Adygea

April 26, 2025 18:03

• Activists tell on celebrating Circassian Flag Day

  The cities of Sochi and Maykop have hosted concerts in honour of the Circassian Flag Day; and a ceremonial procession was held in Nalchik.

April 24, 2025 23:49

• Authorities involve children in celebrating Circassian Flag Day

  At festive events on the occasion of the Circassian Flag Day held in kindergartens and schools in Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea and Kabardino-Balkaria, children were introduced to the history and meaning of the Circassian Flag.

March 31, 2025 21:49

• Muslims of Northern Caucasus regions celebrate Eid al-Fitr

  Muslims of all regions of Northern Caucasus, except Dagestan, celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. In Dagestan, Ramadan will end on March 31.

February 27, 2025 22:08

• Maykop resident declared prisoner of conscience

  The human rights project "Support for political prisoners. Memorial" has recognized Stanislav Shevchenko, a resident of Maykop (the capital of Adygea), as a political prisoner. He was sentenced to four years in colony for justifying terrorism online.

February 12, 2025 22:31

• Activist Melikhova considers threat of eviction from her house continuation of repression

  Marina Melikhova faces the threat of eviction of her family from their house in Adygea. Earlier, the activist was engaged in business, and she was declared bankrupt, accused of tax evasion. Law enforcers broke into the development centre that the activist opened in Krasnodar. A court marshal claimed that the Marina Melikhova’s house is used as a hostel.

February 11, 2025 22:50

• Activist Melikhova's complaint about eviction threat finds reaction among Adygea residents

  About 20 people have gathered at the house of activist Marina Melikhova in Adygea to support her protest against the eviction of her family.

February 08, 2025 23:48

• Family of activist Marina Melikhova faces eviction threat

  Marina Melikhova, an activist, has complained about authorities’ demand to evict her and her children from their home in Adygea and asked for help to defend their house.

January 12, 2025 23:23

• Ukraine's recognition of Circassian genocide encourages activists

  Circassian organizations and activists abroad have welcomed the recognition of the Circassian genocide by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and expressed hope that this will lead to the recognition of the genocide by other countries. The International Circassian Association has treated this decision as anti-Russian.

December 26, 2024 23:24

• Analysts dispute about aims of polygamy fatwa

  The withdrawal of the fatwa on polygamy does not cancel the fact that it is enshrined in the Koran; while its main purpose is to clarify the procedure and responsibility for concluding a religious marriage, a representative of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) and an Islamic scholar believe.

December 25, 2024 23:04

• Human rights defenders recall achievements of “Centre for Assistance to International Protection”

  The creation of the “Centre for Assistance to International Protection” organization 30 years ago was an important event for the development of human rights protection in Russia, and the “Centre” itself won hundreds of cases in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) when defending people whose rights were violated.

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