Prague Watchdog was an English

English language

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, Czech

Czech language

Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...

 and Russian-language

Russian language

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 Prague

Prague

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-based on-line service that collected and disseminated information on the crisis in Chechnya

Chechnya

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 and reporting on the conflict in the North Caucasus

North Caucasus

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, focusing on human rights

Human rights

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, humanitarian situation, media

Mass media

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 access and coverage, and the local political situation.

The service was supported with a special grant provided by the United States

United States

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-based National Endowment for Democracy

National Endowment for Democracy

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. In June 2010 Prague Watchdog completed its last project and its website will not be updated any more.