Posted by Matt in January 10th, 2010 |
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Officials here in the Russian region of Ingushetia say they don’t know anything about Pliyev’s abduction, one of scores in recent months that have caused fresh outrage and grief in a region already scarred by over 15 years of fighting.
But the young man’s kidnapping in the outskirts of Ingushetia’s largest city bears the hallmarks of [...]
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Posted by Matt in April 5th, 2008 |
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Fresh ethnic violence has erupted in a Tibetan region of southwestern China, with disputed reports of eight people shot dead by the police, and the Chinese government on Friday vowed swift and severe punishment of Tibetans accused of rioting and taking part in last month’s antigovernment protests.
Police officers on Thursday evening fired on a crowd [...]
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