Karachay-Cherkessia

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.

April 22, 2025 23:58

• On April 14-20, one person perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from April 14 to 20, 2025, one person perished in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

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.

March 12, 2025 22:17

• During the week of March 3-9, 2025, four people perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  Four suspected militants were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus during the week from March 3 to March 9, 2025. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

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.

December 25, 2024 20:53

• Public prosecutor requests over six years of imprisonment for Jehovah’s Witness* from Karachay-Cherkessia

  A public prosecutor requested six and a half years of imprisonment for Aleksei Pasynkov, a Jehovah’s Witness* from Karachay-Cherkessia, in a case on organizing extremist activity. Criminal cases have also been instituted against a wife and a mother of Aleksei Pasynkov, the “OVD-Info”* human rights project reports.

December 24, 2024 22:36

• Russian SAM revokes fatwa on permissibility of polygamy among Muslims

  The Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has made a submission to the Chairman of the Russia Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) on the need to eliminate violations of the law in connection with the fatwa on the permissibility of polygamy. Citing this submission and the reaction of the public, the SAM has revoked the fatwa.

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