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Aldy – a case still open
February 5th 2010 Prague Watchdog / Memorial
The film we present is dedicated to the massacre in the village of Novye Aldy on February 5, 2000. This incident was one of the most terrible and bloody pages of the war in Chechnya.
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Novye Aldy – before and after
February 5th 2010 Prague Watchdog / Usam Baysayev
What Russia’s military did in Novye Aldy was nothing unusual or untypical. It did not represent the height of their brutality and judged by their normal standards it was not a supremely wicked act.
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The games that tyrants play (weekly review)
February 3rd 2010 Prague Watchdog / Vadim Borshchev
"In 2009 the number of terrorist crimes in southern Russia rose by about half compared to 2008, with 544 incidents reported... Most of this type of crime is committed in the Chechen Republic "
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Caucasus 2012 (part 2)
January 29th 2010 Prague Watchdog / German Sadulayev
Specific situations are more difficult. If a man puts on a suicide belt and blows himself up at a crowded bus stop, then for what sort of faith and truth did he kill all those people?
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The lame duck president (weekly review)
January 27th 2010 Prague Watchdog / Vadim Borshchev
Kadyrov’s success in the role of manager has been called into question. The Islamist fighters launched large-scale operations in Ingushetia, Dagestan and Chechnya, and adopted a new terrorist strategy.
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Why does Islam have no future in Russia?
January 25th 2010 Prague Watchdog / Iskander Dzhalid
Russia’s rulers tell the muftis who can or cannot be considered a Muslim, and the Good Muslim can only be one who agrees with the policy of the state.
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Bloodied but unbowed
January 24th 2010 Prague Watchdog / Usam Baysayev
The scheme worked until the Chechens found their way into it. They recognized neither "grandfathers" nor "spirits", nor even the officers, sometimes.
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A project for the manager from Krasnoyarsk
January 22nd 2010 Prague Watchdog / Vadim Borshchev
The crisis-ridden background of the North Caucasus is formed by the deep dissatisfaction of its peoples with their lives. Most of them believe that they have been treated unfairly.
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What is the future of Islam in Russia?
January 19th 2010 Prague Watchdog / Abdullah Rinat Mukhametov
Over time common sense, which debunks the utopias that inevitably turn everything into an Afghanistan or a Somalia, will be joined by the theologically sound alternative of "creative jihad”.
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From the Blogosphere
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October 5th 2009 Blogosphere
The Chechen as the "alternative Russian"
The Chechen is the alternative Russian. A Russian savage, mountain-dwelling, cruel and merciless – but a Russian not crushed by serfdom and the Bolshevik genocide and slavery. A Russian who "hid in the mountains in time".
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September 17th 2009 Blogosphere
Comrades of the Green Crescent
"The Internet is littered with statements by scum who accuse the federal government of blowing up apartment houses to increase Putin's popularity rating. What nonsense! Our ratings are increased the Chubais way -- with boxloads of money."
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February 5th 2010 Prague Watchdog / Memorial
Aldy – a case still open
The film we present is dedicated to the massacre in the village of Novye Aldy on February 5, 2000. This incident was one of the most terrible and bloody pages of the war in Chechnya.
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February 5th 2010 Prague Watchdog / Usam Baysayev
Novye Aldy – before and after
What Russia’s military did in Novye Aldy was nothing unusual or untypical. It did not represent the height of their brutality and judged by their normal standards it was not a supremely wicked act.
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February 5th 2010 Prague Watchdog
Novye Aldy Petition
A group of Russian NGOs has started an online petition addressed to Russia's Prosecutor General in connection with the 10th anniversary of the massacre at Novye Aldy.
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February 3rd 2010 Prague Watchdog / Vadim Borshchev
The games that tyrants play (weekly review)
"In 2009 the number of terrorist crimes in southern Russia rose by about half compared to 2008, with 544 incidents reported... Most of this type of crime is committed in the Chechen Republic "
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January 29th 2010 Prague Watchdog / German Sadulayev
Caucasus 2012 (part 2)
Specific situations are more difficult. If a man puts on a suicide belt and blows himself up at a crowded bus stop, then for what sort of faith and truth did he kill all those people?
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January 27th 2010 Prague Watchdog / Vadim Borshchev
The lame duck president (weekly review)
Kadyrov’s success in the role of manager has been called into question. The Islamist fighters launched large-scale operations in Ingushetia, Dagestan and Chechnya, and adopted a new terrorist strategy.
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January 25th 2010 Prague Watchdog / Iskander Dzhalid
Why does Islam have no future in Russia?
Russia’s rulers tell the muftis who can or cannot be considered a Muslim, and the Good Muslim can only be one who agrees with the policy of the state.
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January 24th 2010 Prague Watchdog / Usam Baysayev
Bloodied but unbowed
The scheme worked until the Chechens found their way into it. They recognized neither "grandfathers" nor "spirits", nor even the officers, sometimes.
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January 22nd 2010 Prague Watchdog / Vadim Borshchev
A project for the manager from Krasnoyarsk
The crisis-ridden background of the North Caucasus is formed by the deep dissatisfaction of its peoples with their lives. Most of them believe that they have been treated unfairly.
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