Russia: Information on conscription, desertion and evasion, including prosecution for these acts, since the outbreak of the Chechnya conflict
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RUS21077.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia: Information on conscription, desertion and evasion, including prosecution for these acts, since the outbreak of the Chechnya conflict, 1 July 1995, RUS21077.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab8514.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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For information on those who may be considered deserters, which may be of interest, please consult the BBC Summary attachment of 16 March 1995. For information on conscription, desertion and evasion, including prosecution of those who commit these acts, please consult the other attachments.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 1 April 1995. "Relations With Former Soviet Sates; Russia Demands Extradition of Military Deserters from Lithuania." (DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 28 Mar.-3 Apr. 1995, Vol. 9, No. 13)
_____. 16 March 1995. "Caucasus Peace Conference; Estimates of Russian Prisoners in Chechnya Differ." (NEXIS)
_____. 9 February 1995. "Military Situation; Transbaykal Conscripts Refusing to Fight in Chechnya Assigned to Other Units." (DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 7-13 Feb. 1995, Vol. 9, No. 6)
Financial Times [London]. 4 February 1995. John Thornhill. "Chechnya Leaves Russian Army Open to Attack: In the Wake of the Botched Campaign to Subdue the Chechens, a Radical Shake-Up of the Army Seems Inevitable." (NEXIS)
Interfax [Moscow, in English]. 14 June 1995. "Defense Committee Head on Military Prosecutions." (FBIS-SOV-95-115 15 June 1995, pp. 16-17)
_____. 9 June 1995. "Law on Tougher Measures for Draft Dodgers Rejected." (FBIS-SOV-95-112 12 June 1995, p. 37)
Reuters. 21 April 1995. BC Cycle. "At Least Six Die as Russian Soldiers Try to Desert." (DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 18-24 Apr. 1995, Vol. 9, No. 16)
The Ottawa Citizen. 4 February 1995. Final Edition. Tony Barber. "Battle for Chechnya: Elite Russian Unit Mutinies, Flees 'Inhuman, Chaotic' War; Discontent Reported Spreading from Troops to Commanders." (NEXIS)
The Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union (TASS). 28 April 1995. Igor Tsyfarov. "11,000 Russian Youngsters Dodged Army Service In." (DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 25 Apr.-1 May 1995, Vol. 9, No. 17)
The Times [London]. 23 January 1995. "New Russian Army." (NEXIS)