Russia, Chechnya - JRL Excerpts 2009-2012
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:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev wants "irreconcilable" militants eliminated - Russia Today 4-4-11/JRL 2011-60
:: NEWSLINK: The Deadliest Village in Russia: A Journey Through Russia's Killing Zone - Foreign Policy 4-4-11/JRL 2011-60
:: NEWSLINK: In Chechnya, apprehensions over a roughshod leader - Washington Post 3-15-11/JRL 2011-151
:: NEWSLINK: North Caucasus envoy faces tough challenges - Russia Beyond The Headlines 2-17-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: In Russia's Muslim south, insurgency gains strength - Reuters 1-31-11/JRL 2011-21
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:: Radicalization Splitting Society In Russia's North Caucasus
Outside the violent North Caucasus, there may be a growing perception that a certain, even managed, level of instability suits one or more groups among the authorities in Moscow; but as Putin prepares to return to the presidency the situation in the Caucasus is anything but stable, and traditional society is tearing at the seams ...
:: $18 billion to transform Chechnya
After Prime Minister Putin announced an earlier injection of cash into the Caucasus an angry crowd gathered in Moscow to protest funds being diverted off to feed what many see as the cradle of Russian terrorism ... :: Justice for Budanov Is Justice for All
"[I]f vigilante justice is swept under the carpet for a man like Budanov, what's to stop other killers from taking the law into their own hands with the rest of us?"
:: Chechnya's President Says Insurgency Dying Down
On the ground, it is clear that the insurgency is shifting among the four Islamic majority republics
:: N. Caucasus Problems Prompted By Federal Authorities' Political Mistakes - Duma Deputies
The extremely difficult situation in the North Caucasus has been prompted by systemic mistakes by Russian authorities, according to some State Duma deputies ...
:: Women Live in Fear During Chechnya's "Islamic Revival"
Under the Russia-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya is swiftly becoming a conservative Muslim state ...
:: Memorial human rights center publishes data on North Caucasus violence in 2010; Moscow Launches Military Buildup in the North Caucasus to Safeguard Sochi Olympics
The assessment shows that Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria were the hotspots of the insurgency ...
:: Royal Group to Invest in Chechnya as Putin Pushes Rebuild
Royal Group, run by the brother of Abu Dhabi's ruler, may invest several hundred million dollars in Chechen housing and agriculture projects ...
:: Russian Interior Troops Killed 300 Gunmen In North Caucasus In 2010 - General
Troops of the Russian Interior Ministry eliminated around 300 militants in the North Caucasus in 2010, Internal Troops Commander-in-Chief (Army Gen) Nikolay Rogozhkin said ...
:: Chechnya's Youngest Insurgents
Such Chechen fighters, born in the early1990s, will have no memories of a "normal" existence prior to the Russian military intervention in Chechnya in December 1994 ...
:: It May Be Too Late For A New North Caucasus Policy
Faced with galloping jihadization in Daghestan and Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian experts are frequently calling for a new state policy for theNorth Caucasus. But such calls are misguided if they fail to take into account that, paraphrasing Leo Tolstoy, all unhappy North Caucasus republics are unique and sui generis ...
:: Russia's Special Services Now Focusing on Defense of Political Stability, Soldatov and Borogan Say
In a review of the activities of these bodies during 2010 that was published yesterday in "Yezhednevny zhurnal," Andrey Soldatov and Irina Borogan of the Agentura.ru portal note that both the Russian special services and the militants who oppose them increased their activities "many times over" ...
Caucasus, Chechnya - JRL Excerpts 2009-10
:: Medvedev Admits No Progress in Caucasus
Moscow Times; JRL 2010-218; Nov. 22, 2010
:: Rights activists complain about probe into colleague's murder in Chechnya
Interfax; JRL 2010-160, Aug. 24, 2010
:: Majority of Russians view North Caucasus situation as 'explosive' - poll
Interfax; JRL 2010-155, Aug. 17, 2010
:: Chechen leader vows to track down top rebel regardless of his train attack role
From Interfax; JRL #2009-222, Dec. 3, 2009.
:: Chechen Rebels Claim Nevsky Express Bombing
By Nabi Abdullaev, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-222, Dec. 3, 2009.
:: SHEIK SAID ABU SAAD BURYATSKII: New Basaev of the Caucasus
By Gordon M. Hahn; JRL #2009-205, Nov. 10, 2009.
:: Chechen president says war with rebels drawing to a close
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-193, Oct. 20, 2009.
:: Eighty-four militants killed in Chechnya in 2009 - minister
From Interfax; JRL 2009-181, Sept. 30, 2009.
:: In Pursuit of Honor: The Defamation Hearing that Began on Friday May Become a Trial of the Way Ramzan Kadyrov Has Ruled Chechnya
By Roland Oliphant, from Russia Profile; JRL 2009-181, Sept. 30, 2009.
:: Memorial Head Says Kadyrov Interview Is Grounds For Lawsuit
From Interfax; JRL 2009-178, Sept. 25, 2009.
:: Kadyrov: We Fight U.S, British Special Services in Mountains
From Interfax; JRL 2009-178, Sept. 25, 2009.
:: A New War in the Caucasus?
From Russia Profile, featuring Vladimir Frolov, Vladimir Belaeff, Stephen Blank, Ethan S. Burger, Alexander Rahr, Sergei Roy; JRL 2009-170, Sept. 14, 2009.
:: Chechen president praises Medvedev's article, pledges republic's support
From Interfax; JRL 2009-169, Sept. 11, 2009.
:: Kadyrov monument dismantled overnight in Chechnya
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-168, Sept. 10, 2009.
