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2010-03-12: Headlines

Online Journal: Shading corruption for the appearance of truth 2010-03-12
... Russian and US intelligence agencies, past key figures, 'grand chessboard strategists,' destabilizing elements from American think tanks, Chechny ...
People's Daily Online: Freight train derailed in Russia's North Caucasus 2010-03-12
Russia's volatile North Caucasus republics, particularly Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia, have been plagued by violence stemming from militants ...

2010-03-11: Headlines

Philippine Star: Four militants killed in Russia's Chechnya 2010-03-11
MOSCOW, (Xinhua) -- Russian police killed four militants in the turbulent North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said yesterday.
World Politics Review: Major Sporting Events Impact Housing Rights 2010-03-11
... and close to conflict zones in Ingushetia, Abkhazia and Chechnya. Russia is also a regular target for attacks over its human rights record.
Reuters AlertNet: FACTBOX-US paints grim picture of global human rights 2010-03-11
"The government increasingly attempted to restrict media freedom to cover sensitive issues such as the conduct of federal forces in Chechnya, human right ...
Reuters South Africa: US raises rights concerns in Russian North Caucasus 2010-03-11
Nearly a decade after the second of two wars against rebels in Chechnya, simmering violence in the mainly Muslim region has undermined the Kremlin's control ...
Boston Globe: From Chechnya, a cautionary tale 2010-03-11
The back history of the conflict in Chechnya — nearly 300 years of relentless opposition to the oppressive Russian rule — is radically different from th ...
People's Daily Online: Russia arrests 10 militants linked to train bombing 2010-03-11
Russia's volatile North Caucasus republics, particularly Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia, have been plagued by violence stemming from militants ...
Spero News: CHECHNYA – RUSSIA TB is back in Grozny but doctors and facilities are in short ... 2010-03-11
... a vast structure that was damaged and mined during the Chechen wars. The Russian government earmarked more than US$ 9 million to rebuild the hospital ...
Romano Vod'i: USA criticizes Czech Republic for its approach toward the Roma 2010-03-11
The situation significantly deteriorated during 2009, particularly in Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia. Local authorities are no longer under MoscowÃ¢€™ ...
RIA Novosti: Four militants killed in police operation in Chechnya - Kadyrov 2010-03-11
Four militants were killed in a special police operation in the mountainous south of Chechnya, in Russia's North Caucasus, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov ...
Financial Times: Soviet diplomacy 2010-03-11
... like to present their regional wars in Kashmir and Chechnya as part of the global war on terror. Stronger ties with Russia carry some appeal for Indi ...
Korea Times: Confusion Erupts Over Arrest of Crime Suspects in Russia 2010-03-11
Kavkaz remains as a level 3 restricted zone due to the possibility of terrorist activities in Chechnya. Meanwhile, Russian police Wednesday denied remark ...

2010-03-10: Headlines

World Socialist Web Site: Russian President Medvedev signs strategic, business deals in France 2010-03-10
They noted that Sarkozy—who criticised Russia' human rights record and its role in Chechnya at the time of his election in 2007—has returned to a more ...
RT: Russian expats come back to grab new opportunities 2010-03-10
This trend could be especially important for Russian regions such as Chechnya, which many fled after the start of counter-terrorist operations 10 years ago.
CPJ Press Freedom Online: Staff of Dagestani weekly on trial for extremism in Russia 2010-03-10
It quoted a late guerilla leader who had fought in Dagestan and Chechnya against federal forces during the Second Chechen War and accused regional ...
NewsOK.com: Russia seeks to arrest 10 train bombing suspects 2010-03-10
The suspects were detained during a security raid last week in the province of Ingushetia, west of Chechnya. Officials say eight insurgents were killed ...

2010-03-09: Headlines

Reuters: Russia urges Sweden to extradite Chechen "bandits" 2010-03-09
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Sweden Tuesday to extradite two men it says are Chechen separatists and accuses of involvement ...
The Moscow Times: Medvedev Accuses Sweden of Sheltering 'Bandits' 2010-03-09
Medvedev apparently was referring to men whom the government believes fought federal troops during two wars in Chechnya. “If we speak about the North ...
The Moscow Times: Family Leaps to Death After Losing Asylum Bid 2010-03-09
... asylum are former Kremlin powerbroker Boris Berezovsky and Chechen separatist envoy Akhmed Zakayev, both of whom are wanted on criminal charges in Russia.
Faxts News: Russia, Azerbaijan/Armenia: All road lead to the Caucasus 2010-03-09
According to the Long War Journal, in February, Russia's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) killed a key Al-Qaeda fighter based in Chechnya, Mokhmad Shabb ...
The Local: Sweden helping Chechen 'bandits': Russia 2010-03-09
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has hit out at Sweden for providing a home for Chechen "bandits". Pushing back at criticism of Russia's human right ...
People's Daily Online: Massive illegal arms captured in Russia's North Caucasus 2010-03-09
A large amount of illegal weapons have been seized in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria over the past week, said a local official ...
RT: ROAR: Militants in North Caucasus lose another “ideologue” 2010-03-09
Chechen militants that have been forced out of Chechnya “have consolidated in neighboring regions and have gathered strength for attacks even on the Chechen ...
Faxts News: Russia, Azerbaijan/Armenia: All roads lead to the Caucasus 2010-03-09
According to the Long War Journal, in February, Russia's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) killed a key Al-Qaeda fighter based in Chechnya, Mokhmad Shabb ...
History News Network: Rodric Braithwaite: Bullying in the Russian Army 2010-03-09
[Rodric Braithwaite is a writer and former diplomat , who has spent much of his career dealing with Russia. He was British ambassador in Moscow ...
ISN: Chechen Commander's Legacy 2010-03-09
That process began even before Russia sent its troops into Chechnya in the fall of 1999 for the second time in five years. "Unless the war in Chechnya ...
RT: ROAR: Militants in North Caucasus lose another “ideologue” 2010-03-09
Chechen militants that have been forced out of Chechnya “have consolidated in neighboring regions and have gathered strength for attacks even on the Chechen ...