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Russia’s Marginalised Ethnic Minorities Are Fighting Back Against Putin
Fed up with being scapegoated as savage fighters in Ukraine, and after decades of discrimination back home, ethnic minority groups in Russia are waging their own battle against Vladimir Putin.
Chechen suspected of organizing Istanbul airport attack
Just days after attackers killed 44 people at Istanbul's main airport, attention has focused on Akhmed Chatayev as the possible mastermind behind the deadliest suicide bombing in Turkey this year.
Here's What Happened in Russia on the First Anniversary of the Killing of Boris Nemtsov
At least 10,000 people participated in a peaceful march through Moscow to commemorate the slain opposition leader, but protesters in some cities were harassed and attacked.
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Meet 'Muslim': The Chechen Commander Battling Russia With Some Unlikely Allies
VICE News had afternoon tea with the leader of the Chechen "Sheikh Mansur" militia — one of three volunteer Islamic battalions fighting alongside right-wing groups in eastern Ukraine.
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