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School seizer in Beslan raised fears in North Caucasus republics

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September 1, Caucasus Times – Local officials ordered to let students of local schools in Stavropol Territory leave right after the news on Beslan school seizer came. Local police were charged round-the-clock duty to guard all educational institutions, Caucasus Times correspondent reports citing the regional Interior Ministry press service.

Police patrols should check any suspicious person at schools, institutions. The traffic patrols will conduct thorough checks of vehicles.

Hostage taking tragedy unfolding in Ossetia shocked Kabardino-Balkariya. The news came while the republic population had been celebrating 280th anniversary of Nalchik. The local state-run television showed angry commentaries on the event, Caucasus Times correspondent in Nalchik reported. The authorities have called off all festivals in the city. Law enforcement agents tightened security around vulnerable object, public places, regional Interior Ministry said.

Ingushetia’s Interior Ministry said the local police conduct security measures checking vehicles on the roads, patrolling official buildings and schools. Law enforcement agencies of Chechen republic reinforced the units at the administrative border with North Ossetia. Special task forces are on round-the-clock duty, Caucasus Times correspondent in Grozny reports citing an Interior Ministry officer.

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The “Free Eurasia” project is an independent media platform based in Prague, with an ambitious mission to provide the regions of Central Asia and the Caucasus with high-quality, objective and timely information in their national languages. We unite the expertise of editors and journalists working in Tajik, Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Circassian, Avar and Russian to break the monopoly of state-run Russian-language media and amplify the voices of local communities. Direction Our work focuses on comprehensive coverage of social, political, economic and cultural developments in Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as the issues facing diasporas in Russia, Turkey, China and other countries. We produce news, analytical articles, video reports, podcasts, interviews and journalistic investigations. Special attention is paid to topics rarely addressed by state media: human rights violations, corruption, ethnic and cultural identity, migration and international relations. We strive to engage audiences of all ages, with a particular emphasis on young people and residents of remote regions, offering them digital content in their native languages. Goal Our main goal is to promote the development and sustainability of independent media in Central Asia and the Caucasus. We aim to strengthen the region’s informational sovereignty by expanding access to truthful sources and raising media literacy. At the same time, we support the development of national languages as key elements of identity and cultural heritage, encouraging public discussion and engagement. The project seeks to become a catalyst for building a strong civil society and defending democratic values, helping to train new professional journalists and fostering international cooperation.

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