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September 2007

• Deadly wave of shootings hits Dagestan
  RIA Novosti, September 30, 2007
  
  
• Under an iron hand, a republic is reborn
  The Boston Globe, September 30, 2007
  
  
• Wave of killings fuels fear of a second Chechnya
  Guardian (UK), September 30, 2007
  
  
• Snipers, poverty, and poor roads, but is this the next tourist haven?
  Guardian (UK), September 29, 2007
  
  
• Is Burayev’s arrest targeted at businessman Saidullayev?
  Prague Watchdog, September 28, 2007
  
  
• EU-Russia human rights dialogue must be more public, include NGOs -human rights activists
  Interfax, September 28, 2007
  
  
• Chechen officials threaten Kasparov
  Jamestown, September 27, 2007
  
  
• Kremlin adopts new counter-insurgency methods in Ingushetia
  Jamestown, September 27, 2007
  
  
• Chechen police hold anti-terrorist exercises
  ITAR-TASS, September 27, 2007
  
  
• Ingushetia: Fears of “Second Chechnya”
  IWPR, September 27, 2007
  
  
• Former deputy minister interrogated by SC of Kabardino-Balkaria on the case of Ingush militiamen
  Caucasian Knot, September 27, 2007

• Imperial anniversary challenged in North Caucasus
  RFE/RL, September 27, 2007
  
  
• Poll: Russians don’t believe improvement of the situation in the North Caucasus (In Russian)
  A recent poll conducted by the Levada Center found that a majority of Russians (59%) feel that the situation in the North Caucasus is still intense, while 17% say it is more peaceful and only 2% believe the region is safe. Similarly,56% of Russians believe the trend in the region for the past year has not changed, while 17% is sure it has improved and 12% assert the situation has worsened.
  Polit.ru, September 27, 2007
  
  
• Chechen clergy condemn criticism of republic head;
  Ingush jamaat claims responsibility for killing FSB official;
  Dagestani authorities seek to promote supra-ethnic identity;
  Pro-Presidential candidate named as winner in Karachayevo-Cherkessia election
  RFE/RL Newsline, September 27, 2007
  
  
• Russian Federalism and Evolution of Self-Determination
  Russia in Global Affairs, Summer 2007
  
  
• Several servicemen injured in shootout in Ingushetia
  ITAR-TASS, September 26, 2007
  
  
• Russian representative criticizes Society of Russian-Chechen Friendship’s participation in session of OSCE (In Russian)
  Caucasian Knot, September 26, 2007
  
  
• North Caucasus leaders approve Kozak's new appointment;
  Chechen parliament plans legal action against Kasparov
  RFE/RL Newsline, September 26, 2007
  
  
• Ingushetia: Estoev brothers detained and tortured
  Caucasian Knot, September 25, 2007
  
  
• Chechnya says singers must show national character
  Reuters, September 25, 2007
  
  
• CPJ to honor four international journalists
  Caucasian Knot, September 24, 2007
  
  
• The Return of Putin's Fix-It Man
  The Moscow Times, September 25, 2007
  
  
• Supreme Court overturns verdict for terrorists
  ITAR-TASS, September 25, 200
  
  
• Ingushetia.Ru: crimes are not registered in the Republic
  Caucasian Knot, September 24, 2007
  
  
• Deputy of Ichkerian Parliament kidnapped in Chechnya is at large
  Caucasian Knot, September 24, 2007
  
  
• Militant killed in Ingushetia;
  Former Chechen official charged in Politkovskaya killing;
  Chechen IM discounts militant role in train bombing
  RFE/RL Newsline, September 24, 2007
  
  
• Human rights center of Kabardino-Balkaria discusses xenophobia issues
  Caucasian Knot, September 22, 2007
  
  
• Laying Down the Law
  Johnson's Russia List, September 21, 2007
  
  
• Who is behind the spiraling violence in Ingushetia?
  RFE/RL, September 21, 2007
  
  
• North Caucasus: Ingush Fear the Worst As Situation Deteriorates
  RFE/RL, September 21, 2007
  
  
• Ingush Leader Insists All Under Control at Home
  The Moscow Times, September 21, 2007
  
  
• Kabardino-Balkaria Leader Offers Way Out in Land Dispute
  IWPR, September 20, 2007
  
  
• North Caucasus: Increasing Violence In Ingushetia Prompts Crackdown Fears
  RFE/RL, September 21, 2007
  
