• Georgian foreign minister visits Moscow in bid to ease tensions AP (IHT), 1 November 2006.

  • Georgia: Free Trade, Conflict Resolution Hot Topics In Brussels RFE/RL, 31 October 2006.

  • Clash in Chechnya leaves 1 militant dead, 2 servicemen wounded AP (IHT), 31 October 2006.

  • Kadyrov elected head of Chechen People's Assembly Council Interfax, 31 October 2006.

  • Chechens in Astrakhanskaya Oblast receive death threats Prague Watchdog, 29 October 2006.

  • Authorities in Georgia's rebel province say they killed 4 Georgian agents AP (IHT), 31 October 2006.

  • Reports: 300 Russians protest against xenophobia in St. Petersburg AP (IHT), 29 October 2006.

  • Russia: Nord-Ost Anniversary Recalls Ascent Of Female Suicide Bomber RFR/RL, 27 October 2006.

  • Russia Number One in Human Rights Complaints Kommersant, 27 October 2006.

  • NATO Presses Putin Over Georgia Moscow Times, 27 October 2006.

  • Extremists Could Face Tougher Sentences Moscow Times, 27 October 2006.

  • Rage and Politics 4 Years After Dubrovka Moscow Times, 27 October 2006.

  • Russian Newspapers Pay Tribute To Politkovskaya RFE/RL, 26 October 2006.

  • Dagestani Soldiers: Bully or be Bullied IWPR, 26 October 2006.

  • South Ossetia Braced for New Referendum IWPR, 26 October 2006.

  • Report: Russian journalist's killing investigation focuses on former Chechnya police AP (IHT), 26 October 2006.

  • Moscow Theater Hostage Taking Remembered RFE/RL, 26 October 2006.

  • Jailed Police Officer Now the Focus in Politkovskaya Case Moscow Times, 26 October 2006.

  • Russia Will Not Allow Bloodshed in Abkhazia Moscow Times, 26 October 2006.

  • NATO secretary general urges Russia to lift sanctions against Georgia Interfax, 26 October 2006.

  • Kosovo: A Precedent For Frozen Conflicts? RFE/RL, 26 October 2006.

  • Putin, NATO chief discuss cooperation amid Russian concerns over alliance's expansion AP (IHT), 26 October 2006.

  • Putin Promises to Remain Influential New York Times, 26 October 2006.

  • Pamfilova Calls for Changes to NGO Law Moscow Times, 25 October 2006.

  • Russia: Analyst Says Media Freedom Continues To Decline RFE/RL, 25 October 2006.

  • The War in Chechnya and the Russian Public Prague Watchdog, 25 October 2006.

  • Russia: Putin Faces The Nation's Questions RFE/RL, 25 October 2006.

  • Murderers of Politkovskaya May Be Hiding in Siberia Kommersant, 25 October 2006.

  • Abkhazia's recognition request submitted to State Duma Interfax, 25 October 2006.

  • Russia not planning to annex S. Ossetia, Abkhazia - Putin Interfax, 25 October 2006.

  • MFA Condemns ‘Attack on Interior Minister’ in Kodori Civil Georgia, 25 October 2006.

  • Russia's Putin vows to solve contract killings that shook the country AP (IHT), 25 October 2006.

  • Putin Links Troubles With Georgia To Frozen Conflicts RFE/RL, 25 October 2006.

  • Sweden Detains Russian Over Chechnya Kidnapping RFE/RL, 24 October 2006.

  • Dubrovka Inquiry Goes Into 5th Year Moscow Times, 24 October 2006.

  • Grozny in Throes of Building Boom AP (Moscow Times), 24 October 2006.

  • The War on Terror Said to Undermine Free Press Reuters (Moscow Times), 24 October 2006. Reporters without Borders

  • Russia Ends Some Suspensions of Foreign Agencies New York Times, 24 October 2006.

  • Russia: Poll Finds Distrust Over 2002 Moscow Theater Siege New York Times, 24 October 2006.

  • MPs Set up Commission to Study Treatment of Georgians in Russia Civil Georgia, 24 October 2006.

  • Rice says slain Russian reporter was a heroine who sought 'truth at whatever cost' AP (IHT), 23 October 2006.

  • Russian Officials To Face Suit Over Theater Hostage Incident RFE/RL, 23 October 2006.

  • RICE CALLS ON RUSSIA AND GEORGIA TO REDUCE TENSIONS Financial Times, 23 October 2006.

  • Police Officer Shot Dead In Daghestan RFE/RL, 23 October 2006.

  • Iran, Press Freedom Top Rice's Agenda AP/Reuters (Moscow Times), 23 October 2006.

