Chechnya and "The Big Goodbye"

The main reason given by Russian authorities for the decision to keep Chechnya as part of Russia by force is that, if Chechnya were to go, then other regions in Russia would want to do the same - a scenario known as "the big goodbye." This fear is completely misplaced. First...

Chechnya and South Ossetia: Which is Better Partner?

For many years, Russians have used military power and financial outlays to forcibly keep Chechnya as part of Russia. Meanwhile there is another region in the same area - called South Ossetia - that wants to join the Russian Federation. My question to Russian leadership is...

Doku Umarov Claims Responsibility For Moscow Bombings: Video

Chechen Militant Doku Umarov Responsible For Moscow Bombings Chechen militant and the self-proclaimed Emir of unrecognized Caucasus Emirate Doku "Dokka Umarov (Abu Usman) claimed personal responsibility for the...

Moscow Metro Bombings: List Of Dead, Citizen Photos And Videos

Moscow Subway Explosions List Of Dead Moscow has been shattered by early morning subway blasts that killed at least 38 people and injured 65. Although no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, Chechen...

3 police killed in Chechnya suicide bombing

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. Last week explosion killed 25 people. "Authorities in...

Liquidate Terrorists says President Medvedev

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...

Suicide Attack In Chechnya Kills Six As Violence Escalates

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...

Natalia Estemirova, Human Rights Defender is Brutally Slained

  " 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 leader condemns killing of Natalia Estemirova.

" 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...

Russsian Newspaper Defiant in Wake of Murdered Journalist Verdict

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...

Counterinsurgency Police Officers Arrested in Mumbai Investigation

"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...

Earthquake hits Chechnya

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...

10 Arrested in Murder of Russian Journalist

"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...

9/11 recalled in Bangladesh

" 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. "   Capitalism has been blamed for the current world violence: the blame should rest with democracy....

Photos: Grozny, Chechnya in Modern Times

Photos: Grozny, Chechnya in Modern TimesMost of the city's infrastructure was destroyed and many continue to live in ruined buildings without heating and running water.

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