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词条 Sukhumi massacre
释义

  1. Events

  2. Aftermath

  3. Perpetrators

  4. See also

  5. Notes

  6. Bibliography

  7. External links

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| date =September 27, 1993
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  • All members of the Georgian administration of Abkhazia are executed.
  • Unknown number of total civilian casualties (during the whole conflict 10,000 - 30,000 ethnic Georgians were killed)
  • 50,000 (mostly Georgians) fled the city in the aftermath of the events.[1]

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The Sukhumi massacre[2] took place on September 27, 1993, during and after the fall of Sukhumi into separatist hands in the course of the War in Abkhazia. It was perpetrated against Georgian civilians of Sukhumi, mainly by militia forces of Abkhaz separatists, their North Caucasian and Russian allies.[3] It became part of a violent ethnic cleansing campaign carried out by the separatists.

Events

On September 27, 1993, separatist forces violated the ceasefire initiated by the United Nations and guaranteed by the Russian Federation, which barred both sides from performing military operations. As part of the ceasefire, Georgian forces had withdrawn their heavy artillery and tanks from Sukhumi. Abkhaz, Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus, Cossack and Russian militants stormed Sukhumi early in the morning. Confronted by large numbers of combatants, the Georgian army units that remained in the city were unable to prevent the separatist advance into the city. By noon, separatist militants and their allies had taken over television buildings and bridges. Georgian forces retreated to the Government building of the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic, where they intended to provide security for members of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic Government. By late afternoon, the city was overrun by separatists and their allies.

Placing their hopes on the ceasefire, a large number of civilians remained in the city. The separatists and their allies started to sweep through the streets of Sukhumi rounding up all civilians that they found. Men, women and children were executed in the streets, on the roads and inside their own apartments, houses and back yards. According to the witnesses, many people became objects of torture, and some were forced to watch as their own family members were killed—children in front of their parents, and parents in front of their children.[4]

{{cquote|When Abkhaz entered my house, they took me and my seven year old son outside. After forcing us to kneel, they took my son and shot him right in front of me. After they grabbed me by hair and took me to the nearby well. An Abkhaz soldier forced me to look down that well; there I saw three younger man and couple of elderly woman who were standing soaking in water naked. They were screaming and crying while Abkhaz were dumping dead corpses on them. After that, they threw a grenade there and placed more people inside. I was forced again to kneel in front of the dead corpses. One of the soldiers took his knife and took the eye out from one of the dead near me. Then he started to rub my lips and face with that decapitated eye. I could not take it any longer and fainted. They left me there in a pile of corpses.[5]}}

Women became targets of sadistic rape. Refugees recall people being burned to death, disembowelled and dismembered while still alive [6]{{Full citation needed|date=December 2017}} The massacres occurred in the city park, in front of the governmental building, in schools and hospitals. Almost all members of the Abkhaz government (those who refused to leave the city), Zhiuli Shartava, Guram Gabiskiria, Alexander Berulava, Mamia Alasania, and Raul Eshba were captured and executed.[7]

The 1994 U.S. State Department Country Reports also describes scenes of massive human rights abuse:

"The [Abkhaz] separatist forces committed widespread atrocities against the Georgian civilian population, killing many women, children, and elderly, capturing some as hostages and torturing others ... they also killed large numbers of Georgian civilians who remained behind in Abkhaz-seized territory...."[8]

"The separatists launched a reign of terror against the majority Georgian population, although other nationalities also suffered. Chechens and other north Caucasians from the Russian Federation reportedly joined local Abkhaz troops in the commission of atrocities.... Those fleeing Abkhazia made highly credible claims of atrocities, including the killing of civilians without regard for age or sex. Corpses recovered from Abkhaz-held territory showed signs of extensive torture."(The evidence available to Human Rights Watch supports the U.S. State Department’s findings.) [8]

Aftermath

Eduard Shevardnadze fled the city only just before the arrival of separatist forces, having earlier committed to try to remain there as long as possible.[9] Soon the forces overran the whole territory of Abkhazia, except a small region of the Kodori Gorge (which remained under the control of the Georgian warlord Emzar Kvitsiani until July 2006 and later the Tbilisi government until August 2008). The total defeat of the Georgian government forces was followed by ethnic cleansing of Georgian population.[10] 200,000 - 250,000 refugees (mainly Georgians) were forced out of Abkhazia.[11] Violence continued in 1994 despite an agreement between the Georgian and Abkhazian governments for the deployment of a peacekeeping force from the Commonwealth of Independent States.[12] Chechen militants who had fought on the side of Abkhazia later took part in the First Chechen War.[13][14]

Perpetrators

There are a number of conflicting claims as to whether the massacre was conducted by Abkhaz militias or those of their Russian and North Caucasian allies. Allegedly, the commander of the separatist forces, partly responsible for the massacre was the deputy defence minister and "hero" of Abkhazia Shamil Basaev.[15][16] According to witness testimonies, the militants spoke North Caucasian languages and Russian.[4]

However, some refugees who survived the massacre have claimed that they recognized their Abkhaz and Armenian neighbours collaborating with the militants during the massacres in various neighbourhoods.[17] Many people recall the commands given by Russian officers: "Do not take prisoners alive!" [18]

Houses and land owned by Georgians were ransacked and taken over by the Abkhaz, Russians, Cossacks and other newcomers.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} These allegations are currently{{when|date=June 2017}} being investigated by the International Criminal Court in the Hague. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has recently given its recognition to and condemned the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia.{{Citation needed|date=February 2015}} Although many separatist militants have been accused of committing massacres none of them have yet been tried.{{Citation needed|date=February 2015}}

See also

  • Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia
  • Georgian-Abkhaz conflict
  • Abkhazia
  • United Nations resolutions on Abkhazia

