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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 denies ordering killing of Chechen rebel
    The Independent, 10/20/2011
  • Chechen reconciliation commission ends its work
    RIA Novosti, 10/17/2011
  • Hilary Swank to Donate Money From Accused Torturer
    ABC News, 10/15/2011
  • Hilary Swank "deeply regrets" attending Chechen party
    Reuters, 10/14/2011
  • Russian Anger Grows Over Chechnya Subsidies
    New York Times, 10/08/2011
  • Russian hit squad accused of murdering Chechen dissidents in Istanbul
    The Independent, 10/08/2011
  • Gleaming City Rising From Ruins Can’t Hide Psychic Scars of a War
    New York Times, 10/05/2011
  • Monitoring Rights in Chechen Region, a Month at a Time
    New York Times, 09/24/2011

Ingushetia

(map)
  • Counter-terrorism operation begins in Ingushetia
    RIA Novosti, 09/28/2011
  • Ingush Prosecutor's Assistant Armed Rebels
    The Moscow Times, 09/21/2011
  • Russia drops case against Moscow airport bomber's sister
    RIA Novosti, 09/21/2011
  • Commission for militants' adaptation set up in Ingushetia
    Caucasian Knot, 09/09/2011
  • Special operations in Ingushetia
    Vestnik Kavkaza, 09/08/2011
  • Religious activist shot dead in Russia's North Caucasus
    RIA Novosti, 09/04/2011
  • House blast in Russia's North Caucasus kills 2, injures 1
    RIA Novosti, 09/01/2011
  • Car bomb kills FSB officer in Russia's Ingushetia
    RIA Novosti, 08/30/2011

Dagestan

(map)
  • В Дагестане в результате обстрела ранены четверо полицейских
    Кавказский Узел, 10/19/2011
  • Two policemen die in blast in Dagestan’s Kizilyurt
    ITAR-TASS, 10/03/2011
  • Four killed in car bomb blast in Dagestan
    RIA Novosti, 09/28/2011
  • Top Prison Official Killed In Daghestan
    RFE/RL, 09/23/2011
  • 1 dead, 60 wounded in Dagestan bombings
    USA Today, 09/22/2011
  • Federal Security Service officer killed in North Caucasus
    RIA Novosti, 09/19/2011
  • Imam shot dead in Russia's North Caucasus
    Reuters, 09/16/2011
  • Special operation underway in Dagestan
    Caucasian Knot, 09/10/2011

Other

(map)
  • НАК: в Кабардино-Балкарии предотвращен крупный теракт
    Кавказский Узел, 10/07/2011
  • Four Killed in Russia’s North Caucasus
    VOA , 09/01/2011
  • Police detain two behind terrorist act on Vladikavkaz market
    RIA Novosti, 08/26/2011
  • Putin lashes out at supporters of North Caucasus separatism
    RIA Novosti, 08/23/2011
  • В Кабардино-Балкарии убит замглавы Урванского РОВД
    Кавказский узел, 07/27/2011
  • The Ministry of Regional Development suggests to allot four trillion rubles on development of Northern Caucasus
    Caucasian Knot , 07/26/2011
  • Russian activist blasts brutal anti-terror tactics
    Associated Press, 07/05/2011
  • Terror crime rate 35% up in Russia - Investigations Committee head
    Interfax, 06/30/2011
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Analysis
In Russia’s Dagestan, Salafi Muslims clash with government authorities
The Washington Post
09/05/2011
Moscow Promises North Caucasus Billions, as Low-Grade Insurgency Continues
Jamestown Foundation
08/11/2011
Is the North Caucasus Rebel Movement Spreading Beyond the North Caucasus?
Jamestown Foundation
08/04/2011
Moscow’s Preliminary Plans to Invest Even More Heavily In the North Caucasus Raise Skepticism
Jamestown Foundation
07/27/2011
Medvedev Displays Bewildering Ambivalence About Russia’s North Caucasus Policy
The Jamestown Foundation
07/06/2011
Fiscal Challenges May Bring Profound Changes to Russia’s Position in the North Caucasus
The Jamestown Foundation
07/05/2011
Failure to Pacify Dagestan Results in Government’s Growing Reliance on Crude Force
The Jamestown Foundation
06/29/2011
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
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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