Remains of two residents of Chechnya captured by occupying Russian forces in the course of “zachistka” (clean-up operation) in spring 2002 were found in the Shali District. The Prosecutor’s Office has restarted the criminal case, which was suspended several years ago because of non-establishment of the persons involved in this crime.

Ichkeria.info reported that abductions, extrajudicial punishments and torture of innocent people in Chechnya are going on.

  On March 17, two local residents of Argun settlement were abducted by gang members of puppet regime in Chechnya. Bloody puppet regime claimed that both of hostages lend Chechen Mujahideen a hand as money and food between November 2008 and March 2009.

Russia was sharply criticized in an Annual Report of the US Foreign Ministry on the situation with human rights around the world. The killings of "human rights defenders and eight journalists, including prominent journalist and human rights activist, Natalya Estemirova", were mentioned in the report, released on March 11.

On February 11-12, 2010 a "special operation" was held at the border of the Chechnya and Ingushetia in the outskirts of the village of Arshty and Dattykh in a woodland. As a result Russian occupying forces reported on destruction of the large Chechen Mujahideen unit, denying any victims among civilians. Meanwhile as early as in the morning February 12, there appeared information on large civilian casualties during the "special operation".