{"id":12,"date":"2014-01-30T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T13:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldchechnyaday.org\/eng\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2019-05-25T08:43:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T08:43:17","slug":"about-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/worldchechnyaday.org\/eng\/about-project\/","title":{"rendered":"About Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29\" alt=\"2\" src=\"http:\/\/worldchechnyaday.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/worldchechnyaday.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2.jpg 960w, http:\/\/worldchechnyaday.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2-300x70.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Soviet leader <strong>Joseph Stalin<\/strong> ordered the deportation of the entire <strong>Chechen<\/strong> and <strong>Ingush<\/strong> population to Central Asia <strong>on the&nbsp;23rd February of 1944<\/strong>,&nbsp;. More than half of the 500,000 people who were to be forcibly transported died in transit or in massacres committed by Soviet troops. Those who survived the journey were left facing starvation and disease in the harsh winters of <strong>Siberia<\/strong> and <strong>Central Asia<\/strong>. Within days an entire people had been erased from the land of their ancestors. Overnight Chechnya and Ingushetia were emptied of their native inhabitants, and every reference to Chechnya was removed from official maps, records and encyclopaedias.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>In 2004<\/strong>, sixty years after the event, <strong>the European Parliament<\/strong> passed a motion that recognised this catastrophe as <strong>Genocide<\/strong>. Thus, <strong>23rd February is World Chechnya Day<\/strong>. It is a day that few are aware of and yet none should forget.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>World Chechnya Day<\/strong> is intended to commemorate the dignity and resiliance of a people who, against all odds, refused to be erased from existence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>World Chechnya Day<\/strong> is being commemorated to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recognise the suffering and genocide of the Chechen people as a human catastrophe of historic significance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Respect all victims of Stalinist deportations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Raise awareness and understanding of the Chechen genocide as an issue of importance to humanity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ensure that the horrendous crimes, racism and victimisation that were committed during the Chechen genocide will never be forgotten or repeated, in Europe or elsewhere in the world<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reflect on contemporary atrocities that raise similar issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educate subsequent generations about the genocide and the continued relevance of the lessons that can be learnt from it<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assert a continuing commitment to oppose racism, victimisation and genocide<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support shared aspirations for the ideals of justice, security, dignity and peace for all.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soviet leader Joseph Stalin ordered the deportation of the entire Chechen and Ingush population to Central Asia on the&nbsp;23rd February of 1944,&nbsp;. More than half of the 500,000 people who were to be forcibly transported died in transit or in massacres committed by Soviet troops. 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