square in support of the Peace Plan for Chechnya.
This event, organized by the SOS Chechnya Committee, joins a series of rallies that will be held in other European cities on February 23.
Another objective of the event is to draw attention of the general public and Czech politicians to this Plan put forward by Ichkerian Foreign Minister Ilyas Akhmadov in March 2003, which now has the support of more than 17,000 people, including nearly 150 members of the European Parliament.
The organizers also want to express their dissatisfaction with the attitude of Czech authorities who, in their treatment of Chechen refugees, continue to ignore the ongoing genocide in Chechnya.
The Peace Plan will be read at the rally, which will also feature speeches by representatives of civic and nongovernmental organizations; and the public will have a chance to add their signatures to the document for a peaceful resolution of the Russian – Chechen conflict. (A,D/E,T) |
