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Meeting Garry Kasparov and President Medvedev on a recent trip, John Kampfner found little cause for optimism
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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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A programme investigating the murder of Ingushetiya.ru founder Magomed Yevloyev was withdrawn last from Russian TV station NTV’s schedule last Sunday.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’.
Three members of a television crew from Polish channel Telewizja Polska (TVP) were detained on 8 September near the village Karaleti, between South Ossetia and Georgia. They had been trying to enter the area to report on the expected Russian troop withdrawal. A group claiming to be Ossetian police took them into custody and confiscated their equipment and mobile phones. They were then handed over to the Russian military forces in the region.
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