May 21, 2007 -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) opened its annual assembly on May 20 in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan.
"Cemetery for foreigners": St. Petersburg has seen three racially motivated killings this year; in Moscow, the number jumps to 17 (RFE/RL) May 4, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- In a new resolution, the Council of Europe paints a grim picture of the situation facing Russia's 160-plus national minorities.
Russian media have been speculating that the powerful ruler of Tatarstan may well be in the Kremlin's crosshairs.
The bill's run came to an end in the Federation Council (ITAR-TASS) February 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Russia's upper house of parliament has voted down a power-sharing agreement between the federal government and the Tatarstan Republic.
February 21, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The upper house of Russia's parliament has rejected a power-sharing agreement between the federal government and the Republic of Tatarstan.
Tatarstan was in a festive mood after Russia's State Duma approved a bill that would give their republic greater powers.
February 9, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Russia's lower house of parliament has ratified a 10-year power-sharing agreement between federal authorities and the Republic of Tatarstan.
Izmestev in court in Moscow on January 18 (ITAR-TASS) January 24, 2007 -- Russian prosecutors have charged a former member of the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, with murder.
Tatarstan's longtime leader, Mintimer Shaimiyev, awaits a Duma ruling on his republic's power-sharing agreement with Moscow as he reaches his 70th birthday.
(RFE/RL) January 18, 2007 -- Former Federation Council member Igor Izmestev was detained on January 16 in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, Russia's "Kommersant" daily reported today.
The annual hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, is getting under way in Saudi Arabia, with more than 2 million Muslims expected to take part.
December 21, 2006 -- A political leader and editor has been found dead in Crimea, in southern Ukraine.
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