“Putin is a crook! Putin is a crook!” the protesters chanted half heartedly. Journalists caught up to Viktor Biryukov, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Department in Moscow for Interaction with Civil Society, by the base of the Karl Marx monument. Biryukov was busy trying to deflect a flood of criticism from civil society...

The drug police send grocers to a high-security prison for 13, 10 and five and a half years... several episodes of direct “sales” were registered in the case: when drug addicts supposedly bought poppy seeds from the tent to use as drugs; however, later during the trial, none of the “drug addicts” were presented.

Some interesting pot-stirring is taking place in Ingushetia. The Republic has a new Supreme Court Chairman, Ibragim Fargiyev. A military lawyer, scholar and teacher, he is said to have been one of Moscow’s candidates for Ingush President...

During a special operation in Ingushetia that lasted several days, about 20 insurgents were killed or detained. A major terrorist base in Verkhny Alkun was destroyed in an air raid. (This is not the first time air strikes have been used in...

It was announced on 10 March that Alexei Vorobyov, Ingushetia’s Prime Minister, resigned. The official reason for this is his transfer to a new position. It is also possible, however, that the prime minister had been asked to step down:...

Yunus-bek Yevkurov, President of Ingushetia, is undoubtedly one of the most frank high-ranking leaders in the North Caucasus region. He is willing to talk even to people that have criticised him. Yet I was surprised when I received a phone...