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Terrorist bomb blast is blamed for causing Russian train crash that killed 26
Russia's FSB intelligence service said a homemade terrorist bomb caused a packed Moscow-St Petersburg train travelling at 125 mph to derail, killing at least 26 people The statement ended speculation that the crash, which also injured nearly...
Tags: Second Chechen War, terrorism, Terrorism in Russia, Chechnya, War Conflict, terrorist bomb, Alexander Bortnikov, Moscow, Igor Pechnikov, Mr Medvedev, Andrei Abramenko, allnews, Rashid Nurgaliyev, Russia, Natalya Estemirova, Beslan school hostage crisis, Alexander the Great, Chechen suicide attacks, Dmitry Medvedev, Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War, Russian, Politics
Drunk police accused of beating man to death
Moscow :: Russia | 12 days ago
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Russian media has reported the officers were involved in a fight with two men in Moscow on Monday night. One of the men died, and the officers, who were reportedly drunk, were detained soon after...The trio, along with a supervising officer, have been...
Tags: Russian, Moscow, Russia, Second Chechen War, Ingushetia, Law Crime, Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War, Kabardino-Balkaria, Georgia￢ﾀﾓRussia crisis, Interfax, War Conflict, Human rights in Russia, politics, Ingush people, North Caucasus Insurgency, Moscow theater hostage crisis, Caucasian Front, Chegem, Caucasus, Vladimir Putin, Beslan school hostage crisis, Chechnya, Nazran, Council of Europe, Russian media, Thomas Hammarberg, Islam in Russia, Nalchik, Natalya Estemirova
New racehorse owners will face 'fit and proper person' test from next summer
London :: United Kingdom | 13 days ago
Credibility New racehorse owners to face 'fit and proper person' test from next summer • Ruling body outlines plan to drive out 'undesirables' • 'Impractical' to apply test to all existing owners Mourilyan, right, has carried the colours of the Chechen President,...
Tags: BHA, Ramzan Kadyrov, existing owners, proper persons, Oliver Codrington, United Kingdom, London, Chechnya, Kadyrov, Natalya Estemirova, Anna Politkovskaya, Grozny, British Horseracing Authority, Horse racing in Great Britain
The danger in being a journalist in Russia today
Moscow :: Russia | 23 days ago
Credibility Elena Milashina is a leading investigative journalist at Novaya Gazeta , one of Russia's few remaining independent, outspoken newspapers. A small, Moscow-based paper, Novaya Gazeta is famous for its alarming number of murdered journalists.
Tags: Russia, Ramzan Kadyrov, death penalty, Chechnya, Moscow, Second Chechen War, Guerrilla phase of the Second Chechen War, War Conflict, Dokka Umarov, Anna Politkovskaya, Kadyrovtsy, Politics of Chechnya, Politics, Social Issues, Novaya Gazeta, Grozny, Censorship in Russia, Human rights, Freedom of the press in Russia, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Capital punishment, UN moratorium on the death penalty, Law Crime, Kadyrov, Natalya Estemirova
Russian rights activist murdered, colleague claims
Moscow :: Russia | 4 months ago
Credibility One colleague said he suspected the prisoners' rights advocate was murdered. The news of Andrei Kulagin's death comes a week after the abduction and murder of Natalya Estemirova, a well-respected Chechen human rights activist. Kulagin was the branch head...
Tags: human rights, Natalya Estemirova, Andrei Kulagin, rights activists
Fear Supports Russian Culture of Impunity
Moscow :: Russia | 4 months ago
Credibility Russia's "Memorial" human rights organization has suspended its activities in Chechnya following last week's murder of its local representative, journalist Natalya Estemirova. Human rights activists have blamed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President...
Tags: Dmitri Medvedev, Natalya Estemirova, human rights, Russian, Dmitry Medvedev, president dmitri
Human rights group pulls out of Chechnya
Moscow :: Russia | 4 months ago
Credibility The human rights organisation Memorial said yesterday that it would cease to work in Chechnya and close its office in the republic, as it could not guarantee the safety of its staff. The organisation took the decision after the kidnapping and murder...
Tags: Chechnya, Natalya Estemirova, Natalia Estemirova, Russia Blog, group memorial, Ramzan Kadyrov
A Call For Justice, Unanswered
As undeniably important as tactful diplomacy is in international affairs, it is equally important to remain aware of the difference between tact and timidity. Big words and tough talk can be effective in situations where diplomatic bullying...
Tags: Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya, Natalya Estemirova, murder, Russia, Medvedev
Chechnya chief sues rights group over activist murder
Madrid :: Spain | 4 months ago
Credibility The 'Memorial' Human rights group's Head Oleg Orlov had accused the Chechen leader of being responsible for the murder of Estemirova, saying he was guilty irrespective of who ordered the killing. Kadyrov is suing for defamation, and Krasnenkov said he...
Tags: Spain El País, Spain Papers Review, rights group, human rights, Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, Natalya Estemirova, Ms Estemirova, Natalia Estemirova
Slain activist faced pressure from Chechen leader
Moscow :: Russia | 4 months ago
Credibility Rights activists have laid Estemirova's death at the doorstep of the Kremlin-backed Kadyrov, whose security forces they accuse of the abduction, torture and murder of suspected insurgents and their relatives. They said Kadyrov's rule had created a climate...
Tags: Natalya Estemirova, Russian, US-Russia, Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya, rights activists, chechen leaders, Grozny, Moscow Helsinki Group, rights group
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