Jamestown Foundation/Chechnya Weekly: Volume VIII, Issue 33 (August 16, 2007)
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From: MSN Nicknamepsychoteddybear24 (Original Message) Sent: 8/16/2007 11:37 AM Chechnya Weekly - Volume VIII, Issue 33 August 16, 2007 IN THIS ISSUE: * Who Bombed the Nevsky Express? * Ramzan Visits Saudi Arabia * Briefs * The Challenges of the Sochi Olympics and Russia's Circassian Problem By Fatima Tlisova ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who Bombed the Nevsky Express? A person claiming to belong to the Chechen extremist group Riyadus-Salikhin (Gardens of the Righteous) called the North Caucasus Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to claim responsibility for the bomb explosion that derailed the Nevsky Express passenger train traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg on the evening of August 13, RFE/RL reported on August 15. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, the bombing, which derailed the train near the city of Novgorod, about 500 kilometers north of Moscow, and injured dozens of people, was caused by a homemade bomb equal to two kilograms of TNT. RFE/RL reported that the man who had phoned in the claim ... >> full
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Caucasian Knot: Chechnya's Society Initiates Dismissal Of Military Prosecutor
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/11/2007 3:11 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 9/8/2007 Chechnya's society initiates dismissal of Military Prosecutor The Chechen society asks the Russian Prosecutor-General's Office to audit the activities of the Military Prosecutor's Office of the United Military Grouping in Northern Caucasus, the "Echo Moskvy" Radio broadcasts. On the outcomes of the audit, the public organizations ask to consider the issue of conformity of Military Prosecutor Maksim Toporikov to his position, the IA "Interfax" reports. He is imputed dozens of cases, when kidnapping facts were not investigated. At the same time, representatives of the public speak highly of Toporikov's predecessor - prosecutor Alexander Mokritskiy. The "Kommersant" newspaper adds that the official Chechen human rights defender - Ombudsman Nurdi Nukhazhiev - also put his signature under the appeal of 29 public organizations. Meanwhile, an anonymous employee of the Republic's Prosecutor's Office has expressed his assumption that, most probably, President Ramzan Kadyrov stands behind the ... >> full
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CHECHEN MASSACRE SURVIVORS SEE JUSTICE
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From: MSN Nicknamepsychoteddybear24 (Original Message) Sent: 8/9/2007 10:39 AM CHECHEN MASSACRE SURVIVORS SEE JUSTICE Villagers welcome "unprecedented" verdict from European Court of Human Rights. By Asya Umarova in Novye Aldy, Grozny Malika Labazanova tells her story quietly, sitting under a canopy in the courtyard of her house, peeling potatoes and not raising her eyes. The asphalt in the yard is still broken up, a small reminder of what her house and family went through in February 2000. The house itself was burned down and has been rebuilt. Now Malika, 52, has received a measure of redress from the European Court of Human Rights for all the agony she went through and for the loved ones she lost, but what happened will stay with her forever. "I will never forget that state of mind - waiting for death," she said. On February 5, 2000, Russian soldiers carried out a "mopping-up operation" - the term used for a sweep for rebel fighters - in Novye Aldy, ... >> full
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Jamestown Foundation/Chechnya Weekly - Volume VIII, Issue 32 (August 9, 2007)
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From: MSN Nicknamepsychoteddybear24 (Original Message) Sent: 8/9/2007 1:31 PM Chechnya Weekly - Volume VIII, Issue 32 August 9, 2007 IN THIS ISSUE: * Rebels Respond to Kadyrov’s Threats with a Village Raid * Dagestani Mothers Protest Abductions * Policeman Killed in Ingushetia * Chechen Authorities Order NGOs Back to Grozny * Gazprom and Transneft Create Paramilitary Group to Thwart Pipeline Attacks By Andrei Smirnov * Chechen Musical Ensemble Seeks Asylum in Finland By Andrei Smirnov * Dokka Umarov Starts to Show His Teeth By Mayrbek Vachagaev -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rebels Respond to Kadyrov’s Threats with a Village Raid Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov vowed on August 3 that the republic’s rebels would be completely destroyed by the end of the year. “I responsibly declare that in the time remaining before the end of the year the problem of the remnants of the illegal armed formations will be fully resolved,” Interfax quoted him as saying at the opening of a military training center in his native town of Tsentoroi. “Not ... >> full
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Moscow Times: Chechnya Says Performers Were Duped
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/9/2007 4:55 PM
Friday, August 10, 2007
Chechnya Says Performers Were Duped
Reuters
GROZNY -- A folk ensemble of 18 Chechens who applied for asylum Sunday while on a tour of Finland were tricked into abandoning their homeland and want to return, Chechnya's culture minister said Thursday.
Two male and three female performers in the Zhowkhar folk ensemble -- which had semi-official status -- applied for asylum, along with the group's manager and 11 family members, citing a dangerous security situation at home.
Culture Minister Dikalu Muzakayev said the dancers seeking asylum had actually been sacked from the group a month ago, although a Finnish businessman who invited them to Finland disputes that.
"They enjoyed good working conditions here. They are crying and want to come back," said Muzakayev, without giving more details on whether the group would take them back.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/08/10/014.html
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