Russia outlined on Thursday a series of steps it had taken to fight kidnapping in
Chechnya, a day after Amnesty International said authorities were letting murder and kidnap go unpunished in the turbulent republic.
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May 24, 2007The latest reports say 18 servicemen have died in a Mil Mi-8 helicopter crash in Chechnya, the Interfax news agency reported quoting a source at the headquarters of the joint federal force in the North Caucasus.
Popularity: 5% [?]
April 28, 2007A military helicopter went down in Russia’s volatile province of Chechnya killing all 17 people on board, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported quoting a source in the military.
Popularity: 7% [?]
Gunmen injured six Russian policemen during a night attack on a checkpoint on the outskirts of the Chechen capital, Grozny, on Wednesday, the Reuters news agency reported on Thursday quoting an interior ministry spokesman.
Popularity: 4% [?]
April 20, 2007Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev toured war-ravaged Chechnya on Monday to hail progress in reconstruction, the highest-level visitor for 16 months.
Two wars between Russian forces and rebels since 1994 have wrecked much of the Caucasus republic’s infrastructure.
Popularity: 1% [?]
April 17, 2007Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has appointed his first cousin, Odes Baisultanov, as prime minister of the troubled Russian region, the Reuters news agency reported Tuesday.
Popularity: 1% [?]
April 11, 2007Russia’s troubled region of Chechnya prepared to install as its president on Thursday a 30-year-old amateur boxer whom human rights groups accuse of murdering and kidnapping civilians, the Reuters news agency reported on Thursday.
Popularity: 1% [?]
April 5, 2007A field commander, Khairulla (Suleiman Imurzayev), has been killed in Chechnya, Russia’s Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
Popularity: 4% [?]
April 4, 2007An uncle of Murat Zyazikov, the president of the South Russian internal republic of Ingushetia, was kidnapped by unidentified attackers on Friday, Russian news agencies reported.
Popularity: 2% [?]
March 23, 2007According to local police a militant leader was killed Friday during a special operation in Daghestan in southern Russia, RIA Novosti news agency reported March 23.
Popularity: 4% [?]
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