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News of the Week
highlighting the security dimension in the region


 

Hot Topics

Updates on urgent developments in the region

Kremlin urges Caucasus leaders to back new envoy
The Washington Post, 01/26/2010
Ukraine must not forcibly extradite Chechen man to Russia
Amnesty International USA, 01/14/2010
Russian officials beheaded in N. Caucasus-Ifax
Reuters, 11/24/2009
Freedom House: Estemirova Murderers Must Be Brought to Justice
Freedom House, 07/16/2009
Natalya Estemirova, a voice for justice is silenced in Chechnya
ACPC, 07/15/2009
Human Rights
in Europe

News about the Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, and European Union

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the situation of Human Rights Defenders in the North Caucasus
Council of the European Union, 07/15/2010
Report: Legal remedies for human rights violations in the North-Caucasus Region
Council of Europe, 06/29/2010
Russia Approves PACE Resolution On North Caucasus For First Time
RFE/RL, 06/23/2010
PACE urges Russia to fight terrorism in the North Caucasus ‘in line with human rights’
Council of Europe, 06/22/2010
EU-Russia human rights talks making little impact
EU Observer, 06/18/2010
Freedom House
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Chechnya

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  • Krasnodar Camp Brawl Fuels Ethnic Tensions
    The Moscow Times, 07/29/2010
  • Are Chechen Officials Playing Up Summer Camp Contretemps To Score Political Points?
    RFE/RL, 07/28/2010
  • For Natasha
    Foreign Policy, 07/27/2010
  • Orlov petitions to close the criminal case initiated by Kadyrov
    Caucasian Knot, 07/23/2010
  • Rights Activists In North Caucasus Appeal To Medvedev For Protection
    RFE/RL, 07/23/2010
  • Strasbourg court orders Russia to pay for Chechen disappearances
    RIA Novosti, 07/22/2010
  • Human rights ombudsman in Chechnya accuses neighboring police of torture
    Associated Press, 07/21/2010
  • Return of Realpolitik portends horrors for North Caucasus, Russia and the West
    Kyiv Post, 07/21/2010

Ingushetia

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  • In Ingushetia, Alaudin Nalgiev, detained on July 14, is still in custody
    Caucasian Knot, 07/27/2010
  • Two militants killed in Russia's volatile North Caucasus
    RIA Novosti, 07/25/2010
  • Four servicemen wounded in Ingushetia when a convoy was fired at
    Itar-Tass, 07/13/2010
  • Ingushetia Timeline of Violence
    The American Committee for Peace in the Caucasus, 07/09/2010
  • Price for Ingush Brides Triples
    The Moscow Times, 07/07/2010
  • Two policemen die, 4 get injuries in shootout in Ingushetia
    Itar-Tass, 07/05/2010
  • Amnesty to Ingushetia militants prepared in NCFD
    Caucasian Knot, 07/05/2010
  • 2 police killed in Ingushetia
    Associated Press, 07/05/2010

Dagestan

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  • Daghestan's Leaders Issue Ultimatum To Militants
    RFE/RL, 07/26/2010
  • Five Reported Dead In Daghestan Violence
    RFE/RL, 07/26/2010
  • Shoot-outs kill five in Russia's Dagestan
    Reuters, 07/26/2010
  • Police officer murdered in Russia's Dagestan
    RIA Novosti, 07/26/2010
  • Railway and Hydroelectric Engineer Targeted in Dagestan
    Jamestown Foundation, 07/23/2010
  • 5 Killed in Attacks in Muslim Separatist Region
    The New York Times, 07/23/2010
  • Head of rural settlement shot dead in Dagestan
    Caucasian Knot, 07/23/2010
  • Dagestan authorities give militants 'final warning'
    RIA Novosti, 07/23/2010

Other

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  • Russian Supreme Court Ruling Likely to Exacerbate Ethnic Tensions in Kabardino-Balkaria
    Window on Eurasia, 07/29/2010
  • Attack on Kabardino-Balkaria Hydroelectric Plant Exposes Government’s Weakness
    Jamestown Foundation, 07/27/2010
  • Resident of Nartkala kidnapped in Kabardino-Balkaria
    Caucasian Knot, 07/27/2010
  • Two militants, allegedly involved in Baksan hydropower plant, killed
    RIA Novosti, 07/26/2010
  • 2 Suspects in Power Station Attack Killed
    The Moscow Times, 07/26/2010
  • Medvedev Warns of Firings if Attacks Recur
    The Moscow Times, 07/23/2010
  • Russian Officials Give Contradictory Assessments Of Baksan Attack
    RFE/RL, 07/22/2010
  • Power Plant Attacked in Caucasus
    The New York Times, 07/21/2010
Go to the News Archive
Analysis
Empty Chairs, Empty Tables, Empty Beds
The New York Times
07/13/2010
Russia and US relations: solidarity in the face of terror
Russia Now
07/08/2010
Moscow Plans to Solve Problems of North Caucasus by Economic Growth Alone
Window on Eurasia
07/07/2010
Khloponin’s Innovative Approach to the North Caucasus Faces Uphill Struggle
Jamestown Foundation
07/07/2010
Prisoners of the Caucasus — Russia's Invisible Civil War
Foreign Policy
07/02/2010
Can Russia And West Begin Serious Talks On North Caucasus?
Eurasia Review
07/01/2010
PACE Vote Mirrors Shift In Russia's North Caucasus Policy
RFE/RL
07/01/2010
ACPC Materials
Growing extremism
The American Committee for Peace in the Caucasus
ACPC Exclusive Interview with Magomed Mutsolgov, Director of the Human Rights Organization “Mashr” in Ingushetia
Conducted by ACPC
"The Yevkurov Experiment: An assessment of Ingushetia president’s first year in office"
Written by ACPC
ACPC Interview with Ekaterina Sokirianskaia,"Memorial" North Caucasus Expert
Conducted by ACPC
Interview with Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the Chair of Moscow Helsinki Group
Conducted by ACPC
Press
Freedom House
Freedom House Applauds Resolution on North Caucasus
Freedom House
06/23/2010
Freedom House: Chechen President’s Crackdown on Internet Bloggers Unconstitutional
Freedom House
04/05/2010
Freedom of Assembly under Assault in Russia
Freedom House
01/29/2010
Ombudsman Statements Reflect Culture of Intimidation in Chechnya
Freedom House
01/15/2010
Freedom House: Estemirova Murderers Must Be Brought to Justice
Freedom House
07/15/2009
Russia Urged to Rein in Kadyrov as Families of Chechen Rebels Targeted
Freedom House
06/01/2009
Chechnya Still Vulnerable as Kadyrov Consolidates Power
Freedom House
04/17/2009
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