A list of English-language websites that provide detailed coverage of events in the North Caucasus.
Such coverage is very limited and much less than Russian-language reporting (itself limited for a mixture of political and economic reasons). If there are any I’ve missed, please let me know via email or Twitter.
Regular Coverage
| Caucasian Knot | http://www.eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu | Founded: 2001
Founder: Memorial Chief editor: Gregory Shvedov Coverage: North and South Caucasus, daily |
| Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – North Caucasus Service | https://www.rferl.org/p/5494.html | Founded: 2002
Founder: US Broadcasting Board of Governors Coverage: North Caucasus, daily |
| OC Media | http://oc-media.org | Founded: January 2017
Founders: Mari Nikuradze, Dominik K. Cagara, Caroline Sutcliffe Coverage: North and South Caucasus, daily |
Occasional coverage:
| SOVA Center | http://www.sova-center.ru/en/ | Founded: 2002
Founders: Panorama Center for Information and Research; Moscow Helsinki Group Coverage: Reporting on xenophobia, nationalism, extremism, and human rights across Russia, with limited material translated into English |
| Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) | http://www.rapsinews.com | Founded: 2009
Founder: Russian Constitutional Court; Russian Supreme Court; Russian Supreme Commercial Court; RIA Novosti Coverage: Reporting on court cases and legal reform across Russia |
| International Crisis Group | https://www.crisisgroup.org/europe-central-asia/caucasus/russianorth-caucasus | Founded: 1995
Founder: Former high-ranking officials from around the world Coverage: Publish reports on conflicts around the globe and have authored several detailed reports dedicated to the North Caucasus |
| Human Rights Watch | https://www.hrw.org | Founded: 1978
Founder: Robert L. Bernstein Coverage: Global research and advocacy on human rights issues, including multiple detailed reports on the North Caucasus |
| Amnesty International | www.amnesty.org | Founded: 1961
Founder: Peter Benenson Coverage: Global research and advocacy on human rights issues, including several detailed reports on the North Caucasus |
| Eurasia Daily Monitor: | https://jamestown.org/programs/edm/ | Founded: 2004
Founder: Jamestown Foundation Coverage: Central Asia and the broader Caucasus region, with occasional analytic articles on the North Caucasus |
| From Chechnya to Syria | http://www.chechensinsyria.com | Founded: 2013
Founder: Joanna Paraszczuk Coverage: Focused primarily on Russian-speaking fighters in Syria and Iraq, carries occasional reporting on the North Caucasus |
| Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst | https://www.cacianalyst.org | Founded: 2002
Founder: The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center Coverage: Central Asia and the broader Caucasus region, with occasional analytic articles on the North Caucasus |
| Open Democracy Russia (oDR) | https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia | Founded: 2001
Founders: Anthony Barnett; David Hayes; Susan Richards; Paul Hilder
Coverage: Analysis on politics, civil society, human rights and culture across Russia and the former Soviet states, with occasional articles on the North Caucasus |
