Posts Tagged ‘Ingushetiya’
August 17th, 2009
Rosa Malsagova, editor-in-chief of the website Ingushetiya.org , has decided to leave her post because of “threats made to her by militants”. This followed an item entitled “Mujahedeen Address to Rosa Malsagova,” which was recently published on a militant site. Malsagova earlier asked for political asylum in France. The site will continue working until her replacement is appointed. Read more here
September 12th, 2008
A cousin of Ingush president Murat Zyazikov was shot dead on Wednesday (10 September), amid fears that the fallout from the muder of Ingushetiya.ru owner Magomed Yevloyev could lead to more killing.
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September 10th, 2008
A programme investigating the
murder of
Ingushetiya.ru founder Magomed Yevloyev was withdrawn last from Russian TV station NTV’s schedule last Sunday. According to the website, the station claimed the programme was not broadcast for ‘technical reasons’.
September 4th, 2008
The death of Magomed Yevloyev is a terrifying and tragic blow to freedom of expression in Russia, writes Maria Eismont
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September 1st, 2008
Magomed Yevloyev, owner of opposition Ingushetiya.ru webpage, was killed in Ingushetia yesterday soon after the police detained him in Margas airport. Yevloyev had flown in from Moscow on the same plane with the president of the region. On disembarking from the plane Yevloyev was forced into a police car and taken in an unknown destination. Relatives found him on a highway with a bullet wound in his head. He was taken to a hospital where he died. Authorities say a policeman shot Yevloyev accidentally when the website owner attempted to seize his gun. But the opposition in Ingushetia insists the killing was deliberate.
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