  • Putin Defends His Stance on Georgia AP/Reuters (Moscow Times), 23 October 2006.

  • Europe's Long Legal Tether on Russia: Court of Human Rights a Powerful Check on Excesses, Abuses Washington Post, 23 October 2006.

  • Nalchik Nerves Still Jangling IWPR, 23 October 2006.

  • Moscow Officials Pursue Caucasian Residents IWPR, 23 October 2006.

  • One boy dead, two wounded in grenade blast in Chechnya AP (IHT), 22 October 2006.

  • In Anti-Immigrant Mood, Russia Heeds Gadfly’s Cry New York Times, 22 October 2006.

  • Interview with Novaya Gazeta’s Editor-in-Chief Dmitriy Muratov, Deputy Editor Andrey Lipskiy, Ilya Politkovskiy, and Reporter Zoya Yaroshok U.S. Department of State, 21 October 2006.

  • The Darkness Spreading Over Russia Washington Post, 21 October 2006.

  • Russian president and US state secretary discuss foreign non-profit organizations in Russia Regnum, 21 October 2006.

  • Georgia feels at the mercy of big powers' manoeuvres Financial Times, 21 October 2006.

  • Rice Meets With Slain Russian Journalist's Editors, Son RFE/RL, 21 October 2006.

  • Kremlin Puts Foreign NGO’s on Notice New York Times, 20 October 2006.

  • Russia Halts Activities of Many Groups From Abroad Washington Post, 20 October 2006.

  • Chechnya Finds First Foreign Investor: China Moscow Times, 20 October 2006.

  • Russia Suspends At Least 96 Foreign NGOs RFE/RL, 19 October 2006.

  • Foreign humanitarian agencies suspend work in Russia Reuters, 19 October 2006.

  • Chechen 'volunteers' could support Abkhazia, South Ossetia - Alkhanov Interfax, 19 October 2006.

  • Russia: High-Profile Killings, Attempted Killings In The Post-Soviet Period RFE/RL, 19 October 2006.

  • No More Mr. Nice Guy Moscow Times (Opinion), 19 October 2006.

  • Freedom House Condemns Ongoing Limits on Expression and Association in Russia, Calls for US Response Freedom House Press Release, 18 October 2006.

  • Russia: Moscow Must Investigate Police Violence at Memorial for Slain Journalist Human Rights Watch Press Release, 18 October 2006.

  • Province of Georgia asks Russia's recognition AP (International Herald Tribune), 18 October 2006.

  • Registration confusion for foreign NGOs in Russia Reuters (ReliefWeb), 18 October 2006.

  • Around 80 houses in Serzhen-Yurt damaged by artillery fire Prague Watchdog, 18 October 2006.

  • Gunmen kill police officer in troubled Russian region; 4 gunmen killed in Chechnya AP (IHT), 18 October 2006.

  • Understanding Murder in Its Own Context Moscow Times (Opinion), 19 October 2006.

  • Closure of Russian rights group condemned CIVICUS (ReliefWeb), 18 October 2006.

  • Foreign NGOs Face Deadline To Reregister In Russia RFE/RL, 18 October 2006.

  • Georgian Awaiting Deportation Dies Associated Press / Moscow Times, 18 October 2006.

  • Practice of extortion returns to “Kavkaz” checkpoint Prague Watchdog, 18 October 2006.

  • What Happens in Hot Spots Moscow Times, 18 October 2006.

  • Flawed court case based on flawed NGO law leads to ruling to close down the Russian-Chechen friendship society IHF (ReliefWeb), 17 October 2006.

  • Police in North Caucasus break up rally for slain Russian reporter AP (IHT), 16 October 2006.

  • Her Own Death, Foretold Washington Post, 15 October 2006.

  • Chechnya's recovery clouded by abductions and abuse AP (IHT), 17 October 2006.

  • Kremlin Adviser Quits Over Politkovskaya Case Reuters (New York Times), 17 October 2006.

  • Politkovskaya's Legacy of Courage Lives On Moscow Times, 16 October 2006.

  • Russian-Chechen Friendship Society Closed RFE/RL, 14 October 2006.

  • Fame, Death Threats for Nobel Finalist Moscow Times, 13 October 2006.

  • Nobel Prize nominee from Chechnya Lidia Usupova receives death threat Kavakazkii Uzel, 13 October 2006. Russian

  • Slain Russian Journalist's Last Article New York Times (Novaya Gazeta), 13 October 2006. English translation of text.

  • Gunmen Fire On Relay Stations In Ingushetia RFE/RL, 13 October 2006.

  • Nalchik Marks Anniversary Of Deadly Raid RFE/RL, 13 October 2006.

