Nikita Zhuravel, a Russian political prisoner who was beaten by the teenage son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov while in pretrial detention, has been sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison on a high ...
The Greater Caucasus Mountain region lies along the ancient Silk Road, in the Caucasus range, where Europe and Asia meet. This region is a mix of mountains and plains. The highlands are cool and humid ...
Furthermore, RFE/RL’s Echo of the Caucasus reports that in August 2008, Tatunashvili was serving as part of the Georgian peacekeeping contingent in Iraq, and therefore could not have ...