Dagestan

May 12, 2025 18:23

• Details of Amirov's complaints about custody conditions in colony made public

  Said Amirov, a former Makhachkala Mayor, who uses a wheelchair, has filed several dozen lawsuits demanding to improve his custody conditions in the colony for life-sentenced prisoners.

May 12, 2025 13:54

• Chechens complain about demolition of mosque in Dagestani village

  In the village of Leninaul, despite agreements with the local authorities, a Chechen mosque built in the 19th century has been demolished, village residents report.

May 11, 2025 14:58

• Campaign outcomes in Seda Suleimanova’s support surpasses organizers’ expectations

  Activists have collected twice as many signatures as they had expected to the appeal addressed to the administration of Russian President in connection with the disappearance of Chechen native Seda Suleimanova. The campaign covered more than 20 Russian cities and found a response, including among residents of Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kuban (Krasnodar Territory).

May 10, 2025 18:50

• Military parades held in Northern Caucasus on Victory Day

  Military parades and processions took place in Kaspiysk, Vladikavkaz, Cherkessk, and Stavropol. In at least two cities, horsemen took part in the parade, and in Kaspiysk, “Akhmat” armoured vehicles were presented.

May 07, 2025 18:05

• Militant attack in Dagestan highlights earlier flaws in authorities’ tactics

  The attack in Makhachkala and other recent armed incidents in Dagestan are only indirectly related, although they stem from common premises that authorities have failed to eliminate over the years of fighting the underground – social injustice and legal problems.

May 07, 2025 14:19

• In Dagestan, heads of nine villages fined for not raising Russian flags

  The heads of nine villages in the Babayurt District of Dagestan failed to raise the Russian flags on their buildings and received administrative fines.

May 06, 2025 17:19

• After reports on conducted searches, head of Buinaksk District decides to go to frontline

  Shortly after unofficial sources reported a search conducted in his home, Ullubij Khanmurzaev announced the conclusion of a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the expected dispatch to the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine.

May 06, 2025 13:11

• Shootout in Makhachkala becomes seventh armed incident in Dagestan within three years

  Since the beginning of 2025, there have been three shootouts with law enforcers in Dagestan, while two similar incidents have been recorded during all of 2024, with one more in May 2023 and one more in May 2022.

May 05, 2025 18:10

• Two of attackers on policemen in Makhachkala shot dead

  After attacking the policemen, criminals fled in the Volkswagen car belonging to the road-and-patrol (DPS) service. The local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that two of the attackers were killed, without specifying how many of them took part in the attack.

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