Prague-based web site links hacker attack to coverage of Chechnya

28.04.2005 Editor

Prague, 28 April, Caucasus Times- The information-analytical web site Caucasus Times came under a purposeful hacker attack by unidentified miscreants in the afternoon of 26 April. Since April 2003, the Caucasus Times has covered in real time events unfolding in the North Caucasus.

The wrongdoers failed to hack the server completely because the protection system detected partial penetration on time, www.forpsi.com – the Czech Internet provider company which operates the server of Caucasus Times – told the founder and editor of the web site, Islam Tekushev. Currently, the site is inaccessible from the Internet because login and password for
network access to the site are being changed. In all, 17,200 reports were posted on the www.caucasustimes.com site when the attack occurred. All the reports have been saved and will become accessible in next 24 hours.

In the opinion of the staff of the Caucasus Times, the attack on the web site has to do with its immediate activities on covering painful topics for the Russian leadership such as the spread of the Chechen conflict to other regions in Russia’s south.

The Caucasus Times Editor Islam Tekushev

Editor

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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