Chechnya http://www.npr.org Chechnya en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 16 May 2013 18:32:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Chechnya http://www.npr.org Gerard Depardieu To Star In Two Chechnya-Based Films The actor accepted Russian citizenship in January after he denounced a proposed new tax on the rich in his native France. The Chechen connection is likely to rile human rights groups that have accused the president of the Russian republic of gross human rights violations. Depardieu will appear opposite Elizabeth Hurley in the first of the films. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:32:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/16/184585831/gerard-depardieu-to-star-in-two-chechnya-based-films?ft=1&f=147499038 http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/16/184585831/gerard-depardieu-to-star-in-two-chechnya-based-films?ft=1&f=147499038 The actor accepted Russian citizenship in January after he denounced a proposed new tax on the rich in his native France. The Chechen connection is likely to rile human rights groups that have accused the president of the Russian republic of gross human rights violations. Depardieu will appear opposite Elizabeth Hurley in the first of the films.

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]]> Chechens Allegedly Planned To Attack Putin's Motorcade With Mines Russian and Ukrainian security services claim to have foiled the plan. The suspected mastermind, Chechen warlord Doku Umarov, remains at large. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/02/27/147498914/chechens-allegedly-planned-to-attack-putins-motorcade-with-mines?ft=1&f=147499038 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/02/27/147498914/chechens-allegedly-planned-to-attack-putins-motorcade-with-mines?ft=1&f=147499038 Russian and Ukrainian security services claim to have foiled the plan. The suspected mastermind, Chechen warlord Doku Umarov, remains at large.

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