Over 1,000 people staged a rare anti-government rally in the semi-autonomous republic of Ingushetia, arguably the most volatile spot in the troubled region, after a prominent activist journalist was shot dead while in police custody at the weekend.
The death of Magomed Yevloyev, an outspoken Kremlin critic, is the latest, but perhaps most significant, incident in a surge of violence that has gripped the republics of the North Caucasus since Russia sent its troops into Georgia.
Separatist militants linked to a low-level Islamist insurgency have launched attacks against state officials in Ingushetia, Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria over the past three days, while Chechnya saw its first suicide bombing in three years. A Russian soldier and a civilian were killed in the attack.
September 4, 2008 at 8:53 am |
[...] rally held to protest the death of yet another journalist in the Russian Federation is sign of increased tensions in the region. The death of Magomed Yevloyev, an outspoken Kremlin critic, is the latest, but perhaps most [...]