CAUCASUS TIMES – IN-DEPTH – 2008

1. CAUCASUS TIMES – IN-DEPTH Project is an information product of the News & Information agency Caucasus Times. This is a source of in-depth academic and analytical articles and other materials dealing with the numerous ethnic, political, legal, social, economic and religious problems of the North Caucasus region.

The key aims of the project are as follows:

  • to provide free access to honest and unbiased information regarding events transpiring in the North Caucasus;

  • to inform the Russian and international public about:

    • human rights violations

    • the state of affairs in armed conflict zones

    • national or political discrimination

    • refugee issues

  • to promote civil initiatives and independent media.

2. INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT

Caucasus Times has already created special rubrics for a new CAUCASUS TIMES – IN-DEPTH project on its site. Academic and analytical articles and other materials will be published in already existing rubrics “Interviews” and “Analysis”. In total, 15 original articles and 12 interviews will be published on a monthly basis. These analytical materials together with the news will be sent to the representatives of the Russian authorities and to international human rights organizations.

The following politicians, human rights activists and academicians will be contributing to the site as permanent authors: Tatyana Lokshina, Aleksandr Cherkasov, Sergei Arutyunov, Sergei Markedonov, Sergei Haikin, Georgii Mirskii, Leonid Sukiyainen, Alexei Malashenko.

3. PROJECT PROPOSAL

The information agency MEDIUM-ORIENT comes to NED with a new proposal and is asking to support its project «Caucasus Times in Depth» for the period from 1 February 2008 to 31 January 2008.

Unlike the previous similar project, which was supported by NED in 2007, in its new budget planned for 2008 Caucasus Times is going to increase number of its publications from 96 to 180 during the year and to increase remunerations for its contributors. Those measures are explained by growing demand for our information and analytical products throughout Russia and abroad and by decreasing dollar exchange rate both in Europe and in Russia.


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