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News of the Week
highlighting the security dimension in the region


 

Hot Topics

Updates on urgent developments in the region

“You Dress According to Their Rules”: Enforcement of an Islamic Dress Code for Women in Chechnya
Human Rights Watch, 03/10/2011
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
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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  • Kadyrov Fires Official for Wife's Role in Brawl With Nashi
    The Moscow Times, 05/05/2012
  • Muslim Lawyer Flees Amid Sharia Law Threats
    The Moscow Times, 04/28/2012
  • A Chechen policeman wounded in Dagestan
    RIA Dagestan, 04/28/2012
  • Chechen Leaders Slam Proposed Creation Of Shari'a Courts
    RFE/RL, 04/26/2012
  • 13 militants killed, 21 detained in Chechnya in three months
    Itar-Tass, 04/24/2012
  • Seven Dead After Shoot-Outs In Chechnya, Daghestan
    RFE/RL, 04/23/2012
  • Chechen Businessman Murdered in Downtown Moscow
    RIA Novosti, 04/19/2012
  • Chechens Lose Appeal of Murder Sentences
    The Moscow Times, 04/19/2012

Ingushetia

(map)
  • Over 150 Families in Ingushetia Give Up Vendetta
    RIA Novosti, 05/13/2012
  • Explosive device found in Ingushetia forest
    Interfax, 05/04/2012
  • Two Police Die in Ingushetia Car Blast
    RIA Novosti, 04/28/2012
  • Alleged Ingush terrorists cleared posthumously
    The Moscow Times, 04/11/2012
  • Four Policemen Injured in Ingushetia Blast
    RIA Novosti, 04/05/2012
  • Russia: 5 Rebels Are Killed in Ingushetia
    New York Times, 04/04/2012
  • Suicide Bombers Caught in Shoot Out in Ingushetia
    RIA Novosti, 04/03/2012
  • Two Injured in Nazran Car Bomb Blast
    RIA Novosti, 03/30/2012

Dagestan

(map)
  • Six Insurgents Killed in Dagestan
    RIA Novosti, 05/12/2012
  • ‘Sharia Judge,’ 2 Others Killed in Dagestan
    RIA Novosti, 05/11/2012
  • Five policemen wounded in Babayurtovsky district of Dagestan
    RIA Dagestan, 05/10/2012
  • Armed people kidnapped a resident of Makhachkala, human rights activists report
    Caucasian Knot, 05/10/2012
  • Dagestan Prosecutor's Office reveals a website with extremist content
    RIA Dagestan, 05/09/2012
  • New Blast Hits Dagestan, One Person Wounded
    RIA Novosti, 05/06/2012
  • In Dagestan, court finds two information websites as extremist
    Caucasian Knot, 05/05/2012
  • Explosions in Dagestan Kill 12, Wound More Than 20
    The Moscow Times, 05/04/2012

Other

(map)
  • FSB Claims Foiled Sochi Olympics Terrorist Plot
    RIA Novosti, 05/10/2012
  • Kabardino-Balkaria: local resident asserts that he confessed of keeping grenade under power agents' torture
    Caucasian Knot, 04/27/2012
  • About a hundred persons come out to protest in Kabardino-Balkaria
    Caucasian Knot, 04/21/2012
  • Russia Refuses to Lift Ban on Caucasus Rights Group
    RIA Novosti, 04/13/2012
  • Policemen Kill 5 Militants in Shootout in Southern Russia
    RIA Novosti, 04/10/2012
  • Policemen Kill 5 Militants in Shootout in Southern Russia
    RIA Novosti, 04/10/2012
  • Russian 'militant plots foiled' after suspects killed
    BBC, 04/10/2012
  • South Ossetia Elects ex-KGB Head as New President
    RIA Novosti, 04/09/2012
Go to the News Archive
Analysis
Allegations of Human Rights Abuses by the Government Agents Remain Unaddressed in the North Caucasus
The Jamestown Foundation
05/11/2012
Rising Circassian Activism Fuels Resentment Among Other North Caucasian Peoples
The Jamestown Foundation
05/02/2012
Chechen women in mortal fear as president backs Islamic honor killings
The Washington Times
04/29/2012
Russian Security Services Responsible for Majority of Kidnappings in the North Caucasus
The Jamestown Foundation
03/09/2012
The lesson of the New Muslims
The Guardian
03/07/2012
The Insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus
New York Times
01/20/2012
In Russia’s Dagestan, Salafi Muslims clash with government authorities
The Washington Post
09/05/2011
ACPC Materials
Dagestan at Tipping Point
The American Committee for Peace in the Caucasus
Letter to PACE President about the North Caucasus
Civil Rights Defenders
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
Press
Freedom House
Brutal Attack in Russia Targets Journalist
Freedom House
04/06/2012
Refusal to Register NGO a Blow to Human Rights in Russia
Freedom House
03/12/2012
The State of Human Rights and Rule of Law in Russia: U.S. Policy Options
Freedom House
12/14/2011
Freedom House Condemns Shooting of Independent Journalist in Dagestan
Freedom House
12/14/2011
Little to celebrate in Kadyrov’s Chechnya
Freedom House
10/18/2011
On Second Anniversary of the Murder of Natalya Estemirova, A Renewed Call for Justice
Freedom House
06/30/2011
Russian Authorities Should Investigate Unlawful Evictions in Chechnya
Freedom House
02/08/2011
Activists From Chechnya Raise Awareness About Abuses
Freedom House
07/26/2010
Freedom House, Rights Groups Call for Justice on Anniversary of Russian Activist’s Murder
Freedom House
07/15/2010
Freedom House Applauds Resolution on North Caucasus
Freedom House
06/23/2010
Impunity in Russia Impels Attacks on Journalists
Freedom House
05/03/2010
Ombudsman Statements Reflect Culture of Intimidation in Chechnya
Freedom House
01/15/2010
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