From Moscow to Mecca
From Moscow to MeccaAs this part of Russia’s empire frays, fundamentalist Islam takes a stronger hold ONLY the call to prayer disturbs the morning air in the small Dagestani village of Novosasitli. Dogs do not bark here. All “unclean” animals have been exterminated. Apart from an occasional counter-terrorist raid, life is quiet. People leave their houses unlocked; there has not been a theft for ye
Russian Envoys Back European Criticism of Kremlin’s Caucasus Policy (Published 2010)
MOSCOW � To the surprise of human rights activists, Russian delegates to the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday approved a sharply critical draft resolution on Russia’s policy in the North Caucasus, which says “human rights violations and the climate of complete impunity were bound to foster the rise of extremist movements.” This is hardly the first time that the Strasbourg, Fra
Dagestan: My daughter the terrorist
On Sunday 28 March 2010, 27-year-old Mariam Sharipova set off from her home in the remote village of Balakhani, high in the mountains of Dagestan. Her family's house sits under steep cliffs. There is a dirt track, mulberry and apricot trees, and a river filled with rubbish. A bit farther up the road is the village mosque. Beyond a tiny bazaar is the white-painted junior school where Mariam taught
Radical Dagestan is legacy of Kremlin's siege of Chechnya
The Russian republic of Dagestan in the north Caucasus, where 12 people were killed in suicide attacks this morning, has suffered the fallout from the brutal conflict in neighbouring Chechnya. As Russia launched a ferocious crackdown on Chechen separatists in the 1990s, instability spilled over into neighbouring republics, particularly Ingushetia and Dagestan, where violence has risen in recent ye
Chechen rebel chief claims responsibility for Moscow underground bombings
The most prominent Chechen rebel leader last night claimed responsibility for Monday's deadly attacks on the Moscow subway, just hours after two more suicide bombers carried out another deadly attack in the southern republic of Dagestan. Doku Umarov, who leads Islamic militants in Chechnya and other regions in Russia's north Caucasus, said in a video on a pro-rebel website that the Metro suicide a
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Newspaper chief's murder in Dagestan adds to toll of Russian journalists
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