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Save Chechnya Campaign
15 February 2007
PRESS RELEASE: World Chechnya Day – A day few are aware of yet none should forget: Friday 23rd February 2007
The Save Chechnya Campaign is joining with individuals and organisations around the world to commemorate World Chechnya Day to commemorate the victims of Stalin’s deportation of the Chechen people in 1944. In 2004, the European Parliament passed a motion recognising the atrocity as Genocide.
SCC Director Saida Sheriff stated:
“World Chechnya Day commemorates one of the untold stories of the Second World War; the complete annihilation of the Chechen people.”
“It is imperative that, if the world is serious about resolving the current conflict in Chechnya, it recognises and understands the genocide which took place here.”
Date: Friday 23 February 2007
Location: Yalta Memorial, Cromwell Gardens, South Kensington, London SW7 2SL
Nearest Underground Station: South Kensington
Time: 3.00-4.15pm
Programme:
3.00 Gather at the Yalta Memorial
3.10 Opening & Welcome
3.15 Mrs Saida Sheriff, Director, Save Chechnya Campaign
3.20 Lord Frank Judd, Parliamentarian
3.25 Rev Frank Gelli, Former Curate of St Mary Abbots, Kensington Parish Church & Founder of Arkadash Network for Religious Dialogue.
3.30 Usama Hasan, Al-Tawhid Mosque, Leyton
3.35 Recital of Memories
3.40 Tom Frost, Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC)
3.45 Chris Nineham, Respect Party
3.50 Yvonne Ridley, journalist
3.55 Lyoma Shakhmurzaev, former member of the government of independent Chechnya
4.05 Messages of Support
4.10 Prayer, Usama Hasan
4.14 Minute Silence
4.15 End
For further information, please contact SCC Press Officer Beena Faridi on +44 (0) 786 1369 015 or email savechechnya@gmail.com [ENDS]
15 February 2007
PRESS RELEASE: World Chechnya Day – A day few are aware of yet none should forget: Friday 23rd February 2007
The Save Chechnya Campaign is joining with individuals and organisations around the world to commemorate World Chechnya Day to commemorate the victims of Stalin’s deportation of the Chechen people in 1944. In 2004, the European Parliament passed a motion recognising the atrocity as Genocide.
SCC Director Saida Sheriff stated:
“World Chechnya Day commemorates one of the untold stories of the Second World War; the complete annihilation of the Chechen people.”
“It is imperative that, if the world is serious about resolving the current conflict in Chechnya, it recognises and understands the genocide which took place here.”
Date: Friday 23 February 2007
Location: Yalta Memorial, Cromwell Gardens, South Kensington, London SW7 2SL
Nearest Underground Station: South Kensington
Time: 3.00-4.15pm
Programme:
3.00 Gather at the Yalta Memorial
3.10 Opening & Welcome
3.15 Mrs Saida Sheriff, Director, Save Chechnya Campaign
3.20 Lord Frank Judd, Parliamentarian
3.25 Rev Frank Gelli, Former Curate of St Mary Abbots, Kensington Parish Church & Founder of Arkadash Network for Religious Dialogue.
3.30 Usama Hasan, Al-Tawhid Mosque, Leyton
3.35 Recital of Memories
3.40 Tom Frost, Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC)
3.45 Chris Nineham, Respect Party
3.50 Yvonne Ridley, journalist
3.55 Lyoma Shakhmurzaev, former member of the government of independent Chechnya
4.05 Messages of Support
4.10 Prayer, Usama Hasan
4.14 Minute Silence
4.15 End
For further information, please contact SCC Press Officer Beena Faridi on +44 (0) 786 1369 015 or email savechechnya@gmail.com [ENDS]