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January 2008

The territory of the counter-terrorist operation in Ingushetia changed to the villages of Troitskaya and Nesterovskaya (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, January 31, 2008
Karachaevo-Cherkessia: A Small War with Big Repercussions
Chechnya Weekly, Jamestown Foundation, January 31, 2008
The War of Words Between Zakaev and Umarov
Chechnya Weekly, Jamestown Foundation, January 31, 2008
President Putin replies to the appeal by the “Voice of Beslan” to protect its members from harassment by the Prosecutor’s Office of Ingushetia (in Russian)
According to Ella Kesayeva, c-chair of the embattled "Voice of Beslan", the response from the President’s Office directed the complaints by the committee to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, stating that the matter will not be considered by the President.
Caucasian Knot, Janaury 31, 2008
Ingush Authorities Put Website Owner on Wanted List
Chechnya Weekly, Jamestown Foundation, January 31, 2008
A series of armed incidents took place during the special operation in Ingusheti (in Russian)
Two Ingush residents, suspected of involvement in the subversive terrorist activity on the territory of the republic, were killed. Same day a federal block post was ambushed by a group of unidentified individuals.
Caucasian Knot, January 31, 2008
Dagestan presidential aide rejects corruption allegations
RFE/RL, January 31, 2008
Contract serviceman missing in Chechnya
Interfax, January 31, 2008
Founder says Russian authorities hack critical Web site
Reuters UK, January 31, 2008
Kadyrov calls on former militants to return home
ITAR-TASS, January 31, 2008
Not all terrorist ringleaders destroyed in North Caucasus – Putin
Interfax, January 30, 2008
Inside Dagestan’s Counter-Terror Sweep
Institute for War and Peace Reporting, January 30, 2008
Russian Military Shells Chechen Village
RFE/RL, January 30, 2008
See more details in "25km deviation off target" (in Russian)
Ramzan Kadyrov calls the shelling of Gekhi village in Urus-Martan district on Janaury 29 a “criminal violation of military discipline” and vows to personally oversee the investigation regarding the incident. As turned out, the artillery deviated 25 km off the planned target and caused damage in the residential area and infrastructure of the village by the erred fire.
Strana.RU, January 30, 2008
Nalchik Prosecutor Says Police Harassment of Militants’ Widows Illegal
RFE/RL, January 30, 2008
Online conference with Chechen president attracts high attention
ITAR-TASS, January 30, 2008
Chechnya: Where The Dollar Is Still King
RFE/RL, January 30, 2008
Ingush police imposes fines on protest participants in Nazran (in Russian)
Charged with instigating mass disorder, 19 people are fined for their participation in the demonstration in Nazran on January 26.
Caucasian Knot, January 29, 2008
Russia pledges freedom for observers during elections
RIA Novosti, January 29, 2008
After battle with guerrillas near Bamut, soldiers shell Gekhi
Prague Watchgod, January 29, 2008
Making the Ingush Dissent More Radical
The Moscow Times, January 29, 2008
Chechnya - The week in brief: 21 - 27 Jan 2008
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland, January 29, 2008
One serviceman killed, 3 wounded in Chechnya
ITAR-TASS, January 29, 2008
New rally in Ingushetia to be held on February 23
Caucasian Knot, January 28, 2008
Russia: Journalists Detained to Stop Reporting on Ingushetia Protest
Human Rights Watch Press-release, January 28, 2008
Correspondents of "Echo Moskvy", Radio Liberty and "Novaya Gazeta" detained in Ingushetia
Caucasian Knot, January 28, 2008
Over 20 persons detained on suspicion of taking part in mass disorders in Ingushetia
Caucasian Knot, January 28, 2008
Govt. official in Russia's North Ossetia wounded in attack
RIA Novosti, January 28, 2008
Two policemen killed in clash with gunmen in Chechnya
ITAR-TASS, January 28, 2008
One policeman killed in Chechnya shootout
RIA Novosti, January 27, 2008
Russia: Security Forces Violently Disperse Protest In Ingushetia
RFE/RL, January 26, 2008
Crackdown in Ingushetia
Russia Profile, January 25, 2008
Human Rights activist in Ingushetia consider the launching of a large scale counter-terrorist operation a means to prevent the rally scheduled on January 26 from taking place (in Russian)
Human rights activists in Ingushetia, while conceding that the rising violence and destabilizing situation in the republic may warrant for counter-terrorist measures, is aimed to target the rally scheduled for January 26 in Nazran.
