Born September 26, 1964.
. He studied at the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University.
. In 1987 - 89 he worked in the "Glasnost Sergei Grigoryants, for human rights activities subjected to administrative arrest.
. Since 1989 works as a journalist (stringer) on Radio Liberty.
. Since 1989 - the Moscow correspondent of Radio Liberty.
. He was awarded a medal "Defender of the White House, from which refused, sending it to President B
. N. Yeltsin after the storming of the White House in October 1993.
. He worked as correspondent for "Liberty" in Russia's parliament, as well as in hot spots - in Tajikistan, the North Caucasus.
. During the first Chechen war - a special correspondent in the area of hostilities.
. In 1996 - 99 he worked in Moscow and the North Caucasus, in August 1999 covered the fighting in Dagestan, in September worked in Chechnya.
. Since November 1999 - special correspondent for Radio Liberty in Grozny.
. In December 1999, visited the besieged Grozny.
. In January 2000, disappeared in Grozny
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Babitsky's colleagues believed that he was in the hands of Russian special services.
Babitsky was detained in Chechnya Attorney General's office on Jan. 27, 2000 under Art. 90 of the Criminal Code.
. February 3, 2000
Babitsky was allegedly handed over to the Chechen side in exchange for two Russian prisoners of war (on the official version).
. All February
Babitsky circulating on the whereabouts of the most controversial information, was not even accurate data about whether he was alive.
. February 25, it was announced that the journalist was detained in Dagestan, with a forged passport in the name of Ali Isa-Ogly Musayeva.
. According to information received from the
Babitsky, "exchange" was made with an unknown masked men who held
Babitsky in any Chechen village
. Given that he
Babitsky really gave consent to the exchange for an agreement with people Turpal-Ali Atgerieva, in fact he can not say for sure, in whose hands he was a month. 1 March 2000 at a press conference Yankelevich said that was in the hands of the people Adam Deniev, close to the federal authorities. In an interview with the Izvestia newspaper said that, from 2 to 16 February was the people warlord Khizir Hachukaeva.
February 27
Babitsky announced an indefinite hunger strike in protest against his arrest. In the night from 28 to 29 February
Babitsky was changed a preventive measure for subscription on parole. He was taken to Moscow, while his family remained in Makhachkala.
March 10, 2000 Deputy Minister of Justice stated that the Prosecutor General's Office filed charges under Article
Babitsky. 208 h. 2 of the Criminal Code (participation in armed gangs, unintended by the federal law ").
March 15, 2000 filed in the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office a request to initiate a criminal case over his illegal detention in Chechnya.
July 4, 2000 A.
Babitsky was finally accused - using fake document. "
. He is married and has three children.
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