A miracle seems to be happening in Dagestan, Russia. Verses from the Quran are appearing on the leg of a nine-month old Russian-Islamic baby, Ali Yakubov, whose father is a respected police officer. More than 2,000...
Chechnya issue is again heating up, the regular bomb explosion is clear indication that the rebel forces are once again trying to gain ground.In a latest suicide bomb explosion incident, three police officer died....
Recent events have dictated that terrorism has become a problem in Russia’s Caucasus Region. Obviously Russian President Dimitry Medvedev is not worried about world opinion on how he deals with the...
Lack of security and lack of information are forcing Novaya Gazeta journalists to leave Chechnya. It is difficult to understand what is going on there. Some blame the president, others say rebels are trying to...
At least six people were killed as the result of a suicide attack at a concert hall in the capital of Chechnya today. Officials say the number of casualties would have been much higher if the suicide bomber was...
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Chechen and Ingushitia presidents are working together to take control of the situation in Ingushetia. Recent violence in Ingushetia include a serious assassination attempt on Ingush president, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov,...
" Natalia Estemirova, a top human rights activist in the troubled Russian republic of Chechnya and a close colleague of Human Rights Watch, was abducted near her home in Grozny on the morning of July 15,...
" Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed "outrage" at the murder of a prominent human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova. He has ordered an inquiry into the killing of Ms Estemirova, who was investigating...
Natalya Estemirova, a young mother, widowed when her policeman husband was killed, has now been found dead today with two bullets to her head, in Ingushetia . She was known to investigate human rights issues...
Chechnya was the breakaway republic of the old Soviet Union. The BBC has a well-written piece summarizing Chechnya's history. Chechnya's most recent events involves the attempts by Ramzan Kadyrov, the 32 year old...
The headline of Russian Newspaper, Novaya Gazeta reflected a defiant tone. The paper proclaims, 'We Are Not Afraid'. "The killers have no fear because they know they will not be punished. But neither...
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"By AIJAZ HUSSAIN, Associated Press SRINAGAR, India – One of the two Indian men arrested for illegally buying mobile phone cards used by the gunmen in the Mumbai attacks was a counterinsurgency police officer who may have been on an undercover mission, security officials...
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An earthquake has hit the southern Russian republic of Chechnya. At least 13 people are dead and more than 100 injured. The quake was measured at 4.7 and it damaged roads, communication and power, and was felt in Georgia and Armenia."It was centred 40km (25 miles) east of the...
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"MOSCOW — Ten people were arrested and will be charged soon in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian chief prosecutor said Monday.
"We have made serious progress...
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September 11, 2001, changed the world, but not the Muslim world, and certainly not Bangladesh. Whatever change has occurred has come from without, not from within.
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Capitalism has been blamed for the current world violence: the blame should rest with democracy....
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