:: Expert: The threat of Russia's disintegration has been eliminated in the ten years since the explosions in Buinaksk, Volgodonsk, and Moscow
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-168, Sept. 10, 2009.
:: Programs for Russian Caucasus will be reconsidered, specified - Medvedev
From Interfax; JRL 2009-168, Sept. 10, 2009.
:: Most Russians believe peace will eventually be established in N Caucasus - poll
From Interfax; JRL 2009-160, Aug. 28, 2009.
:: Strategy needed to counter extremism, Wahhabism - Kadyrov
From Interfax; JRL 2009-160, Aug. 28, 2009.
:: (Un)civil Jihad in the Caucasus Emirate
From Gordon Hahn; JRL #2009-159, Aug. 27, 2009.
:: Russian Official: Extremism in North Caucasus Caused by Corruption, Unemployment
From
Interfax; JRL #2009-158, Aug. 26, 2009.
:: Ingush intervention may backfire
By Anna Arutunyan, from The Moscow News; JRL #2009-157, Aug. 25, 2009.
:: Terrorist attacks in North Caucasus 'aimed at provoking chaos' - Russian pundit
From Interfax; JRL #2009-156, Aug. 24, 2009.
:: Ingushetia: Counterterrorism Failure
By Simon Saradzhyan, from (Swiss government-funded) ISN Security Watch; JRL #2009-156, Aug. 24, 2009.
:: Activists, Reporters Leaving Chechnya
By Alexandra Odynova, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-152, Aug. 18, 2009.
:: From Byzantium To Grozny -- Russia's U-Turn Toward Zakayev
By Aslan Doukaev, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-152, Aug. 18, 2009.
:: Welcome Back to Arms: It Will Take Political (Not Military) Will to End the Insurgency in the North Caucasus
By Roland Oliphant, from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-152, Aug. 18, 2009.
:: Ingush Police Got Tip About Deadly Blast
By Nabi Abdullaev, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-141, July 28, 2009.
:: Chechnya: Wilder, Deadlier and Out of Control: As Ramzan Kadyrov’s Security Forces Look Increasingly Lawless, Human Rights Groups Take Hope in Yunnus-bek Yevkurov's Return to Work
By Roland Oliphant, from Russia Profile; JRL #2009-150, Aug. 14, 2009.
:: Chechen official, exile agree to hold world congress of Chechens in 2009
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-150, Aug. 14, 2009.
:: The Price Of Progress -- Life In Kadyrov's Grozny Permeated By Fear
By Gregory Feifer, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL 2009-148, Aug. 13, 2009.
:: A Never-Ending War: Violence in Chechnya is Getting Worse and Negotiating with Exiled Rebels Will Not Stop It
By Roland Oliphant, from Russia Profile; JRL 2009-143, July 31, 2009.
:: Requiem for a republic
By Tim Wall, from The Moscow News; JRL 2009-136, July 21, 2009.
:: Memorial Talks About Chechnya Shutdown
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-135, July 20, 2009.
:: Ingush Leader Injured in Car Bomb
By Nabi Abdullaev, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-117, June 23, 2009.
:: Comment re General Vladimir Shamanov/ JRL#102 [including Budanov Chechnya incident]
From Raymond Charles Finch, III; JRL #2009-104, June 4, 2009.
:: Politkovskaya Acquittals Overturned
By Alexandra Odynova, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2009-119, June 26, 2009.
:: Russian information ministry: Former leaders of Chechnya admit their ideology was wrong
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-101, June 1, 2009.
:: Rules of Foreign Reporters' Trips to Chechnya
From Interfax; JRL 2009-81, April 30, 2009.
:: Russia's man in Chechna denies relaunching of military operation
From Interfax; JRL 2009-72, April 17, 2009.
:: Russia warns may have individual security operations in Chechnya
From Interfax; JRL 2009-72, April 17, 2009.
:: Kremlin Ends Chechnya Operations
By Nikolaus von Twickel, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2009-72, April 17, 2009.
:: A New Start or an Old Song? How Will Chechnya Live Without a Counterterrorist Regime?
By Dmitry Babich, from Russia Profile; JRL 2009-79, April 20, 2009.
:: Chechen leader hails lifting of counterterrorism operation
From Interfax; JRL 2009-71, April 16, 2009.
:: Russia may pull 20,000 Interior Ministry troops out of Chechnya
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2009-61, March 30, 2009.
:: Russian rights group: anti-terror op in Chechnya should end
From Interfax; JRL #2009-60, March 26, 2009.
:: Pro-Moscow leader says only up to 100 rebels in Chechnya
From Interfax; JRL #2009-60, March 26, 2009.
:: Investigator says
Makhmudovs involved in Politkovskaya murder
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL 2009-39,
Feb. 25, 2009.
:: Main investigation of Politkovskaya murder still ahead
- head of paper
From Interfax; JRL #2009-36,
Feb. 20, 2009.
:: Politkovskaya Suspects Walk
Free
From The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-36, Feb. 20, 2009.
:: Court told Russian security service sought
Politkovskaya address before murder
From Interfax; JRL #2009-26,
Feb. 6, 2009.
:: Defendant in Politkovskaya case retracts statement
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-25,
Feb. 5, 2009.
:: Politkovskaya murder trial postponed until Feb. 3
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-22,
Feb. 2, 2009.
:: Hundreds Remember Slain Lawyer
From The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-13, Jan. 21, 2009.
:: Obituary for Stanislav Markelov
From Vladislav Bugera; JRL #2009-13, Jan. 21, 2009.
:: Chechen Refugee Gunned Down in Vienna
By Nabi Abdullaev, from The Moscow Times; JRL #2009-10, Jan. 15, 2009.
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