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About Alexander Cherkasov

Alexander Cherkasov is a lawyer who works for the human rights organisation Memorial in Moscow

Articles by Alexander Cherkasov

Thursday 31st March

The Warsaw Pact: twenty years on

Alexander Cherkasov, 31 March 2011
For over 30 years the Warsaw Pact was a threatening presence on the European political scene, but on 31 March 1991 it was disbanded with little pomp or circumstance. Alexander Cherkasov looks back over significant events in its history.

Monday 22nd June

Five years to the day: violence in Ingushetia

Alexander Cherkasov, 22 June 2009
Five years to the day after violent raids in Ingushetia ending with 79 deaths, there has been an attempt on the life of its current president, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.  His bodyguard and driver died.  He is in intensive care.  Alexander Cherkasov, board member of the human rights organisation "Memorial", comments on recent events in the republic.
Tuesday 3rd March

Markelov: A Hero of our Time

Alexander Cherkasov, 3 March 2009
Human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov was gunned down on a Moscow street in January. His friend, a leading light in Memorial, remembers him
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