Caucasian Knot, January 25, 2008
Russia launches counter-terrorist operation in Ingushetia
RIA Novosti, January 25, 2008
Russia tightens security in Ingushetia before rally
Reuters, January 25, 2008
Chechen refugees chase 'French dream' following Schengen expansion
AFP, January 25, 2008
Dagestan’s parliament blames city authorities for energy crisis
RFE/RL, January 25, 2008
The Kremlin Clings to Zyazikov
Chechnya Weekly, Jamestown Foundation, January 24, 2008
Chechen Government Sues the Army Over Use of Land
Chechnya Weekly, Jamestown Foundation, January 24, 2008
Chechnya's Exodus to Europe
Chechnya Weekly, Jamestown Foundation, January 24, 2008
Clarity in the Chechen Resistance
Chechnya Weekly, Jamestown Foundation, January 24, 2008
Three militants killed in Russian N.Caucasus
RIA Novosti, January 24, 2008
Russian soldiers killed in military attack
Xinhua, China, January 24, 2008
Fight at Grozny TAC between displaced persons and officials
Prague Watchdog, January 24, 2008
European court blasts Russian rights record
Former member of Karachayevo-Cherkessia Jamaat apprehended in Moscow
RFE/RL, January 24, 2008
Ingush are denied access to Internet in the days leading up to the demonstration on January 26 (in Russian)
Two days before the organized public protest against corruption, abductions and arbitrary executions in Ingushetia, two local Internet providers suspended Internet access to the customers on the orders by the Ingush authorities.
Caucasian Knot, January 24, 2008
Experts suspect the incidents on January 17-21 in Ingushetia are linked to each other (in Russian)
Security forces and experts do not rule out that the attacks on residential and commercial buildings in Ingushetia in the last several days have been perpetrated by the same individuals to destabilize the situation in the republic.
Caucasian Knot, January 24, 2008
Militants planned terror act at rally in Ingushetia
Caucasian Knot, January 23, 2008
Chechen leader tones down personality cult
Reuters, January 23, 2008
Lavrov says Chechnya still unsafe for foreign journalists
RIA Novosti, January 23, 2008
Ramzan Kadyrov is planning to eliminate the remaining rebels on the territory of Chechnya before the end of the winter (in Russian)
At a meeting with media in Grozny on January 22, 2008, Ramzan Kadyrov revealed his intention to rid Chechnya off the rebels still hiding in the mountains before the winter is over. President of the Chechen Republic praised the police officers who intrepidly meet the challenges of fighting terrorism on daily basis in Chechnya. Earlier, the Interior Ministry issued a press release stating that 325 rebels were caught and 72 killed last year on the territory of Chechnya.
Caucasian Knot, January 23, 2008
Organizer of planned Ingushetia demonstration detained and released
RFE/RL, January 23, 2008
Ambush and car explosion kill two in south Russia
Reuters UK, January 23, 2008
Contract soldiers from Dagestan face discrimination in Russian military (in Russian)
Over 500 soldiers from Dagestanians, serving in the military on contract basis were discharged in the past several months from service in the 42nd Motor Rifle Brigade, on the grounds of their ethnicity, claim the soldiers who organized a protest in Makhachkala.
Caucasian Knot, January 23, 2008
So far, Poland fails to grant refugee's status to the Chechen woman whose children died in the mountains
Caucasian Knot, Janaury 22, 2008
Deputy head of pre-trial detention center wounded in Ingushetia
Interfax Russia, January 22, 2008
New initiative mulled for political solution to Chechen conflict
Chechen republic head reshuffles Cabinet
RFE/RL, January 22, 2008
Chechnya - The week in brief: 14 - 20 Jan 2008
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland, January 21, 2008
Residents of Chechnya will start receiving compensation in 2008 for their lost homes during the war (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, January 21, 2008
Unknown fired at the buildi ng of the City Department of Interior Affairs in Nazran, Ingushetia (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, Janaury 21, 2008
No Kung Pao chicken for Grozny
RIA Novosti, January 21, 2008
First book about repressions against Ingush in the XX century was launched in Moscow (in Russian)
First book about the repressions during the 1920-1950’s targeting ethnic Ingush was released in Moscow. Titled "State Terror in Ingushietia (20-50 of the 20th century)”, the book is a project of the Ingushetia’s office of "Memorial”, a human rights organization.
