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October 04, 2017 21:06

• Makhachkala residents urge Vasiliev to focus on fighting corruption

  The war on corruption should become the main goal of the new leader of Dagestan, Vladimir Vasiliev. He should fully renovate the government and dismiss the corrupt officials, Makhachkala townspeople believe.

October 04, 2017 21:01

• HRC "Memorial" criticizes Moskalkova’s reaction to substitution of missing persons in Chechnya

  Tatiana Moskalkova has promised to send repeated requests to Chechnya about the fate of people from the "execution list", but this will give no fruit, because the requests will get to the same power agents, Oleg Orlov, a Board Member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", is sure.

October 04, 2017 19:01

• In IS cell case, defendants complain of torture

  In the case on creation of a cell for the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia, in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), five defendants have complained of torture to the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Advocate of the defendants requested to prosecutors to check the defendants' complaints.

October 04, 2017 17:53

• Imam Chumakov associates attempt on him with patrons of Ingush criminals

  Khamzat Chumakov, Imam of the Nasyr-Kort mosque, has suggested that an attempt on his life was prepared by Ingush criminal clans, which patrons stay outside the republic. According to the Imam, the mosque in Nasyr-Kort works as usual.

October 04, 2017 17:11

• Polish Prosecutor's Office accuses Chechen native of delivering arms to "Imarat Kavkaz"

  A Russian citizen detained on the Ukrainian-Polish border has been accused of smuggling weapons and ammunition for North-Caucasian militants.

October 04, 2017 15:33

• Kremlin questions video with Don Cossack captured in Syria

  Don Cossacks have identified Roman Zabolotniy in a man who reported to be captured prisoner by militants in Syria. The authorities are looking for more reliable information about the captured prisoners, reported the Russian presidential press secretary.

October 04, 2017 15:00

• Kadyrov Foundation plans to spend USD 800,000 on Myanmar refugees

  Until the end of 2017, the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation plans to render humanitarian aid to Myanmar Muslims, who fled to Bangladesh trying to escape persecutions in their country.

October 04, 2017 13:00

• Paragliding female athlete from KChR wins Russian Championship

  On October 3, the competitions of the 9th Russian Championship on paragliding accuracy were completed in the Chegem Gorge. The gold medal was won by Maria Molokanova, an athlete from the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), and the silver medal went to an athlete from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

October 04, 2017 11:28

• In Chechnya, cars massively impounded

  In Chechnya, law enforcers carry out large-scale raids on the eve of Grozny's Day and place cars to impoundment lots even for minor violations of traffic rules.

October 04, 2017 10:50

• Ramazan Abdulatipov calls on Vladimir Vasiliev to avoid team reforming

  Vladimir Vasiliev, the new leader of Dagestan, is better to adjust certain areas rather than introduce reforms. This was stated by Ramazan Abdulatipov, the former leader of Dagestan.

October 04, 2017 09:41

• IS posts video with captured Don Cossack

  The terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia, has posted a video, showing a person, who introduced himself as a native of the Rostov Region and said that he was captured prisoner in Syria.

October 04, 2017 09:38

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 94 shelling episodes

  Over the past day, the Azerbaijan's positions were shelled from the director of near-border Armenian and Karabakh villages, reported the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).

October 04, 2017 02:30

• Defence associates Akhmed Akhmedov's case with his struggle against police registration

  Advocate Israfil Gadadov associates the criminal prosecution of Akhmed Akhmedov, a specialist in the Islamic medicine in Dagestan, with his attempts to cancel his police prevention registration and active participation in the protection of his earlier detained brother.

October 03, 2017 21:55

• Vasiliev suits Putin by his remoteness from Dagestani clans

  The agio around the replacement of Dagestani leader has forced the Kremlin to find a temporary compromise figure, remote from all the clans. However, after September 2018, Vasiliev will hardly retain the post, editors-in-chief of Dagestani mass media believe.

October 03, 2017 20:31

• Construction plans at Tulip Tree outrage Gvashev

  The Sochi authorities want to build restaurants and hotels at the Tulip Tree, sacred for Adygs, said Ruslan Gvashev, a Circassian activist, who is on a hunger strike since September 11 in protest against the fine imposed on him for praying at the Tree on the Adygs' Memory Day.

October 03, 2017 19:34

• Dagestani Prosecutor's Office challenges Bekbolatov's verdict

  The Prosecutor's Office has demanded life imprisonment for Arthur Bekbolatov, sentenced to 24 years in prison on charges of killing Dagestani policemen.

October 03, 2017 18:35

• HRC "Memorial": in Chechnya, Moskalkova was deceived by missing persons’ brothers

  The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has found out that Chechen power agents had brought to the meeting with Tatiana Moskalkova, the Russian Ombudsperson, not Makhma Muskiev and Shamkhan Yusupov from the "execution list", but their brothers.

October 03, 2017 18:02

• Ruslan Gvashev feels better

  Today, Ruslan Gvashev, a Circassian activist, holding his hunger strike since September 11, could get out of his bed and talk to delegates of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of the Krasnodar Territory, although he could not speak for the last four days.

October 03, 2017 17:17

• Mikhail Saakashvili seeks asylum in Ukraine

  Mikhail Saakashvili has submitted the documents that prevent his extradition to Georgia, reported the Ukrainian General Prosecutor. According to an advocate of Mikhail Saakashvili, the Migration Service has not responded to the application for asylum on time.

October 03, 2017 16:47

• IS claims responsibility for two attacks in Dagestan

  The terrorist organization "Islamic State"(IS) banned in Russia claimed responsibility for the killings of policemen in the Kizlyar and Babayurt Districts of Dagestan. This is reported on the website of the NCO SITE Intelligence Group with reference to the militant-affiliated agency "Amaq".