  • Russia condemned for Chechnya killings HRW (ReliefWeb), 12 October 2006.

  • Strasbourg Decision On Chechen Killings Welcomed RFE/RL, 13 October 2006.

  • Na Lesnoi ubili amerikanskuyu grazhdanku: K rassledovaniyu gibeli Anny Politkovskoi gotovy podklyuchit'sa spetsluzhby SSha Nezavisimaia Gazeta, 12 October 2006. Russian

  • Slain Russian reporter's final article sees light of day Times Online, 12 October 2006.
    Anna's unfinished article, Novaya Gazeta Russian

  • Human Rights Group Is Shut Down
    AP (Moscow Times), 12 October 2006.

  • Tbilisi Fears Russian Recognition of Rebel Regions
    IWPR, 12 October 2006.

  • European Court of Human Rights holds Russia responsible for summary execution in Novye Aldi
    Stichting Russian Justice Initiative (Prague Watchdog), 12 October 2006.

  • UN expert on right to food concerned about threat of food aid cuts for displaced people in Chechnya and Azerbaijan
    UNHRC (ReliefWeb), 12 October 2006.

  • Number Of Beslan Attackers Allegedly Understated
    RFE/RL, 12 October 2006.

  • The Law's Cleansing Effect
    Moscow Times, 12 October 2006.

  • Four-Party Meeting On South Ossetia Convenes
    RFE/RL, 12 October 2006.

  • Ser'eznye voprosy pro Beslan
    by Marina Litvinovich, EJ.ru, 12 October 2006. Russian

  • Strasbourg Rules Against Russia Over Chechen Deaths
    RFE/RL, 12 October 2006.

  • Anna Politkovsaya had U.S. citizenship
    Novosti Rossii, 11 October 2006. Russian

  • Adygs ask European parliament to recognize genocide of XVIII-XIX centuries
    Adygeanatpress.net, 12 October 2006.

  • Putin's Comments On Politkovskaya Anger Activists
    RFE/RL, 11 October 2006.

  • Remembering a Lone Defender of Justice
    IWPR, 11 October 2006.

  • In a Risky Place to Gather News, a Very Familiar Story
    New York Times, 11 October 2006.

  • Chechen Leader Had 'No Score To Settle' With Politkovskaya
    RFE/RL, 11 October 2006.

  • Chechen Prosecutors Spot Upward Distortion
    Kommersant, 11 October 2006.

  • Thousands Bid Farewell to Politkovskaya
    Moscow Times, 11 October 2006.

  • CPJ calls on Putin to take responsibility for Politkovskaya murder probe
    CPJ Press Release, 10 October 2006.

  • Russia: Where's Putin?
    RFE/RL, 10 October 2006.

  • Mourners Pay Respects to Russia Reporter
    AP (New York Times), 10 October 2006.

  • An uncertain future: The challenges of return and reintegration for Internally Displaced Persons in the North Caucasus
    ReliefWeb, 10 October 2006.

  • Putin Promises Politkovskaya Investigation
    Moscow Times, 10 October 2006.

  • Russia: Anna Politkovskaya's Last Interview
    RFE/RL, 9 October 2006.

  • Assassin's bullet kills fiery critic of Putin: The woman who exposed the Kremlin's dirty war in Chechnya is found dead near her Moscow flat
    Guardian, 8 October 2006.

  • Outspoken Putin critic shot dead in Moscow
    Washington Post, 8 October 2006.

  • Russia: Murder of Journalist Anna Politkovskaya
    U.S. State Department Press Release, 7 October 2006.

  • Freedom House Saddened and Angered by Today's Killing of Russian Journalist Anna Politkovskaya
    Freedom House Press Release,
    7 October 2006.

  • 7 Oktobria v Moskve iz ognestrel'nogo oruzhiia ubita zhurnalist Anna Politkovskaia Russian
    Novaya Gazeta, 7 October 2006.

  • Russian Journalist Politkovskaya Found Dead
    RFE/RL, 7 October 2006.

  • Outspoken Putin Critic Shot Dead in Moscow
    Reuters (New York Times), 7 October 2006.

  • V Moskve ubita zhurnalist Anna Politkovskaia Russian
    Novosti Rossii, 7 October 2006.

  • Investigative Russian Journalist Killed Russian
    AP (Washington Post), 7 October 2006.

  • Caucasus Reels from Moscow-Tbilisi Fight
    IWPR, 6 October 2006.

  • The Danger of Kadyrov for President
    Moscow Times (Editorial), 6 October 2006.

