Global IssuesAnnouncement of new and updated content on the globalissues.org web site. GlobalIssues.org is a web site attempting to look at various global issues to show they are inter-related.Siege of Russian school ends in violence- September 4, 2004 Hundreds were killed, including children as the siege of a Russian school ended in violence. Chechen rebels committed this grotesque terrorist act following two other recent acts of terrorism as it fights for independence from Russia. The struggle has been brutal for years, with Russian forces being accused of gross human rights violations in Chechnya. Chechen rebels, becoming increasingly militant are also turning to gross human rights violations to aide their cause.http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/Chechnya.asp |