Friday 30 September 2011

Shakira denies plans to sing for Chechnya leader


LOS ANGELES: Pop star Shakira denied reports Thursday that she had been booked to perform at a birthday celebration for the leader of the war-torn Russian republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.


“Contrary to any misreporting, Shakira is not performing nor was she ever booked to perform a gig for the Chechen president or government,” according to a Twitter message by the Colombian singer confirmed as authentic by her spokeswoman Shoshanna Stone.But rights groups have long accused him of presiding over a personal militia that they say has carried out serial rights violations, torture and even murder

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