  • Experts fear for Ramzan Kadyrov's life in case of his appointment president of Chechnya
    Caucasus Knot, 6 October 2006.

  • Georgia Says Abkhaz, South Ossetian Deals 'Obsolete'
    RFE/RL, 6 October 2006.

  • UMAROV RESHUFFLES THE DECK
    Chechnya Weekly, 5 October 2006.

  • Chechnya: Immediate Changes In Pro-Moscow Leadership Unlikely
    RFE/RL, 5 October 2006.

  • U.N. torture investigator hopes to visit Russia soon
    Reuters (Washington Post), 5 October 2006.

  • International economic rehabilitation programme to be launched in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
    OSCE (ReliefWeb), 5 October 2006.

  • 1 policeman killed, 3 Russian elite officers wounded in southern Russia
    AP (International Herald Tribune), 5 October 2006.

  • Kadyrov Gets an Airport for His 30th
    Moscow Times, 6 October 2006.

  • Georgia's Saakashvili claims party victory in key elections
    AP (International Herald Tribune), 5 October 2006.

  • Ramzan Kadyrov’s birthday to be celebrated in Chechnya under tightened security
    Prague Watchdog, 4 October 2006.

  • Special Rapporteur on torture regrets postponement of visit to Russian Federation
    UN Human Rights Council (ReliefWeb), 4 October 2006.

  • Georgians vote in municipal elections amid spiraling tensions with Russia
    AP (International Herald Tribune), 4 October 2006.

  • Chechnya: Kadyrov's Birthday Clears Way To Presidency
    RFE/RL, 4 October 2006.

  • Unswayed by West, Russia Continues Georgia Blockade: Mail, Transportation Links Still Cut
    Washington Post, 4 October 2006.

  • Sanction Watch
    Kommersant, 4 October 2006.

  • Anti - Georgia Campaign Heats Up in Russia
    AP (New York Times), 4 October 2006.

  • Muslims and Malcontents Mix in Yaroslavl
    Moscow Times, 4 October 2006.

  • Journalist Goes on Trial for Chechnya Articles
    Moscow Times, 4 October 2006.

  • Georgia: A Needless Challenge
    Kommersant, 3 October 2006.

  • One Russian soldier killed, 3 wounded in Chechnya, police say
    AP (IHT), 3 October 2006.

  • Calendar of Events - October 2006
    Prague Watchdog, 3 October 2006.

  • Russians raise the stakes in Georgia row
    Financial Times, 3 October 2006.

  • Fifth issue of the monthly Chechen Society Today released
    Prague Watchdog, 3 October 2006.

  • Enough Bullying - Russia escalates its attempt to crush a neighboring democracy
    Washington Post (Editorial), 3 October 2006.

  • Let's get real
    International Herald Tribune (Editorial), 3 October 2006.

  • Russian Officers Return From Tbilisi
    Moscow Times, 3 October 2006.

  • Russia Begins the Blockade of Georgia
    Kommersant, 3 October 2006.

  • Lavrov Comments on Tensions with Georgia
    Civil Georgia, 3 October 2006.

  • EU Urges Russia to Lift Economic Sanctions on Georgia
    Reuters (New York Times), 3 October 2006.

  • Russia Severs Transport Links With Georgia
    New York Times, 3 October 2006.

  • Russia Slaps Georgia With Sanctions
    AP (New York Times), 2 October 2006.

  • Georgia: EU's Ferrero-Waldner Urges Dialogue Between Tbilisi And Moscow
    RFE/RL, 2 October 2006.

  • GEORGIA FREES ACCUSED SPIES, BUT FEUD WITH MOSCOW CONTINUES
    Eurasianet.org, 2 October 2006.

  • Russia Suspends Links to Georgia as Tensions Rise
    New York Times, 2 October 2006.

  • Russia suspends Georgia transport links
    Reuters (Financial Times), 2 October 2006.

  • Sida aims to alleviate human rights abuses in Chechnya
    SIDA (ReliefWeb), 2 October 2006.

  • Georgia To Hand Over Arrested Russians To OSCE
    RFE/RL, 2 October 2006.

  • Putin and Georgia Officials Intensify Rhetoric in Dispute
    Washington Post, 2 October 2006.

  • Russian MP opposes military action against Georgia
    Interfax, 2 October 2006.

  • Putin, Bush discuss Iran, Georgia
    Interfax, 2 October 2006.

  • Russian Troops on High Alert
    AP (Moscow Times), 2 October 2006.

  • Georgia Accuses Putin Of Supporting Separatists
    RFE/RL, 1 October 2006.

  • Putin Overreacts to Spy Row, Georgian President Says
    Reuters (New York Times), 1 October 2006.