Russia

Human Rights Practices

keyword	recent events	source	published
Nuclear Weapons	Russia Issues Pre-Emptive Nuclear Threat -- Russia's military chief of staff says Moscow would use nuclear weapons in pre-emptive strike if it felt threatened. "To defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Russia and its allies, military forces will be used, including preventively, including with the use of nuclear weapons,"	Link	1/19/2008
Nuclear Weapons	Report Reveals Rampant Smuggling of Radioactive Materials -- In a troubling disclosure, the Russian Federal Customs Service has revealed that authorities thwarted more than 850 attempts to smuggle highly radioactive materials in and out of Russia in 2007. Eighty-five percent of these smuggling attempts were going into the country, and 15 percent were going out.	Link	1/4/2008
Iran	Mad Mullahs Puzzled Putin -- "This was the first time that Putin was talking to senior Islamic Republic leaders in a substantive and focused way," says a senior Russian official familiar with what happened. "The president found his Iranian interlocutor weird, to say the least. The Iranians mouthed a lot of eschatological nonsense and came close to urging Putin to convert to Islam. It was clear they lived in a world of their own." Russian sources say that both Ahmadinejad and "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenei gave the impression that they settle matters "in the metaphysical space" and with "the help of the Hidden Imam." "The Iranians think they have already won."	Link	11/9/2007
Islamofascism	Muslim Hub of Russia Wants to Become Second Mecca -- Administration of the city Kazan, which is considered the Muslim hub of Russia, has extensive plans of turning the city into an influential centre of business and religious tourism and to attract pilgrims from around the world.	http://Link	8/3/2007
Al-Qaeda	Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Killed -- A man formerly held in the U.S. facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was killed Wednesday in a shootout with security agents in a restive North Caucasus republic, Russia's top security agency said.	http://Link	6/27/2007