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October 2007

Kon-Bendit: we cannot help residents of Northern Caucasus because we are banned free entrance to the Russian Federation
Caucasian Knot, October 31, 2007
Russian-Chechen Friendship Society registered in Finland
Caucasian Knot, October 31, 2007
Czech NGO ‘People in Need’ returns to Russia
Prague Post, October 31, 2007
One of Aushev cousins’ abductors slain in Moscow
Prague Watchdog, October 31, 2007
In Chechnya, violations of electoral law
Prague Watchdog, October 31, 2007
Chechen minister in exile condemns president's declaration of jihad;
'Preventative measures' to continue in Ingushetia
RFE/RL Newsline, October 31, 2007
Umarov declares himself North Caucasus emir
RFE/RL Newsline, October 30, 2007
Turkish national killed at Moscow market
RIA Novosti, October 30, 2007
Armed incident in Katyr-Yurt was continuation of old quarrel
Prague Watchdog, October 30, 2007
Putin’s new man in North Caucasus tries to redefine problems there
Window on Eurasia, October 29, 2007
Six teenagers arrested in Moscow for race-hate attacks
RIA Novosti, October 29, 2007
Protest rally in Grozny against transfer of Chechen inmates to Russian Jails
Prague Watchdog, October 29, 2007
Kabardino-Balkaria: defendants in the case of attack on Nalchik complain of torture
Caucasian Knot, October 29, 2007
The girl who perished in Dagestan taxi saved other passengers
Caucasian Knot, October 29, 2007
IRCR to cease distribution of food aid in Chechnya
Prague Watchdog, October 26, 2007
Program worked out in Chechnya for return of specialists
ITAR-TASS, October 26, 2007
Former Chechen president's wife challenges information minister;
Militant, police officer killed in special oepration in Dagestan
RFE/RL Newsline, October 26, 2007
Dagestan's pre-scripted phone chat with Putin
IWPR, October 26, 2007
Zakaev claims planned 'emirate' is part of an anti-Chechen Kremlin plot
Jamestown, October 25, 2007
Umarov trying to increase financial support from Middle East
Jamestown, October 25, 2007
Czech fraudster detained in Chechnya
Prague Watchdog, October 25, 2007
Czech charity worker detained in Chechnya, accused of crime
Prague Daily Monitor, October 25, 2007
Moscow City Court leaves Buraev, suspect in Politkovskaya case, under arrest
Caucasian Knot, October 25, 2007
Victim party banned access to Pol
itkovskaya's case
Caucasian Knot, October 25, 2007
Judicial hearing on Nalchik attack postponed again in Kabardino-Balkaria
Caucasian Knot, October 25, 2007
People want Vladimir Putin for 3rd term
Kommersant, October 25, 2007
Court turns down lawyers’ appeal in Politkovskaya case
ITAR-TASS, October 25, 2007
Human Rights Watch urges EU to push Putin on human rights record
China Post, October 25, 2007
Rights violations soar in south Russia: Amnesty
Reuters, October 25, 2007
Chechen diplomats in exile appeal to president;
Prosecutor General reopens case against owner of Ingushetian website
RFE/RL Newsline, October 25, 2007
Russia: Judicial reform under way, but for the right reasons?
RFE/RL, October 24, 2007
Russia: “My only thought was to escape the torture”
RFE/RL, October 24, 2007
Red Cross to end humanitarian aid to North Caucasus
RIA Novosti, October 24, 2007
Two suspects detained in Ingushetia over Nevsky Express bombing
Prague Watchdog, October 24, 2007
The Dubrovka theatre siege: 5 years on
Prague Watchdog, October 24, 2007
Dagestan police identify grenade explosion victim
ITAR-TASS, October 24, 2007
Three seized in Makhachkala on suspicion of organizing explosion
ITAR-TASS, October 24, 2007
Two explosions reported in Dagestan;
Chechnya’s political parties affirm support for republic head;
Elder attacked at Kabardino-Balkaria protest
RFE/RL Newsline, October 24, 2007
Three skinheads sentenced for racially-motivated attacks
ITAR-TASS, October 23, 2007
Suicide bomber blows up minibus in Dagestan
Reuters, October 23, 2007
Chechen minister says president under pressure
RFE/RL Newsline, October 23, 2007
Putin still hopes economic boom will heal North Caucasus
Jamestown, October 23, 2007
Moscow commemorates Dubrovka terror attack victims
ITAR-TASS, October 23, 2007
Chechen president holds conference in Grozny (In Russian)
RIA Novosti, October 23, 2007
Defense of Dubrovka victims accuses authorities of falsification
Caucasian Knot, October 22, 2007
Investigation on the case of the Kodopoga militiamen is over
Caucasian Knot, October 22, 2007
Charges filed against Russian man who says he posted video showing ethnic killings
Kyiv Post, October 22, 2007
Is Moscow seeking to subvert Chechen resistance?
