Caucasus
Lawless Atmosphere Cited in Death of Russian Journalist
July 16, 2009By Peter Fedynsky Russian activists are blaming Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for maintaining a climate that resulted in Wednesday's murder in the Caucasus of journalist Natalya Estemirova. Her colleagues from the Memorial human rights organization...
Assassinations Roil Russia's Caucasus Region
June 11, 2009By Peter Fedynsky The deputy head of Ingushetia's Supreme Court has been shot dead in the latest incident of violence to hit Russia's troubled Caucasus region. The assassination of Justice Aza Gazgireeva follows a recent high profile killing in neighboring...
Bush Administration Sought to Destabilize North Caucasus
February 10, 2009Paul Goble Vienna, February 9 – US President George W. Bush sought to destabilize Ingushetia and other parts of the North Caucasus as an act of revenge against Moscow for Russia's actions in Georgia, Ingushetia's leader Yunus-Bek Yevkurov...
