Includes the rising incidence of tuberculosis in developing countries, hunger in Ethiopia, and the effects (including hunger, disease, and displacement of people) of continuing or past conflicts in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Somalia, Chechnya, Burundi, North Korea, and Liberia. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
'Provides descriptions of the republics and regions in the area (Chechnya, Ingushetia, North Ossetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia) and the conflicts in this Ôvolatile mountainous region.''. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
An overview of the country's political history, statistics, leader profiles, and more. Click on the Timeline link on the right side of the page for a chronology of events.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
A report detailing how al Qaeda became 'the first guerrilla movement in history to migrate from physical space to cyberspace' with its use of the Web as a weapon, the creation of Islamic extremist websites by a Briton, and the use of the Internet and computers by Abu Musab Zarqawi.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
'Information about the republics and regions in the North Caucasus area of Russia, which is 'considered to be the border between Europe and Asia.' Includes overviews of the populations of and conflicts....'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Discusses the conflict involving Chechnya, prospects for peace, Russian government policy, and the possible link between Chechen rebels and al-Qaeda.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
Fights against 'arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence.' Its global network comprises nearly 300 local, national and regional organisations.' Some in French and Spanish. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)