In the days since a local court handed out two-year prison terms to seven former Indian employees of Union Carbide, many searching questions have been raised about the verdict.

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The counterterrorism operation in Chechnya was instituted in 1999, when Russia sent troops for the second time since the collapse of the Soviet Union to put down a local separatist movement.

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He dated a local union boss named Carla Katz, whose Communications Workers of America represented many state employees.

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Cohen, who has been leading the talks since last year, says the agreement remains subject to ratification by both parties and additional local union negotiations.

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Tenacious, pragmatic and determined, Ms Gordillo began her union activities in the state of Mexico in the early 1970s, eventually becoming the protege of local union leader, Carlos Jonguitud Barrios.

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