Tag: Muslim

RUSSIALINK: “Coronavirus Could Rock Russia’s ‘Stable and Isolated’ Economy” – Moscow Times

China, Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Health, Epidemics, Substance Abuse
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As markets tumble and a flagship business forum is canceled, experts are questioning the strength of Moscow’s finances. (Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Jake Cordell – March 6, 2020) The coronavirus outbreak is shaping up to be the first serious test of Russia’s stability-first economic policy introduced in the wake of the economic and geopolitical turmoil of 2014. However, economists […]

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NEWSWATCH: “How Russia Became the Jihadists’ No. 1 Target; Monday’s bombing in St. Petersburg might be only the beginning of a new terrorist wave” – Politico/COLIN P. CLARKE

Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, JRL NewsBlog, Middle East, North Africa, Military, Syria, Terrorism
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“… too soon to say who is responsible for the bombing … in St. Petersburg … it wouldn’t be surprising if international terrorists were responsible. Russia is fast replacing the United States as the No. 1 enemy of al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and other Sunni jihadist groups …. recent Russian actions in the Middle East … escalating intervention in Syria and its […]

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Russian ombudsman slams ex-Defence Ministry official’s parole as “elite” justice

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Human Rights, Military, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
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(Interfax – August 25, 2015) Russian human rights ombudsman Ella Pamfilova has strongly condemned a court decision to release on parole Yevgeniya Vasilyeva, a key figure in the Oboronservis case, suggesting the move amounted to “elite” justice, privately-owned Russian news agency Interfax reported on 25 August. Earlier on 25 August, a court in Vladimir Region granted Vasilyeva parole after she […]

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IS Boosts Russian-Language Propaganda Efforts

Chechnya, Dagestan, North Caucasus, Religion, Terrorism
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(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Joanna Paraszczuk – July 6, 2015) The militant group Islamic State (IS) has stepped up its Russian-language propaganda efforts, another sign that its Russian-speaking contingent is becoming more powerful. Though Russian-speaking IS militants have put out their own propaganda for some time, in recent weeks a new Russian-language IS media wing — Furat Media — has […]

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