All Posts Tagged With: "rebels"

Beslan: Seige of School #1: Introduction

(July 12, 2005) Some call it "Russia's 9-11." The siege of School No. 1 in the Russian town of Beslan on September 1, 2004 was the bloodiest act of terrorism in Russia since Chechnya declared independence in 1991. As the trial of the only terrorist who survived the siege begins, this wrenching film examines the three-day ordeal that saw Chechen gunmen hold more than 1,000 hostages, most of them children.

Jul 11th, 2011

Heart of Darfur: History of Sudan

A timeline of Sudan's history from its colonial past to turbulent present.

Jul 1st, 2008

Beslan: Seige of School #1: Photo Essay: The Conflict in Chechnya

Learn about the historic roots of conflict among the breakaway Russian republics in the photo essay.

Jul 12th, 2005

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