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Crimean Tatar leader Refat Chubarov says the rights of Crimean Tatars can be fully restored only if Ukraine becomes an internationally supported member of the civilized world.

Ukraine's Crimean Tatars Support Pro-EU Protesters

Hundreds of Crimean Tatars have gathered in Simferopol, the capital of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and expressed their solidarity with pro-EU protesters in Kyiv. More

Arsen Kanokov had been in office for nine years.

Kabardino-Balkaria Leader Resigns

The leader of Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, Arsen Kanokov, has resigned. More

Firefighters work at the site of a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737 crash in Kazan on November 17, which killed 50 people.

Kazan Crash Pilots Had Dubious Training

Russian investigators say the pilot and the co-pilot of an airliner that crashed near the Russian city of Kazan last month, killing 50 people, received their training from aviation centers that were later closed on suspicion of operating illegally. More

Tatarstan's Prosecutor-General Ildus Nafikov (file photo)

Tatarstan Prosecutor Asks For Probe Into Jihadist Video

The prosecutor-general of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan has officially requested an investigation into a jihadist video circulating on the Internet in recent days. More

In many countries, public officials can often operate with very limited transparency and accountability, while external watchdogs such as media and civil society remain marginalized, the group says.

Transparency International Says Corruption Rampant In CIS

Transparency International is warning that the abuse of power, secret dealings, and bribery within the public sector continue to "ravage" countries around the world, including in the former Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States. More

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Ukraine's Crimean Tatars Support Pro-EU Protesters

Hundreds of Crimean Tatars have gathered in Simferopol, the capital of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and expressed their solidarity with pro-EU protesters in Kyiv.
More

Kabardino-Balkaria Leader Resigns

The leader of Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, Arsen Kanokov, has resigned.
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Kazan Crash Pilots Had Dubious Training

Russian investigators say the pilot and the co-pilot of an airliner that crashed near the Russian city of Kazan last month, killing 50 people, received their training from aviation centers that were later closed on suspicion of operating illegally.
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Tatarstan Prosecutor Asks For Probe Into Jihadist Video

The prosecutor-general of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan has officially requested an investigation into a jihadist video circulating on the Internet in recent days.
More

Transparency International Says Corruption Rampant In CIS

Transparency International is warning that the abuse of power, secret dealings, and bribery within the public sector continue to "ravage" countries around the world, including in the former Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States.
More
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