Chechen genocide
The Chechen genocide refers to the mass casualties carried out on the Chechen people during the various stages of the Russia–Chechnya conflict since the second half of the 18th to early 21st centuries. The term has no legal effect, although the European Parliament has recognized the 1944 forced deportation of Chechens, which killed an estimated 1/3-1/2 of the total Chechen population, as an act of genocide. The Ukrainian Rada has also condemned Russia's genocide of the Chechen people.
| Chechen genocide | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Chechen–Russian conflict | |
| Location | North Caucasus |
| Date | 1785 – 2017 |
| Target | Chechens |
Attack type | Genocide, population transfer, ethnic cleansing, massacre, starvation |
| Deaths | Total: 583,000 – 930,000
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| Perpetrators | Russian Empire and its successor states the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation |
| Motive | Russian imperialism, Russian nationalism, Russification, Anti-Chechen sentiment, Islamophobia, Racism |
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