All Posts Tagged With: "Ingushetia"
Online Newspaper Chief Flees Russia
The editor-in-chief of the independent Ingushetiya.ru online newspaper has fled Russia, and will seek political asylum in Europe, after persecution on the part of authorities.
Aug 5, 2008 | Continued
Human Rights Activist Kidnapped and Beaten in Ingushetia
Zurab Tsechoev, a human rights advocate working in Ingushetia, was kidnapped Friday by a squad of camouflaged law enforcement officers. After a harrowing interrogation and beating, he was thrown from an automobile to the side of the highway.
Jul 26, 2008 | Continued
Ingushetia Tries to Ban TV Station Over Critical Reporting
The Parliament of the Russian Republic of Ingushetia has demanded that REN-TV, a private television channel, be blocked from the region for inflammatory reporting. Sergei Mironov, the speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, regretted that the Government did not have the authority to do so.
Mar 19, 2008 | Continued
The Senseless Rule of Law
Yulia Latynina writes a scathing analysis of the ongoing crisis in Russia’s North Caucasus region, where “disappearances” and brutal repression are a fact of life, and where little legal recourse exists.
Feb 23, 2008 | Continued
Special Forces Violently Disperse Rally in Ingushetia
A demonstration against corruption and human rights abuses has been violently shut down by law enforcement in Nazran. Protesters responded with stones and Molotov cocktails. Two building have been burned and at least one person has been injured.
Jan 27, 2008 | Continued
Police Harass Ingush Voters
In Ingushetia, militsiya officers are walking door to door, asking citizens to renounce their claims that their vote was stolen.
Jan 21, 2008 | Continued
Votes Stolen in Ingushetia
More than 50% of voters in the Russia region of Ingushetia have said that they did not participate in the December 2nd State Duma elections, while official results indicate a showing of 98%.
Dec 24, 2007 | Continued
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