RUSSIA/ UNITED STATES: GRUESOME GERMAN VIDEO PICTURES SHOWING CHECHEN REBELS IN MASS GRAVES SHOCKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
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RUSSIA/ UNITED STATES: GRUESOME GERMAN VIDEO PICTURES SHOWING CHECHEN REBELS IN MASS GRAVES SHOCKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
- Title: RUSSIA/ UNITED STATES: GRUESOME GERMAN VIDEO PICTURES SHOWING CHECHEN REBELS IN MASS GRAVES SHOCKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
- Date: 22nd February 2000
- Summary: GOYTEE, NEAR GROZNY, CHECHNYA, RUSSIA (FEBRUARY 22, 2000) (N24 GERMANY - NO ACCESS UK/GERMANY/EURONEWS/CNN/ MUST GIVE ON SCREEN CREDIT TO N24 GERMANY) 1. MV: RUSSIAN SOLDIERS KICKING BODY OFF TANK 0.06 2. MV: TRUCK DRIVING ACROSS FIELD WITH BODY TIED TO BACK 0.13 3. MV: RUSSIAN SOLDIERS DIGGING GRAVES 0.20 4. VARIOUS OF GRAVES FILLED WITH BODIES, SOME WITH THEIR EARS CUT OFF (8 SHOTS) 0.58 MOSCOW, RUSSIA (FEBRUARY 25, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 5. MV: COUNCIL OF EUROPE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER ALVARO GIL-ROBLES AND RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IGOR IVANOV WALK TO MICROPHONES 1.02 6. MV: AIDES 1.07 7. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (French with Russian translation GIL-ROBLES: "He (Ivanov) told me that the Russian government will launch a full investigation into what was shown on the cassette," (Russian interpretation) "in order to determine exactly what happened and who was responsible," (Russian interpretation) "And, of course, I hope the Russian government will do everything necessary and I hope the results of the investigation will be made known as quickly as possible, and this underscores the urgent need to set up this bureau of human rights in Chechnya as soon as possible so that civilians will have the freedom to register their complaints," (Russian interpretation) "because it is absolutely urgent and necessary, given the present situation, that the bureau has all the means and legitimacy to work against human rights abuses." 1.35 8. SV: GIL-ROBLES AND IVANOV AT MICROPHONES 1.41 9. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (Russian with French interpretation) IVANOV: "The military prosecutor has already started an investigation into the contents of this film." (French interpretation) "It is premature to draw any conclusions until the investigation has been concluded" (French interpretation) "We must first clarify when it was shot, where this film was shot, and by whom it was shot." (French interpretation) "and it what circumstances it was shot." (French interpretation) "And then, once the results are known we can take decisive action." 2.04 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 25, 2000) (POOL - ACCESS ALL) 10. WS: SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT ENTERING BRIEFING ROOM 2.09 11. SCU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) ALBRIGHT SAYING "I want to reiterate our call for the Russian Government to launch full and open investigations into credible reports of massacres and human rights violations in Chechnya.. 2.31 MOSCOW, RUSSIA (FEBRUARY 25, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 12. SV: JOURNALIST ON PHONE 2.35 13. CMV: OUNCIL OF EUROPE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER ALVARO GIL-ROBLES AND RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IGOR IVANOV WALKING AWAY FROM MICROPHONES 2.39 SLEPTSOVSK, INGUSHETIA, RUSSIA (FEBRUARY 25, 2000) (REUTERS -- ACCESS ALL) 14. SV/SCU: RAMIN AKHMADIMO, PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS EXAMINING SIZIR, 21, WHO CLAIMS HE WAS BEATEN IN THE CHERNOKOZOVO DETENTION CAMP (2 SHOTS) 2.47 (SHOT IN DARKENED ROOM) 15. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SIZIR: "They beat my heels and kidneys. They beat and never leave any trace." 2.56 16. CU: SIZIR'S HANDS 3.00 17. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SIZIR: "They beat us every night, for no reason. Even if you have been interrogated, they simply got drunk and beat you." 3.10 18. SV: SIZIR SITTING IN DARKENED ROOM 3.14 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: MOSCOW, CHECHEN-INGUSH BORDER, SLEPTSOVSK, GOYTEE, NEAR GROZNY, CHECHNYA, RUSSIA/ WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES
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