A top Russian human rights activist has told President Dmitry Medvedev that the government’s operation against Islamic militants in the Caucasus is inefficient and counterproductive. Svetlana Gannushkina and other activists met with Mr. Medvedev Tuesday in the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. She said allegations of kidnappings, torture and murders by Russian security forces create public anger […]
Activist: Russian Fight Against Militants is Inefficient
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Investigator, Servicemen Killed in Russia’s Caucasus
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Russian officials say five Russian servicemen have been killed in fighting with suspected militants in the restive Caucasus region of Dagestan. The regional interior ministry said Wednesday that several other troops were injured during a sweep against militants in Dagestan’s Kizlyar district. The government forces began the operation on Tuesday. Also on Tuesday, unknown gunmen […]
Gunmen Killed Moderate Theologian in Dagestan
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Gunmen have killed a leading Muslim professor and his nephew in the restive southern Russian republic of Dagestan. Police say Maksud Sadikov and his nephew Zalimkhan Musayev were mowed down in a hail of bullets Tuesday night outside Sadikov’s home in Makhachkala, Dagestan’s capital. The attackers wounded another man before fleeing the scene. Regional investigators […]
