At The moment it looks bleak. The people are strong and very much in need of recognition as a Nation. Technically it has Been a Republic since 1991. However, it is a very small country surrounded by Russia. Even with full independence and self rule it can not presently do anything without cooperating with the Republics that border it.
It's recent history shows little promise.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/co...es/2565049.stm1991 USSR collapses, Dzhokhar Dudayev elected president, declares independence
1994 Russia sends forces to crush independence movement
1996 Khasavyurt accords bring ceasefire but not independence
1997 Aslan Maskhadov elected president
1999 Russia blames Chechnya for wave of bombings, sends troops back
2000 Islamic cleric Akhmad Kadyrov appointed by Kremlin to head administration
2003 New constitution gives Chechnya more autonomy but enshrines its position within Russian Federation. Akhmad Kadyrov elected president
2004 President Kadyrov killed by bomb. Kremlin-backed Alu Alkhanov succeeds him.
2005 March - Separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov killed by Russian forces, succeeded by Abdul-Khalim Saydullayev
2006 March - Ramzan Kadyrov, son of assassinated president Akhmad Kadyrov, becomes PM
2006 June - Government forces kill separatist leader Abdul-Khalim Saydullayev. Warlord Dokka Umarov takes over.
2006 July - Warlord Shamil Basayev, Russia's most wanted man, dies in explosion in neighbouring Ingushetia
2007 March - Ramzan Kadyrov becomes president
The future for them is truly in the hands of Allah(swt) It is nearly impossible for other nations to come to their aid, without waging war with the Republics that surround them.
Source:http://www.islamic-relief.com/projec...hnya/index.htmAt least half of Chechnya's pre-war population of 1 million people is now displaced or dead.
Unemployment in Chechnya is as high as 85%
Up to 84 percent of children in the Chechen Republic have health problems.
The entire Chechen population was deported by Stalin during World War II, and were finally allowed to return home in 1957.
There are an estimated 500,000 landmines in Chechnya, and up to 10,000 mine victims.
Security is still a major concern - around 3,000 people have disappeared in Chechnya to date.
Islamic Relief in the Russian Federation
Islamic Relief (IRW) was one of the first aid agencies to help Chechens affected by conflict and has been working in the North Caucasus since 1995. IRW now works in Chechnya, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria.
Most programmes in Chechnya are located in and around Grozny. Projects include reconstruction, livestock development and orphans sponsorship. In partnership with the UN World Food Programme, IRW is also implementing emergency relief projects and a Hot Meals for Schools programme.
IRW works in seven villages in Ingushetia’s Nazran region where it also supported three tent camps before their closure. The camps received regular food and hygiene kit distributions and had six mobile health clinics. IRW also trucked in 720 tonnes of water daily.
In the city of Nalchik in Kabardino-Balkaria, IRW has set up a Community Training Centre providing people with accountancy, management and secretarial skills.
About the only help most of us can provide is to help spread the word about their plight and support agencies like Islamic Relief Worldwide.
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