This group is devoted to elaborate on obtaining long lasted missing justice for the nations of the North Caucasus. It is also dedicated to concentrate on human rights issues that had been abducted when the invaders conquered and colonized the region.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Paul Goble
Staunton, November 29 – Whatever decision the Russian Constitutional Court takes on Yunus-Bek Yevkurov’s appeal of the republic court’s ruling against his border agreement with Chechnya and the process he used to ratify it, it will profoundly affect relations between Ingush and Chechens, among non-Russians and between them and Moscow across the country. Read more
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Paul Goble
Staunton, November 29 – Statistics, especially statistics released by Moscow or dependent on Russian figures, are anything but the most reliable measure of what is taking place in the Russian Federation. But five such indicators released in the last 48 hours are too disturbing not to be at least mentioned. The five include the following: Read more
Friday, November 30, 2018
Paul Goble
Staunton, November 30 – Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says he will block those who oppose the transfer of Ingush territory to Chechnya, that the land involved is Chechen, and that Grozny will not return it “regardless of the decision of the Russian Constitutional Court” (obzor.io/2018/11/30/kadyrov-zayavil-chto-ne-otdast-ingushskie-zemli-obratno-93079/ and club-rf.ru/95/news/52220). Read more
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Paul Goble
Staunton, December 1 – Unless it attracts and holds more immigrants, Russia in the coming decades has no prospects for population growth, a trend that will make it impossible to form new megalopolises or even guarantee the security of Russia east of the Urals, according to Anatoly Vishnevsky, the head of Institute of Demography at the Higher School of Economics. Read more