The American Committee for Peace in the Caucasus

Hot Topics

Georgia

Updates on the volatile situation in Georgia

Russia Is Back on the Warpath

Wall Street Journal, 07/02/2009

Russia starts large-scale war games, Georgia fumes

Reuters, 06/30/2009

Human Rights in Europe

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

Amnesty International: North Caucasus remains most problematic region in Russia regarding human rights violations (in Russian)

Caucasian Knot, 06/29/2009

Aslambek Apayev: human rights defense is a dangerous business in Northern Caucasus (in Russian)

Caucasian Knot, 06/16/2009

Chechnya

Local resident detained in Chechnya were seen in footage on Emir of Shali cell phone (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, Wed, 07/01/2009

'Abuses widespread' in N Caucasus
BBC, Wed, 07/01/2009

One killed, 3 injured in militant attack on convoy in Chechnya
RIA Novosti, Tue, 06/30/2009

Report: Emir of Shali killed in Chechnya(in Russian)
Regnum, Tue, 06/30/2009

Son of Abdullayev is in Chechnya (in Russian)
Lenta, Tue, 06/30/2009

Dagestan

Two policemen killed after militant ambush
Regnum, Thu, 07/02/2009

Explosion outside of police department injures 8 civilians (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, Wed, 07/01/2009

Gunmen kill 4 civilians in Dagestan (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, Wed, 07/01/2009

Dagestani residents, killed during a special operation, had potentially been abducted (in Russian)
Gazeta, Tue, 06/30/2009

Policeman injured after shoot-out in Dagestan(in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, Tue, 06/30/2009

Ingushetia

Вайнах на оба ваших дома
Newsweek Russia, Wed, 07/29/2009

Militant killed during shootout in Ingushetia
Caucasian Knot, Thu, 07/02/2009

Policemen attacked in Ingushetia (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, Wed, 07/01/2009

DNA tests show that suicide bomber who attacked Yevkurov was a male(in Russian)
Kommersant, Tue, 06/30/2009

Report: Number of murders in Ingushetia has increased three-fold in 5 months (in Russian)
Regnum, Tue, 06/30/2009

Other

Counter-terror regime instituted in Elbrus region of Kabardino-Balkaria (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, Tue, 06/30/2009

Circassians Fear Adygeya May Become The Next Nalchik
RFE/RL, Tue, 06/30/2009

North Caucasus Resistance Extends War Into Cyberspace
RFE/RL, Mon, 06/29/2009

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Analysis

«Расплата за детей: поджоги домов в Чечне как форма коллективного наказания»

Polit.ru
Thu, 07/02/2009

Ingushetia Under Siege

Human Rights Watch
Wed, 07/01/2009

Will Moscow Be Constrained To Cede The North Caucasus To Ramzan Kadyrov?

RFE/RL
Mon, 06/29/2009

ACPC Materials

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