  
• Ingush Police Battle Protesters in Nazran…
  …As Gunmen Attack Police and FSB Officers
  Chechnya Weekly, September 20, 2007
  
  
• Memorial: Kidnappings in Chechnya Way Down
  Chechnya Weekly, September 20, 2007
  
  
• Politkovskaya is posthumously awarded the American "For Development of Democracy" Award
  Caucasian Knot, September 20, 2007
  
  
• After meeting in Nazran, situation in Ingushetia has stabilized
  Caucasian Knot, September 20, 2007
  
  
• Understanding the Motivations behind the Dagestani Rebels
  Chechnya Weekly, September 20, 2007
  
  
• The Truth about the “Kataib al-Khoul” Ossetian Jamaat
  Chechnya Weekly, September 20, 2007
  
  
• Situation in Ingushetia calm despite ‘media terrorism’ – Zyazikov
  Ingushetia leader says keeps normal relations with Chechen leaders
  Ingushetia President Murat Zyazikov opposed to enlargement or reorganization of region
  ITAR-TASS, September 20, 2007
  
  
• By using violence, special forces ultimately lose: The release of the kidnapped Aushev brothers (In Russian)
  Vek, September 20, 2007
  
  
• Murders of law enforcers in Ingushetia are becoming systematic
  Prague Watchdog, September 20, 2007
  
  
• Is the war in Chechnya over?
  Prague Watchdog, September 19, 2007
  
  
• Hundreds join protest in Ingushetia
  Caucasian Knot, September 19, 2007
  
  
• Bodies of the terrorists in Dagestan will not be given to relatives
  Caucasian Knot, September 19, 2007
  
  
• Demonstrators in Nazran demand the release of Ingush residents kidnapped in Grozny
  Interfax, September 19, 2007
  
  
• Children in Russian Caucasus learn not to hate
  Reuters, September 19, 2007
  
  
• Doku Umarov's associate murdered in Chechnya
  Caucasian Knot, September 17, 2007
  
  
• Woman-civilian killed in special operation in Dagestan
  Caucasian Knot, September 17, 2007
  
  
• Chechen top warlord killed in special operation in Dagestan
  RIA Novosti, September 18, 2007
  
  
• FSB officer shot dead in Ingushetia
  Interfax, September 17, 2007
  
  
• Chechen opposition in exile, former republic head question Buraev arrest
  RFE/RL Newsline, September 17, 2007
  
  
• Murat Zyazikov: "We don't need unification, enlargement, deportation" (in Russian)
  Novaya Gazeta, September 17, 2007
  
  
• Russian senator urges more funding for Chechnya
  RIA Novosti, September 15, 2007
  
  
• Ingushetia at night: militia post shelled, two children wounded, Russians’ apartment set on fire
  Caucasian Knot, September 15, 2007
  
  
• Indigenous population of Ingushetia will guard Russians' houses at night
  Caucasian Knot, September 15, 2007
  
  
• Shamil Buraev's detention confirmed
  Caucasian Knot, September 15, 2007
  
  
• Rising violence in Russia's Ingushetia
  Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2007
  
  
• FSB identifies militant killed in Nalchik
  ITAR-TASS, September 14, 2007
  
  
• Three dead Chechen girls found in Polish mountains
  Caucasian Knot, September 14, 2007
  
  
• Dagestan: famous citadel "vandalized"
  IWPR, September 13, 2007
  
  
• Kadyrov gives Zyazikov “brotherly” advice
  Jamestown, September 13, 2007
  
  
• Who is killing the non-Muslims in Ingushetia?
  Jamestown, September 13, 2007
  
  
• Dagestan: Russia's eternal problem
  Jamestown. September 13, 2007
  
  
• Kremlin-backed anniversary in Kabardino-Balkaria fails to deter insurgents
  Jamestown, September 13, 2007
  
  
• Chechen ombudsman: Caucasus violence part of 'conspiracy'
  Interfax, September 13, 2007
  
  
• Unidentified bomb explodes in central Nalchik
  ITAR-TASS, September 13, 2007
  
  
• Kozak: Recent murders in Ingushetia politically motivated
  Interfax, September 13, 2007
  
  
• "Chechnya Day" in Vienna
  Prague Watchdog, September 12, 2007
  
  
• Al-Qaeda implicated in Ingushetia attacks
  RFE/RL Newsline, September 12, 2007
  
