Tuesday, October 16, 2012


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Pro-Russian-language protesters in Kazan in 2011 protest the compulsory teaching of the Tatar language. (video still)

New Tatarstan Minister Faces Language Row

The president of Russia's Tatarstan republic has appointed a new minister of education against a heated public debate over the teaching of the Tatar language in secondary schools. More

Ilshat Garifullin

Tatar Police Officers Sentenced In Torture Case

A court in Kazan, the capital of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, has sentenced two former police officers in a high-profile case of alleged torture by police. More

The director of "The Horde," Andrei Proshkin, has defended the film as a work of "historic fiction."

Video In Russia, 'Horde' Blockbuster Drawing Tatar Objections

On September 20, Russian movie theaters are set to premiere "The Horde," an epic historical film depicting the Mongol domination of what is today Russia and Central Asia in the 14th century. The film, which depicts the Mongol warriors as brutal and simple-minded invaders, has angered many Tatars, considered direct descendants of the Mongol Empire's Golden Horde. More

People gather outside a cinema during the International Festival of Muslim Cinema in Kazan.

Iranian Film Wins Top Prize In Kazan

A movie by an Iranian director has won the top prize at the Eighth International Festival of Muslim Cinema in the capital of Russia's Tatarstan Republic, Kazan. More

A policeman stands near a poster, flowers, and a champagne bottle left by protesters during their rally against police abuse outside the local Interior Ministry headquarters in Kazan in March.

Kazan Police-Abuse Case Opens

A court in Kazan, capital of Russia's Tatarstan Republic, has begun hearings in a high-profile case of alleged torture by police. More

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New Tatarstan Minister Faces Language Row

The president of Russia's Tatarstan republic has appointed a new minister of education against a heated public debate over the teaching of the Tatar language in secondary schools.
More

Tatar Police Officers Sentenced In Torture Case

A court in Kazan, the capital of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, has sentenced two former police officers in a high-profile case of alleged torture by police.
More

Video In Russia, 'Horde' Blockbuster Drawing Tatar Objections

On September 20, Russian movie theaters are set to premiere "The Horde," an epic historical film depicting the Mongol domination of what is today Russia and Central Asia in the 14th century. The film, which depicts the Mongol warriors as brutal and simple-minded invaders, has angered many Tatars, considered direct descendants of the Mongol Empire's Golden Horde.
More

Iranian Film Wins Top Prize In Kazan

A movie by an Iranian director has won the top prize at the Eighth International Festival of Muslim Cinema in the capital of Russia's Tatarstan Republic, Kazan.
More

Kazan Police-Abuse Case Opens

A court in Kazan, capital of Russia's Tatarstan Republic, has begun hearings in a high-profile case of alleged torture by police.
More
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