Notes

1. ^Human Rights Watch, [https://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/1995/Georgia2.htm GEORGIA/ABKHAZIA: VIOLATIONS OF THE LAWS OF WAR AND RUSSIA'S ROLE IN THE CONFLICT], March 1995
2. ^Definition by: State Department, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993, February 1994
3. ^Siege of Sukhumi, Time Magazine, October 04, 1993
4. ^Chervonnaia, Svetlana Mikhailovna. Conflict in the Caucasus: Georgia, Abkhazia, and the Russian Shadow. Gothic Image Publications, 1994.
5. ^Chervonnaia, Svetlana Mikhailovna. Conflict in the Caucasus: Georgia, Abkhazia, and the Russian Shadow. p 87, Fall of Gagra.
6. ^Dmitry Kholodov, Moscow journalist covering the Conflict, 1992.{{Full citation needed|date=December 2017}}
7. ^Chervonnaia, Svetlana Mikhailovna. Conflict in the Caucasus: Georgia, Abkhazia, and the Russian Shadow. Gothic Image Publications, 1994
8. ^.S. State Department, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993, February 1994,
9. ^{{cite book|last1=Ekedahl|first1=Carolyn McGiffert|last2=Goodman|first2=Melvin Allan|title=The wars of Eduard Shevardnadze|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qWL9IjRqtWQC&pg=PA270&dq=sukhumi+massacre+shevardnadze&hl=en&ei=xGEjTea4CIfJceywobgK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sukhumi&f=false|year=2001|publisher=Brassey's|isbn=1-57488-404-2|page=142}}
10. ^U.S. State Department, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993, February 1994, pp. 877, 881.
11. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1595847.stm|title=Abkhazia 'on verge of war'|date=12 October 2001|work=BBC News|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=4 January 2011}}
12. ^{{cite book|last=Europa Publications Limited|first=|title=Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qmN95fFocsMC&pg=PA364&dq=abkhazia+ethnic+clashes+september+1994&hl=en&ei=RmQjTYSsJ8yPcfbBmLwI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=abkhazia%20ethnic%20clashes%20september%201994&f=false|year=1998|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-85743-058-1|page=364}}
13. ^{{cite book|last=Nygren|first=Bertil|title=The rebuilding of Greater Russia: Putin's foreign policy towards the CIS countries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_2EYvr6GpYAC&pg=PA125&dq=chechen+militants+abkhazia+first+chechen+war&hl=en&ei=-GQjTfy1I4KecLe_-OMK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false|year=2008|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0-415-43600-1|page=125}}
14. ^{{cite book|last1=Lake|first1=David A.|last2=Rothschild|first2=Donald|title=The international spread of ethnic conflict: fear, diffusion, and escalation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o4J8nUNKorAC&pg=PA186&dq=chechen+militants+abkhazia+first+chechen+war&hl=en&ei=-GQjTfy1I4KecLe_-OMK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFAQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=chechen%20militants%20abkhazia%20first%20chechen%20war&f=false|year=1998|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=0-691-01690-9|page=186}}
15. ^Anatoly Gordienko Basaev's comrades-in-arms go to Abkhazia, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 2004
16. ^Shamil Basaev - the No 1 enemy of Russia, BBC, 2002
17. ^Human Rights Watch interviews, August 1993.
18. ^Andersen, Andrew. "Russia Versus Georgia: One Undeclared War in the Caucasus." Published October 2001.

Bibliography

  • Andersen, Andrew. "Russia Versus Georgia: One Undeclared War in the Caucasus." Published October 2001.
  • Chervonnaia, Svetlana Mikhailovna. Conflict in the Caucasus: Georgia, Abkhazia, and the Russian Shadow. Gothic Image Publications, 1994.
  • Human Rights Watch. [https://www.hrw.org/reports/1995/Georgia2.htm "Georgia/Abkhazia: Violations of the Laws of War and Russia's Role in the Conflict."] Published on hrw.org, March 1995.
  • Lynch, Dov. The Conflict in Abkhazia: Dilemmas in Russian 'Peacekeeping' Policy. Royal Institute of International Affairs, February 1998.
  • Marshania L. Tragedy of Abkhazia Moscow, 1996
  • White Book of Abkhazia. 1992-1993 Documents, Materials, Evidences. Moscow, 1993.
  • Dmitry Kholodov, Moscow journalist covering the Conflict, 1992.{{Full citation needed|date=December 2017}}
  • Derluguian, Georgi M., The Tale of Two Resorts: Abkhazia and Ajaria Before and Since the Soviet Collapse, in Beverly Crawford and Ronnie D Lipschutz (eds.), “The Myth of ‘Ethnic Conflict’: Politics, Economics, and Cultural Violence" (Berkeley: University of California, 1998). p. 263

External links

  • [https://www.hrw.org/reports/pdfs/g/georgia/georgia953.pdf Report by Human Rights Watch Helsinki about ethnic cleansing committed in Abkhazia]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070607163702/http://abkhazeti.ru/pages/main/warabkhazia.html Documented accounts of ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia] (Russian)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070705173138/http://abkhazeti.ru/video/sukhumi93.avi Video file, capture of Zhuili Shartava, Guram Gabiskiria, Raul Eshba, etc and their execution] (right-click to open file)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070629161445/http://abkhazeti.ru/video/KLIP.WMV Video file, ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia] (right-click to open file)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060823134020/http://www.abchaseti.de/Musik/Film.wmv Sukhumi 27.09.93 (Video)] (wmv)
  • List of names of people who perished in Sukhumi during 1992-1996 (Russian)
  • "Abkhazia: An Open Wound in Georgia" by Dr. Andrew Andersen
  • Government of Abkhazia (-in-exile)
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