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ChRI Parliament Condemns “Caucasian Emirate” Proclamation
On November 14, the parliament of the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI) posted a statement on the Chechenpress website about the proclamation of a “Caucasian Emirate” by Dokka Umarov, the ChRI president and Chechen rebel leader (see Chechnya Weekly, November 1 and 8). The... MORE
Police, Engineers Attacked in Ingushetia
Against the backdrop of growing unrest over the death of a six-year-old boy during a security sweep, violence against law-enforcement personnel in Ingushetia continues. Itar-Tass reported on November 15 that the chief of the transport police department of the Nazran railway station, Salman Arapkhanov, died... MORE
Ingush Authorities Block Opposition Website
The independent Ingushetiya.ru website, citing unnamed sources within Ingushetia’s Interior Ministry, reported on November 13 that Ingushetian Interior Minister Musa Medov had ordered two Ingushetian Internet providers, ZAO “ITT” and OOO “Telekom,” to block internet users' access to Ingushetiya.ru. According to the website, anyone inside... MORE
Death of Ingush Boy Sparks Further Unrest
A six-year-old boy was killed on November 9 by security forces during a special operation targeting a suspected member of an “illegal armed formation” who had allegedly taken refuge in the home of Ramzan Amriev in the village of Chemulga, located in Ingushetia’s Sunzhensky district.... MORE
Zakaev Takes on the Emirate
The recent statements made by the foreign minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI) came as a shock to the Chechen community (Chechenpress, October 23). Akhmed Zakaev’s sharp attacks on, his own protégé, Dokka Umarov were seen as Zakaev’s attempts to get back into... MORE
The Caucasian Emirate: A Not so New Idea
The split in the camp of the Chechen separatists caused by the recent statement of rebel leader Dokka Umarov continues to deepen. A group of Chechen separatists abroad headed by Akhmed Zakaev, the separatist government's foreign minister, accused Umarov of betraying the Chechen state by... MORE
Briefs
- Policemen Targeted in Chechnya Two policemen were wounded on November 7 when unknown gunmen fired on a police patrol in the Chechen capital Grozny, Kavkazky Uzel reported. The website quoted an anonymous Chechen Interior Ministry officer as saying that the attackers fled after police... MORE
Police and Workers Targeted in Ingushetia
On November 8, Kavkazky Uzel reported an attack on a car carrying Lieutenant Colonel Magomed Yevloev,head of the criminal investigation department of Ingushetia’s Sunzhensky district, and wounded his driver, Bashir Khamkhoev, in the leg.. Yevloev himself was not hurt in the attack, which took place... MORE
And Holds Forth on Upcoming Elections and Education
On November 1, the BBC quoted Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov as telling its correspondent in Grozny that there is no need for any official opposition parties in Chechnya and repeating that 100 percent of Chechnya’s voters will support the pro-Kremlin United Russia party in the... MORE
Kadyrov Reportedly Purges Former Close Associate
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov fired Deputy Interior Minister Alambek Yasaev, Kavkazky Uzel reported on November 7. The website reported that Yasaev, who was considered a close Kadyrov associate, was “hiding” in Moscow. Kavkazky Uzel quoted an anonymous Chechen Interior Ministry source as saying that the... MORE