RFE/RL Newsline, October 22, 2007
Uzbek national stabbed to death in Moscow
RIA Novosti, October 22, 2007
Two Ingush shot dead in North Ossetia
Prague Watchdog, October 20, 2007
Tajik killed by gang in southwest Moscow
RIA Novosti, October 20, 2007
Residents of Dagestan capital prepare mass protest actions
Caucasian Knot, October 20, 2007
Russian human rights activists discuss human rights in Dagestan
Caucasian Knot, October 19, 2007
Putin appeals for military support in Dagestan;
FSB officer charged in connection with Politkovskaya killing;
Duma rejects proposal to declare state of emergency in Ingushetia;
New Nogai ethnic district formalized
RFE/RL Newsline, October 19, 2007
State Duma Deputy: There is war in Ingushetia, killings of Russians, and ethnic cleansing (In Russian)
Regnum, October 18, 2007
Prosecutor protests Islamic education in Chechnya
Kommersant, October 18, 2007
Cancer epidemic in Chechnya
IWPR, October 18, 2007
Political and militant leadership changes in Dagestan
Jamestown, October 18, 2007
Russian generals: no troop withdrawal from Chechnya
Jamestown, October 18, 2007
Putin: Terrorists have no chance to inflame situation in Caucasus again
Interfax, October 18, 2007
Putin holds annual hotline (transcript in Russian)
Excerpts of transcript (English)
Kremlin.ru, October 18, 2007
Putin: S. Russia violence alarming but controllable
Reuters, October 18, 2007
Creating jobs is key task for North Caucasus, Putin Says
ITAR-TASS, October 18, 2007
Aushev family being subjected to pressure
Prague Watchdog, October 18, 2007
Chechen Prosecutor has established identities of Aushevs’ kidnappers
Prague Watchdog, October 18, 2007
Housing project brings hope to refugees in the Caucasus
UNHCR, October 17, 2007
Authorities of Grozny ban a protest of relatives of persons kidnapped in Chechnya and Dagestan
Caucasian Knot, October 17, 2007
The Jihadization of the North Caucasus
Russia Profile, October 17, 2007
Court remands in custody suspect in Politkovskaya’s murder
RIA Novosti, October 17, 2007
FSB officer arrested in Politkovskaya case
ITAR-TASS, October 17, 2007
Bride kidnapping tradition on the rise in North Caucasus
RIA Novosti, October 16, 2007
Putin admits changes in NGO law
Caucasian Knot, October 15, 2007
Three dead in Russian family murder in Ingushetia
RIA Novosti, October 14, 2007
Human rights ombudsman: discussions on human rights should be free from lecturing
Interfax, October 13, 2007
Russian human rights activists discuss situation in North Caucasus with Condoleezza Rice
Caucasian Knot, October 13, 2007
"The Voice of Beslan" has appealed against acquittal of militiamen in Ingushetia SC
Caucasian Knot, October 13, 2007
Estemirova: I'll spend the award money to protect victims of fabricated cases in Chechnya
Caucasian Knot, October 12, 2007
59 Nalchik terror suspects go on trial
Russia Today, October 12, 2007
Putin congratulates Russia Muslims on holiday
ITAR-TASS, October 12, 2007
Russification of the Ingush Police Continues
Chechnya Weekly, October 12, 2007
Ingush president's uncle released after half a year in captivity
Prague Watchdog, October 12, 2007
Tough-talking Sarkozy Melts on Moscow Visit
Moscow News, October 11, 2007
Passport checks among civilians begin in Grozny
Prague Watchdog, October 11, 2007
President of France meets members of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"
Human rights activists tell President of France about situation in Northern Caucasus
Caucasian Knot, October 10, 2007
51 killed in Russia this year for xenophobia reasons
Kommersant, October 11, 2007
Finance Ministry to pay for torture
Kommersant, October 11, 2007
Trial begins today of October 2005 Nalchik attacks
Caucasian Knot, October 11, 2007
