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September 04, 2020 08:15

• Olga Allenova: authorities try to erase memory about Beslan terror act

  The memory about the hostage-taking in the Beslan school is kept by the society despite the work of the state machine to oblivion, Olga Allenova, the author of the book "Outpost; Beslan and Its Hostages", wrote on the sixteenth anniversary of the tragedy.

September 04, 2020 08:00

• Magomed Doliev's relatives adjudge 2.5 million roubles from law enforcers

  The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) is obliged to pay compensation to the father of Magomed Doliev, a resident of Ingushetia, who died from torture, and to his brother and two sisters. The court has reduced fourfold the compensation amount claimed by the victims.

September 03, 2020 23:43

• In Beslan, mourning ceremony held without restrictive measures

  In Beslan, hundreds of people gathered in the yard of the former school No. 1 to honour the memory of the victims killed in the terror act in 2004. At the mourning event, people did not comply with the social distancing measure, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reported.

September 03, 2020 23:18

• In South Ossetia, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs removed from office

  The President of South Ossetia signed a decree on the removal from office of Andrei Tskhovrebov, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Chief of the Criminal Militia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), whose subordinates were detained in a criminal case on the death of Inal Djabiev.

September 03, 2020 22:59

• Prosecutor's Office finds false testimony in case on Georgian football player's murder

  A woman from Georgia thought up a story about a conversation which was allegedly overheard by her and which concerned the circumstances of the death of football player Giorgi Shakarashvili, the Prosecutor's Office reports.

September 03, 2020 18:41

• Bagaudin Yevloev complains about torture by law enforcers in Magas

  In the capital of Ingushetia, law enforcers were beating and torturing with electric current Bagaudin Yevloev, suspected of involvement in the ranks of militants. The complaint has been voiced today by an advocate of Bagaudin Yevloev. According to the defender, the law enforcers demanded from the arrested man to confess to plotting the seizure of a school.

September 03, 2020 18:12

• In Yerevan, protesters demand to open border with Russia

  Dozens of Armenian citizens gathered in front of the government building with the demand to resume transport connection with Russia. The local residents complained that they had lost their jobs abroad and found themselves separated from their relatives.

September 03, 2020 17:57

• Opposition activist Tofig Yagublu sentenced to imprisonment

  In Baku, the court found opposition politician Tofig Yagublu guilty of disorderly conduct and sentenced him to four years and three months of imprisonment. Dozens of activists who came to the court building to support Tofig Yagublu held a spontaneous protest action against the court's decision.

September 03, 2020 13:33

• Azerbaijan reports shelling of five villages in conflict zone

  During the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia were shelled for 46 times, including from large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.

September 03, 2020 13:16

• Makhachkala activists demand compensation after law enforcers' claims

  Activists Arsen Magomedov, Ziyautdin Uvaisov and Murad Muradov, who were brought to the police station after checking the reconstruction work quality in a square in Makhachkala, filed an application with the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), demanding compensation for their suffered moral harm.

September 03, 2020 11:40

• Rights defenders treat Aguev's call to find jobs for offenders as incorrect

  Rustam Aguev, the boss of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division), did a good thing, when offered to find jobs for the Chechens scolded for drinking alcohol, but he did it incorrectly, human rights defenders believe.

September 03, 2020 11:20

• Muslim woman from Adygea treats her criminal case as prosecution for faith

  Under pressure of law enforcers from Adygea, Larisa Minosyants, a newly converted Muslim, has signed a testimony, which formed the basis of a criminal case on justifying terrorism.

September 03, 2020 08:35

• Analysts see Chechen authorities's force show in Delimkhanov's instructions

  The form and the tone of Adam Delimkhanov's address to the Chechens returned from Moscow show the desire of Chechen authorities to control republic's natives under Kremlin's order, Ruslan Kutaev, an activist, believes. The demonstration of force is ingrained in the manner of expression among Chechen officials, Mr Kutaev has noted.

September 03, 2020 08:21

• Appointment of Aishat Kadyrova comes into conflict with her business

  The post of the First Deputy Minister of Culture of Chechnya is only the start of the official career of Aishat Kadyrova, a daughter of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the republic, experts believe. The combination of a post in the Ministry of Culture with the management of the "Firdaus" Fashion House may provide grounds for Kadyrova's dismissal, Alexander Karavaev, a lawyer, has noted.

September 02, 2020 22:21

• Dagestani human rights defender Uma Askerkhanova claims being under pressure

  Uma Askerkhanova, the deputy chair of the Public Oversight Commission of Dagestan, appealed to the police after unidentified persons tried to break into her apartment. The activist recognized a law enforcer in one of the attackers and associated the pressure with her activities.

September 02, 2020 21:51

• Tofig Yagublu reports to court about his hunger strike

  Tofig Yagublu, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) and the "Musavat" Party, claimed the biased nature of the trial in his criminal case on disorderly conduct. The politician declared going on a hunger strike.

September 02, 2020 21:25

• In Troitskoye, woman claims no information about her husband detained after CTO

  Leyla Gagieva appealed to human rights defenders with a request to help reveal the whereabouts of her husband. On August 23, the man was detained after a special operation conducted in the Ingush village of Troitskoye. Since then, the woman is not aware of where her husband is being kept and what charges are being brought against him, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

September 02, 2020 18:02

• North-Ossetian resident apologizes for beating a woman after threats in Chechen social media

  Dzambolat Kalaev, a resident of North Ossetia, posted on the Internet a video appeal with apologies for hitting a train car attendant. Instagram users believe that the native of Chechnya had suffered. They did not accept the man's apologies and called for physical violence against Dzambolat Kalaev.

September 02, 2020 17:44

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling attacks on four villages

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 30 times over 24 hours, including from large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.

September 02, 2020 14:12

• Appointment of Kadyrov's daughter to Ministry of Culture sparks irony among Instagram users

  Aishat Kadyrova has been appointed the first deputy of Chechen minister of culture only because of her kinship with the head of the republic, Instagram users have suggested.