Caucasian Knot, January 21, 2008
Ingush authorities to collect statements from the population attesting to their non-participation in the “I did not vote!” action in Ingushetia which cast doubts on the vote count in the December 2007 parliamentary elections (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, January 20, 2008
A Chechen resident turned in to police 163 kilos of trotil explosives she found by accident (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, January 20, 2008
Criminal case opened over shooting at Ingushetia plant
ITAR-TASS, January 20, 2008
Mukhu Aliev: Makhachkala is in the state of emergency
Caucasian Knot, January 19, 2008
Russia: Ingush Commemorate Landmark Protest
RFE/RL, January 18, 2008
Beslan moms blame Putin, face charges
Chicago Tribune, January 18, 2008
Astemirov Strikes Back: Background and Implications of the Kyarov Assassination in Kabardino-Balkaria
Chechnya Weekly, Jamestown Foundation, January 18, 2008
Memorial: Chechnya Rights Situation Improved, But Society Shows "Totalitarian" Signs
Chechnya Weekly, Jamestown Foundation, January 18, 2008
2007 Summed Up: Ichkeria Gets the Emirate
Chechnya Weekly, Jamestown Foundation, January 18, 2008
Two policemen wounded in shooting in Chechnya
ITAR-TASS, January 18, 2008
The Epiphany Eve is celebrated in Chechnya
Interfax-Religion, January 18, 2008
Security source says South Russia gun attack targeted local PM
RIA Novosti, January 18, 2008
Interior Ministry denies reports of Ingushetia attack
Chechen Human Rights Ombudsman denies eviction allegations
Dagestan district heads demand opening of blocked highway
RFE/RL, January 18, 2008
Strasbourg orders Russia to pay $150,000 to Ingush families
RIA Novosti, January 17, 2008
European Court of Human Rights, for the first time, found the Russian state guilty in killing of two Ingush residents (in Russian)
The ECHR ruled against Russia, finding the actions of the military personnel guilty with respect to two Ingush civilians, killed by the helicopter fire in August 2000.
Caucasian Knot, January 17, 2008
Russian republic petition calls 2007 vote a fraud
Reuters, January 17, 2008
Dagestan President convenes meeting to discuss counterterrorism operation
Dagestan Public Council condemns power outages
Russian human rights group to probe Chechnya torture allegations
RFE/RL, January 17, 2008
Interior officer killed in Ingushetia republic
ITAR-TASS, January 17, 2008
One gunman, one policeman killed in clash in Chechnya
ITAR-TASS, January 17, 2008
INTERVIEW-Russia must find Chechnya's missing -Red Cross
Reuters, January 16, 2008
Russian Federation: ICRC activities from October to December 2007
ICRC Press-release, Switzerland, January 16, 2008
The 16th Assassination Attempt
The Moscow Times, January 16, 2008
Ingush public opinion expresses opposition to harassment of "Voice of Beslan"
Prague Watchdog, January 16, 2008
Russia's reach unnerves Chechens
BBC News, UK, January 16, 2008
Doubt Cast on Duma Elections
Kommersant, Russia, January 16, 2008
“12”, a film about a young Chechen man, directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, was short-listed for the Oscar best foreign film nomination (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, January 16, 2008
Many in Kabardino-Balkaria question whether Anatoly Kyarov, the head of the anti-organized crime department of the Interior Ministry of KBR, was murdered by the underground rebels and suspect a contract killing (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, January 16, 2008
Law enforcers killed 72 militants in Chechnya in 2007
RIA Novosti, January 16, 2008

Municipal official killed in Dagestan
RFE/RL, January 16, 2008
European Parliament honors murdered Russian journalist
Russia Today, January 15, 2008
Beslan mothers threaten to condemn Putin in court
Reuters, January 15, 2008
The case of “Voice of Beslan” moved to Ossetia’s court jurisdiction (in Russian)
Despite the insistence and protest of the prosecutor-general of Ingushetia to try the group in Ingushetia, the case of “Voice of Beslan”, a non-government organization representing victims of the school hostage tragedy in 2004, was moved to Ossetia.
Caucasian Knot, January 15, 2008
Ingush prepare next stage of protest against falsification of State Duma vote
Search launched for officer convicted of Chechen killings
RFE/RL, January 15, 2008
Four militants killed in special operation in Grozny
ITAR-TASS, January 15, 2008
Chechnya moves to close British NGO: report
FOCUS Information Agency, January 15, 2008
3 Killed in Building Siege in Dagestan
The Moscow Times, January 15, 2008
Information about tortures and beatings in Chernokozovo prison of the Chechen Republic was not confirmed (in Russian)
Following the probe of the allegations of tortures and beating taking place in Chernokozo’s prison, no evidence was found.
Caucasian Knot, January 15, 2008
Russia: Court Charges Beslan Victims' Group With 'Extremism'
RFE/RL, January 14, 2008
Russia puts Beslan activists on trial
Financial Times, January 14, 2008
Beslan NGO asks Putin for help
See the appeal by "Voice of Beslan" to President Putin
Press service denies Chechen leader threatened to close media outlets
Did Patrushev escape assassination in Kabardino-Balkaria?
RFE/RL, January 14, 2008
Three gunmen killed in Dagestan, south Russia
RIA Novosti, January 14, 2008
The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkariya has ruled to shut down the Council of Elders of the Balkan People (in Russian)
On January 14th, the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkariya made a ruling to close the Council of Elders of the Balkan People as an extremist organization. As reported earlier, the prosecutor-general of Kabardino-Balkariya, Mr. Oleg Zharikov, called for shutting down the Council of Elders of the Balkan People as a public organization engaged in extremist activity. The prosecutor-general based the charges on the claims, made by the Council, which described economic and social-economic conditions in the republic and alleged discriminating practices by the authorities against ethnic Balkars and infringement on their constitutional rights.
