A man in Tatarstan has found happiness in his family and his work as he copes with his disfigurement. (RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service)
Two alleged leaders of the Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamic group have been arrested in Russia's Tatarstan region.
Officials in Russia's mainly Muslim-populated region of Bashkortostan say they are investigating clashes with Chechens and local residents that took place over the weekend.
A Tatar activist says he has been detained for questioning by Russian police as part of an investigation into suspected financial fraud.
A journalist in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan has been charged with attending an illegal protest against President Vladimir Putin and may face a fine or several days in jail.
A bill snaking its way through the Duma on the teaching of native languages has representatives of Russia's so-called ethnic republics up in arms, arguing that Moscow's intention is to "make everyone Russian."
The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbaev, arrived in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan on June 14 for a working visit, the Kazakh presidential website says.
Desperate villagers have painted "SOS" in big letters on their roofs to get help from the authorities in Tatarstan, Russia. Their houses are crumbling, they have no running water, and the last public buses were in March.
The head of Tatarstan's symphony orchestra has come under fire for comparing Tatar music to a hodgepodge salad.
Announcements have appeared online in the Bashkortstan capital proclaiming a "homophobic game" named after the popular horror movie Saw, and LGBT activists cite "dozens" of cases of violence, intimidation, extortion, and other harassment.
Activists of an unregistered Bashqort organization that promotes Bashkir culture in the Russian region of Bashkortostan have urged the regional leadership to investigate a recent performance by a Russian comic, in which, they say, he insulted the Bashkir language and a historic figure.
Security authorities in Russia's Tatarstan region have detained 14 alleged members of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization.
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