Agency Caucasus: New Ingush Newspaper Comes Out
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posted by eagle on January, 2009 as INGUSHETIA
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Nezran/Agency Caucasus - Several Ingush non-governmental organizations combined their means and launched the first copy of a new newspaper in order to get their voice heard.
The first copy of Ingushetiya's Social Tribune, a four-page newspaper, was successfully put into circulation on January 31 after the Co-ordination Council of ... | >> full
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KC: A Threat To Putin's Big Plans
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posted by eagle on as ANALYSIS/OPINION
A threat to Putin's big plans
Publication time: 31 January 2009, 21:08
Over the last eight years, as Vladimir V. Putin has amassed ever more power, Russians have often responded with a collective shrug, as if to say: Go ahead, control everything - as long as we can have our new cars and amply stocked supermarkets, our sturdy ruble and cheap vacations in the Turkish sun.
But now the worldwide financial ... >> full
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Caucasian Knot: Georgia Accuses Abkhazia Of Shelling EU Observers And Journalists
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posted by eagle on as WAR IN CAUCASUS
Georgia accuses Abkhazia of shelling EU observers and journalists
jan 31 2009, 20:00
The law enforcement bodies of Georgia assert that today observers from the European Union and a group of foreign journalists were shelled from the territory of Abkhazia near the village of Shamgona, Zugdidi District. Abkhazia declares that it has nothing to do with the incident.
"The shelling was made from the opposite bank of the Inguri ... >> full
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KC: Economic Woes Fuel Russian Protests
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posted by eagle on as ANALYSIS/OPINION
Economic woes fuel Russian protests
Publication time: 31 January 2009, 19:50
Thousands of protesters have rallied across Russia to criticise the government's economic policies and its response to the global financial crisis.
Russian police forcefully broke up many of the anti-government protests on Saturday, arresting dozens of demonstrators.
Police said 41 people had been arrested during a series of protests in Moscow, where demonstrators called for Vladimir Putin, Russia's ... >> full
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Caucasian Knot: Terror Act On Gas Main Line Prevented In Dagestan
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posted by eagle on as Genocide Crime
Terror act on gas main line prevented in Dagestan
jan 31 2009, 18:00
Today in Dagestan, a clock-operated explosive was detected under the main Mozdok-Kazimagomed gas pipeline. The bomb was neutralized.
"A self-made explosive had the form of a zinc-coated bucket filled with 4 kilos of explosive - a mix of aluminium powder with ammonium nitrate. The bomb was clock-operated. We destroyed its detonator with a pressure charge," ... >> full
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Caucasian Knot: IOC Believes That Russia Will Cope With Preparing Sochi To Olympiad-2014
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posted by eagle on as Genocide Crime
IOC believes that Russia will cope with preparing Sochi to Olympiad-2014
jan 31 2009, 17:00
Jean-Claude Killy, Chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for preparing Olympiad-2014, has expressed his confidence that Russia will manage to get ready timely for holding the Winter Olympic Games; however, he has noted that today Sochi is not ready to be an Olympic capital.
"The general impression is very good. ... >> full
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Window On Eurasia: In Post-Soviet States, Finally A Time For Sergeants
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posted by eagle on as ANALYSIS/OPINION
Paul Goble
Vienna, January 31 – Russia and Armenia announced this week that they will build their armed services in the future around professional non-commissioned officers, a change that will bring them in line with Western militaries, fundamentally change the duties of junior officers, and possibly reduce the number of violations of military law in the ranks.
During the Cold ... >> full
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Prague Watchdog: The Iron Cage
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posted by eagle on as
HUMAN RIGHTS
The iron cage
By German Sadulayev, special to Prague Watchdog
When friends from the Chechen Republic and Dagestan told me how hard it was for them to get passports and visas for travel abroad, I must admit that I only half ... | >> full
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Prague Watchdog: The Iron Cage
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posted by eagle on as
HUMAN RIGHTS
The iron cage
By German Sadulayev, special to Prague Watchdog
When friends from the Chechen Republic and Dagestan told me how hard it was for them to get passports and visas for travel abroad, I must admit that I only half ... | >> full
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