Dagestan

April 26, 2025 18:27

• State of emergency introduced due to flood cancelled in Makhachkala

  The authorities of Makhachkala have cancelled the state of emergency that was introduced after heavy rainfall due to the flooding of streets and houses.

April 26, 2025 18:21

• Residents of eight Dagestani villages remain without electricity

  Specialists have restored power supply to four Dagestani villages; residents of eight dwelling settlements remain in the zone of emergency power outages after bad weather.

April 26, 2025 18:09

• Ombudsperson acquires key role in transfer of Makhachkala Airport rioters to their homeland

  The appeal of the Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsperson) to transfer the convicted participants in the riots organized at the Makhachkala Airport to Dagestani colonies is of particular importance, since the provision of the law on serving a sentence in the region of inmate’s residence is often not enforced.

April 26, 2025 18:01

• Cassation Court cancels decision on compensation for activists of “Marem” shelter

  In Pyatigorsk, the Fifth Cassation Court has cancelled the decisions on compensation for employees of the “Marem” shelter in Dagestan.

April 25, 2025 23:17

• Girl’s death in Kaspiysk highlights problem of violence against children

  Cases of violence against children in Northern Caucasus have become more public and attract people’s attention, but their number is not decreasing, since cruelty and beating children “for educational purposes” have been considered in society as a norm.

April 25, 2025 16:30

• Victory of businesswoman Tatiana Kim in lawsuit over “Wildberries” share outlines limits of Ramzan Kadyrov’s influence

  The court’s decision in favour of Tatiana Kim (Bakalchuk), who got the share of her former husband Vladislav Bakalchuk in the “Wildberries” Company, has demonstrated the limits of the Ramzan Kadyrov’s influence outside Chechnya.

April 24, 2025 23:56

• Armed incident in Derbent was at least second in Dagestan within six months

  The shootout in Derbent, the killed participant of which was declared involved in the preparation of a terror act, was preceded by the counterterrorist operation (CTO) introduced in the Makhachkala village of Semender in March this year.

April 24, 2025 23:05

• One person killed in shootout with law enforcers in Derbent

  In Derbent, a car driver refused to stop at a police request, ran over one of the law enforcers, and opened fire. The law enforcers shot and killed the suspect.

April 23, 2025 22:02

• Human rights defenders face threats after reporting about girl’s beating in Khasavyurt

  The “Caucasus Without a Mother” movement, which reported about the beating of a 16-year-old girl by her father, has faced threats and demands for an apology. People posing as family members and their acquaintances are demanding to remove the post.

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