Regnum News Agency, January 14, 2008
Chechens Blamed for Violence, Rape
The Moscow Times, January 14, 2008
Anti-mafia department chief gunned down in Nalchik
ITAR-TASS, January 13, 2008
The Month in Brief - December 2007
Prague Watchdog, January 12, 2008
Energy crisis in Dagestan leads to road-blocking
Azeri Press Agency (Azerbaijan ), Jan 12, 2008
Russian Forces Face Serious Problems Hunting Rebels in Dagestan’s Mountains
Jamestown Foundation, Chechnya Weekly, January 11, 2008
Growing Numbers of Chechens Reportedly Seek Refuge in Europe
Jamestown Foundation, Chechnya Weekly, January 11, 2008
Ombudsman for human rights of the Chechen Republic dispatches a representative to probe the inmates’ allegations of tortures and beating in Chernokozovo prison colony (in Russian)
Caucasian Knot, January 11, 2008
Beslan NGO faces extremism charges
Slain militants named in Dagestan
Supporters demonstrate in Moscow on behalf of jailed officers
RFE/RL, January 11, 2008
Up to 700 militants still active in North Caucasus
RIA Novosti, January 11, 2008
Power structures of Dagestan are being accused of money extraction on highways in Chechnya (in Russian)
The human rights representative in Chechnya, Mr. Nurdy Nuhazhiyev, raised again the issue of requisitions and money extraction from citizens of the Chechen Republic by representatives of power structures of Dagestan.
Caucasian Knot, January 10, 2008
The public action “I did not vote!” is coming to an end: over 87 thousand citizens of Ingushetia signed official statements denying their participation in the December elections (in Russian)
By 7:00pm on January 9th 2008, 87,340 official statements had been collected from citizens of Ingushetia claiming their non-participation in the Russia’s State Duma elections on December 2. The number of statements, denying having cast the ballot, constitutes 54.5% of the electorate in Ingushetia, contrary to the authorities’ official claim of 98% voter turnout and a land sliding victory of the United Russia Party in the republic.
Ingushetiya.ru, January 10, 2008
Chechen Republic head announces crackdown on non-Islamic TV programming
Prosecutor probes power outages in Dagestan
Attempt by Nalchik relatives to bring legal action against prosecutor-general’s office fails
RFE/RL, January 10, 2008
Russian government forces kill 6 gunmen in clashes Russia's restive southern region
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), January 10, 2008
Lawmaker unharmed in car bomb attack in North Caucasus
RIA Novosti, January 9, 2008
The rate of human rights violations in Chechnya has gone down (in Russian)
The number of registered human rights violations in Chechnya has been reduced by a third, counting 336 incidents in 2007 compared to 487 in 2006, stated the Interior Minister of Chechnya, Mr. Ruslan Alkhanov.
Vesti, North Caucasus, January 9, 2008
The “Voice of Beslan" was accused of extremism (North Ossetia) (in Russian)
The prosecutor of Nazran (Ingushetia) charged the victims of the Beslan tragedy with extremism. According to a representative from the “Voice of Beslan”, the formal charges, signed by the prosecutor of Nazran, Mr. Aushev, resulted from an online publication in December 2006, which is alleged to accuse President Vladimir Putin of complicity with terrorists in the Beslan school hostage crisis in 2004.
Regnum, January 9, 2008
A special operation to liquidate a group of fighters was resumed in Dagestan (in Russian)
On Wednesday morning, a special operation against a group of fighters was resumed in Dagestan by the federal security forces. The operation began on Tuesday, January 8 after the fighters were discovered in Tabasaranskiy region of Dagestan.
Lenta.Ru, January 9, 2008
Police kill 2 rebels in Russia's Dagestan-media
Reuters, January 8, 2008
Rationale for Crackdown in Dagestan questioned
RFE/RL, January 7, 2008
"Voice of Beslan" to challenge Solzhenitsyn, head of investigation
Caucasian Knot, January 5, 2008
Residents of Chechnya are most frequent refuge applicants in Belgium
Caucasian Knot, January 3, 2008
KGB (USSR State Security Committee) archives declassified in Kabardino-Balkaria
Caucasian Knot, January 4, 2007
Makhachakala residents protest power cuts
Three acquitted of terrorism in Dagestan
Russian servicemen appeal jail terms for killing Chechens
Homeless Chechens evicted from temporary accommodation
Alleged militant kills self, policeman in Karachayevo-Cherkessia
Criminal case opened in Kabardino-Balkaria in connection with detainee’s death
RFE/RL, January 2, 2008

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