Chechnya

UN welcomes Poland’s decision to admit refugees from Chechnya, Russian Federation

Just days after voicing concern over reports that Poland was closed to asylum-seekers from Chechnya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today commended Warsaw for admitting those fleeing the war-ravaged Russian republic.

UN refugee agency urges Poland and Lithuania not to turn away Chechens

Concerned about reports that Chechens are being barred from entering Poland and Lithuania following the recent Chechen terrorist attack in Moscow, officials with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have urged the two countries not to close their doors to asylum seekers from the war-torn Russian republic.