Fatima Tlisova

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Eyewitness describes the day the residents of this peaceful city found themselves caught up in nightmarish scenes of urban warfare.

13 Oct 05

The Balkar minority in Kabardino-Balkaria takes to the streets following murder of local leader.

2 Jun 05

Women in traditionally Muslim republic are being labelled Islamic radicals for merely wearing a head covering.

19 May 05

Life and death of a radical Islamist leader from a small mountain village in the Caucasus.

3 Feb 05

Furious crowd occupies president’s office after seven dismembered bodies are found in a pit.

17 Nov 04

Concern grows that republic will be targeted by Islamic extremists while local Muslims say they are subject to groundless persecution.

29 Sep 04

A North Caucasian mountain village defies the modern age, getting by on subsistence farming and knitting.

21 Jul 04

Are Circassians losing their rights once again as they commemorate the anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War?

27 May 04

Is it too late to save the culture and language of a North Caucasian minority?

21 Apr 04

Remote Caucasian village keeps a keen but sceptical eye on Putin election, in an area that has seen few benefits from the new Russia.

4 Mar 04

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