President of Georgia pardons 66 convicts on Independence Day

July 04, 2024 20:52

• Coordination Centre for Muslims of Northern Caucasus calls niqab a threat

  Wearing niqabs and burqas in modern conditions causes practical harm to Muslims and threatens discord in interreligious and interethnic relations, announces the Coordination Centre for Muslims of Northern Caucasus.

July 04, 2024 20:45

• Human rights defenders recognize Mikhail Balabanov as political prisoner

  The case against Mikhail Balabanov, convicted under the article on terrorism for preparing to set fire to a military registration and enlistment office in the Stavropol Territory, was the result of a provocation by the FSB, stated the “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial” human rights project.

July 04, 2024 17:19

• Dagestani Muftiate announces temporary ban on niqabs

  A ban on wearing niqabs has been introduced in Dagestan; it will remain in force until a new theological conclusion, the republic's Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM or Muftiate) has announced.

July 03, 2024 23:58

• Krasnodar priest explains his departure from Russia with threat of arrest for pacifism

  Archpriest Andrei Drugai from Krasnodar, deprived of the right to conduct priestly services, reported that he had to leave Russia due to the threat of arrest for preaching about peace, contrary to the policies of the Russian Orthodox Church.

July 03, 2024 23:49

• Dagestani blogger Khadjimurad Khanov arrested for two months

  The court has appointed the freedom deprivation measure of two months for Dagestani blogger, Khadjimurad Khanov, with in the case of illegal arms trafficking.