  
• Attacker on militiamen imprisoned for 19 years in Chechnya
  Caucasian Knot, September 11, 2007
  
  
• Killers of three gypsies are searched in Ingushetia
  Caucasian Knot, September 11, 2007
  
  
• Chechnya imposes Islamic dress code
  Reuters, September 11, 2007
  
  
• Roma families may leave Ingushetia
  Prague Watchdog, September 11, 2007
  
  
• Moscow found in Ingushetia traces of three Arabs from al-Qaeda
  KavkazCenter, September 11, 2007 (rebel website)
  
  
• One serviceman, one suspected militant killed in Chechnya
  RIA Novosti, September 10, 2007
  
  
• KBR president downplays militant threat; Ingushetia implicates Georgia for recent violence
  RFE/RL Newsline, September 10, 2007
  
  
• 21 Terror acts registered in Russia January-June – FSB Chief
  ITAR-TASS, September 10, 2007
  
  
• Foreign military attaches visit North Caucasus Military District
  Interfax, September 10, 2007
  
  
• Kadyrov guarantees security to returning population
  ITAR-TASS, September 10, 2007
  
  
• SC of Kabardino-Balkaria satisfies journalist Murtaz Pachev’s claim
  Caucasian Knot, September 10, 2007
  
  
• The main witness interrogated at the trial of militiamen who tortured teenagers in Kabardino-Balkaria
  Caucasian Knot, September 10, 2007
  
  
• The militant liquidated in the capital of Chechnya was a member of Rustam Basayev’s group
  Caucasian Knot, September 8, 2007
  
  
• Ethnic Russian woman slain dead in the troubled southern region
  International Herald Tribune, September 7, 2007
  
  
• Russia Extends Crackdown in Ingushetia
  Taiwan News Online, September 7, 2007
  
  
• FSB claims Slain Militants Group Planed Attacks in Karachayevo-Cherkessia
  RFE/RL, September 7, 2007
  
  
• UN: Chechen humanitarian situation improves but challenges still remain
  Adnkronos International, September 7, 2007
  
  
• Skinhead Russia
  Johnson's Russia List, September 6, 2007
  
  
• Sept 6 - Independence day of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
  Prague Watchdog, September 6, 2007
  
  
• 4 Russian policemen killed in Chechnya
  REUTERS, September 6, 2007
  
  
• Pipe blast cuts off gas to 4 North Caucasian towns
  RIA Novosti, September 6, 2007
  
  
• North Ossetia: investigator of the General Prosecutor's Office beats an advocate
  Caucasian Knot, September 6, 2007
  
  
• European Parliament suggests to nominate Politkovskaya for Sakharov Prize
  Caucasian Knot, September 6, 2007
  
  
• UNHCR helps returnees rebuild their lives as stability returns to Chechnya
  Reuters, September 5, 2007
  
  
• 300,000 Russian Kafirs fighting in Caucasus
  KavkazCenter (rebel website), September 5, 2007
  
  
• Hearings on "Cadet's case" postponed again in Chechnya
  Caucasian Knot, September 4, 2007
  
  
• Invaders Bombing Chechen and Ingush Territories
  KavkazCenter (rebel website), September 4, 2007
  
  
• One policeman killed, four wounded in Chechnya
  ITAR-TASS, September 4, 2007
  
  
• Beslan Mothers Release a Film
  View the Beslan films
  The Moscow Times, September 4, 2007
  
  
• Near Daily Violence Grips Ingushetia
  The Moscow Times, September 4, 2007
  
  
• Human rights activist from Chechnya goes on hunger strike in Strasbourg
  Caucasian Knot, September 3, 2007
  
  
• Figurant in Politkovskaya's case complains of tortures again
  Caucasian Knot, September 3, 2007
  
  
• General Prosecutor's Office: a Suspect of Attack on Teacher's Family Arrested
  Caucasian Knot, September 3, 2007
  
  
• Beslan victims were paid tribute to in Moscow and St-Petersburg
  Caucasian Knot, September 1, 2007
  
  
• Advocate of "Beslan Mothers" quits the terror act case
  Caucasian Knot, September 1, 2007
  
  
• North Ossetia commemorates victims of the terror act of September 1-3, 2004
  Caucasian Knot, September 1, 2007
  
  
  

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