Politkovskaya remembered for seeking truth, challenging authority
RFE/RL, October 11, 2007
Moscow doesn’t believe in…outsiders (In Russian)
New Izvestiya, October 10, 2007
Three killed, five injured in Chechnya clashes
RIA Novosti, October 10, 2007
Two policemen killed in Ingushetia
RIA Novosti, October 10, 2007
Chaika confirms that Anna Politkovskaya’s murder is cleared
Caucasian Knot, October 9, 2007
Police between Russia and Chechnya: veterans of conflict in Russian society (excerpts from new book release from Demos foundation, in Russian)
Polit.ru, October 9, 2007
Putin names new envoy to Southern Federal District
RFE/RL Newsline, October 9, 2007
General Prosecutor's Office announces clearing of Politkovskaya's murder
Caucasian Knot, October 8, 2007
Russia says 4 police killed, 10 injured in Chechnya
Reuters, October 8, 2007
Resident assaulted by men in masks in Ingushetia’s Nesterovskaya
Prague Watchdog, October 8, 2007
Outrage at ‘fake’ Circassian anniversary
IWPR, October 5, 2007
Circassians voice Olympic anger
IWPR, October 5, 2007
PACE demands international investigation of Politkovskaya’s murder
Caucasian Knot, October 5, 2007
Skepticism greets newly-introduced ‘housing certificates’ in Chechnya
Prague Watchdog, October 5, 2007
Putin Endorses Proposal to Shift Cases from Strasbourg to Russian Courts
Slain Journalist Remember on First Anniversary of her Death
RFE/RL, October 5, 2007
The Kremlin intensifies reprisals against Muslims in North Caucasus
Jamestown, October 4, 2007
Understanding the roots of conflict in Ingushetia
Jamestown, October 4, 2007
Another criminal case to be initiated agains Stanisalv Dmitrievskiy
Caucasian Knot, October 4, 2007
Done with Anna Politkovskaya (In Russian)
Kommersant, October 4, 2007
European Court Adjudges almost 200,000 euros to Three Women from Chechnya on Cases Versus Russia
Caucasian Knot, October 4, 2007
European Parliament removes controversial Chechnya exhibition
EU Observer, October 4, 2007
Russian rights activists appeal to EU;
Islamic university closed down in Dagestan;
Nalchik court demands copy of ruling on burial of militants
RFE/RL Newsline, October 4, 2007
Czech Prime Minister calls for more international pressure on Russia
RFE/RL, October 4, 2007
West must not forget Chechnya, activist says
Reuters, October 4, 2007
The European Court will rule in two cases concerning civilian killings in Staropromyslovski district of Grozny
Caucasian Knot, October 3, 2007
Refugees’ village in North Ossetia remains without electricity, gas, and water
Caucasian Knot, October 3, 2007
Activists say EU-Russia rights dialogue at a ‘dead end’
RFE/RL, October 3, 2007
Commander rules out swift troop withdrawal from Chechnya
RFE/RL Newsline, October 3, 2007
In Ingushetia, security officials and human rights organizations discouraged from reporting “terrorist acts” (In Russian)
Part 2 (In Russian)
Caucasian Knot, October 3, 2007
Residents of North Caucasus will be able to apply to the Strasbourg Court directly
Caucasian Knot, October 2, 2007
All Chechen conscripts to serve inside Chechnya over two years
ITAR-TASS, October 2, 2007
Gunman involved in 1999 attack on Dagestan killed
ITAR-TASS, October 2, 2007
Chechnya’s Survivor Generation: A photo essay by Daniel J. Gerstle
Chechnya Advocacy Network, October 2, 2007
A Second ‘Russian Cross’ – fewer Russians, more migrants
Window on Eurasia, October 1, 2007
Opening old wounds
Russia Profile, October 1, 2007
Fewer kidnappings registered in Chechnya
Caucasian Knot, October 1, 2007
Dagestan authorities discuss recent terror acts
Caucasian Knot, October 1, 2007
Putin signs decree to "protect Russia's interests" at Strasbourg court
RFE/RL Newsline, October 1, 2007

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