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August 31, 2019 10:27

• Law enforcers copy drivers' data near mosque in Makhachkala

  Today, on August 30, at least 50 law enforcers were engaged in stopping drivers who have visited their Friday namaz (prayer) in "Tangim" mosque in Makhachkala. The drivers' data were copied, Idris Yusupov, a journalist, has informed.

August 30, 2019 23:58

• Shali mosque's scale provokes doubts about justification of its construction

  The capacity of the "Pride of Muslims" Mosque in Shali twice exceeds the size of the local population, and that fact does not bring any economic benefits for the city, blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov notes. The Chechen authorities need such construction projects to show their power, journalist Maxim Shevchenko believes.

August 30, 2019 23:55

• In Chechnya, climbers propose to name mountain as Kadyrov's peak

  On August 29, a group of climbers set flags at the peak of the highest mountain in Chechnya and offered to name it after Akhmat Kadyrov. The initiative continued the tendency to "Akhmatize" Chechnya, residents of the republic noted.

August 30, 2019 20:56

• In Chechnya, resonance murder highlights problem of domestic violence

  A brutal murder of two women from a Chechen village, in which a 17-year-old female relative of the murdered persons is suspected, is a result of insufficient education in the family, users of social networks suggest. The incident is not typical for the Chechen society, some users note.

August 30, 2019 20:51

• In Baku, court leaves opposition activist in custody

  Today, in Baku, the court has dismissed the appeal filed against the arrest of activist Sakhladar Iskenderli, detained after a picket, and left him in custody, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) reports.

August 30, 2019 20:40

• Ramzan Kadyrov expands list of recipients of his threats

  On August 29, Ramzan Kadyrov threatened to "bring to responsibility under the law" not only his opponents on social networks, but also those who disseminated their criticism of the Chechen authorities. Meanwhile, the leader of the republic called on people not to respond to messages posted on social networks.

August 30, 2019 17:10

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling attack on its border village

  The ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated 21 times within 24 hours, and the positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the village on the border with the Tavush Region of Armenia were shelled from machine guns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.

August 30, 2019 16:58

• POC chair visits persons arrested after shootout in Krasnodar

  Two natives of Chechnya and a native of Ingushetia, detained after a mass fight with shooting in Krasnodar, do not complain about the conditions of detention in SIZO (pre-trial prison), reports the chair of the Public Observation Commission (POC) for the Krasnodar Territory. Members of the POC could not visit other two detainees.

August 30, 2019 12:12

• Social network users condemn another fighter for Ramzan Kadyrov's honour

  An elderly resident of Chechnya publicly volunteered to accept the challenge instead of Ramzan Kadyrov, whom a resident of Makhachkala called for a duel. Users of social network criticized another fighter for the honour of the leader of Chechnya.

August 30, 2019 12:07

• Dagestani resident apologizes to Ramzan Kadyrov for challenging him to a duel

  A resident of Makhachkala, who called the leader of Chechnya to a duel because of his statements about Imam Shamil, posted a new video in which he called himself "a Kadyrov's foot soldier." A new appeal to the leader of Chechnya followed after a conversation with MP Adam Delimkhanov. Apologies of the Dagestani resident continued the practice of public apologies to Ramzan Kadyrov.

August 30, 2019 12:01

• Investigators soften charges against six protesters in Magas

  Investigators suggested that the actions of Ingush activists arrested after a rally did not threaten the lives of public officers, advocate Magomed Bekov reported. However, the arrested activists still face charges of using violence, although not life-threatening, against policemen.

August 30, 2019 09:47

• Georgian authorities reject accusations of violating demarcation line with South Ossetia

  The new Georgian police post is located near the village of Chorchana; and the Georgian jurisdiction covers this territory, the State Security Service (SSS) of Georgia has declared. The South Ossetia's statement is a tactical move in response to claims caused by the bordering, Mamuka Areshidze, a political analyst, believes.

August 30, 2019 09:42

• Father of detained Chechen tells details of conflict in Krasnodar

  Khalid Khamidov, a native of Chechnya, has confessed to his participation in the mass brawl in Krasnodar, as he, along with other compatriots, tried to prevent a conflict, the detainee's father has stated.

August 30, 2019 09:31

• Scientists compare brutal murder in Chechnya with Khachaturyan sisters' case

  The brutal murder of two women in Chechnya, of committing which their sister and daughter are suspected, could have been preceded by domestic violence or restrictions by elders, scientists have suggested.

August 29, 2019 23:54

• Conference participants in Tskhinvali tell about search for missing persons

  More than 130 residents of South Ossetia remain missing after the Georgian-South-Ossetian conflict. Several persons, who disappeared in 2008, were captured by Georgian law enforcers; the Georgian authorities should provide information about their fate, said Murat Djioev, the Presidential Plenipotentiary for the Post-Conflict Settlement.

August 29, 2019 23:48

• Journalist Khazi released from Azerbaijani prison (+video)

  Seimur Khazi, an observer for an oppositional newspaper, has been released from jail today. His colleagues and wife assert that Seimur had been convicted for political reasons. The journalist said that he would continue his professional activities.

August 29, 2019 20:52

• Chechen activists relate border conflict to tension with residents of Dagestan

  An incident between natives of Dagestan and Chechnya at the "Gerzelsky Bridge" checkpoint is related to the tension between the two republics amid disputes over the border and a discussion about the role of Imam Shamil provoked by Ramzan Kadyrov, believe Ruslan Kutaev, the chairman of the "Assembly of the Peoples of the Caucasus", and Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov.

August 29, 2019 20:39

• In Azerbaijan, mothers of persons sentenced in case on riots in Ganja hold protest march

  On August 28, at a protest action held in front of the presidential administration of Azerbaijan, mothers of the men arrested in the "Ganja case" demanded to release their children.

August 29, 2019 15:43

• Khusein Mezhidov's award provokes criticism of Chechen Ombudsman

  Chechen Ombudsman Nurdi Nukhazhiev has awarded several law enforcers for their "contribution to protection of the citizens' rights." The most honourable award went to Khusein Mezhidov, a fellow villager of Ramzan Kadyrov, who threatened to kill blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov.

August 29, 2019 15:38

• Authorities of South Ossetia deploy border guards in area of Georgian checkpoint

  Border guard patrols were deployed in the vicinity of the South Ossetian village of Tsnelis, not far from which the Georgian armed forces arranged a checkpoint. People from Georgia went to the village all summer and paved their way through the forest to the hill on which the checkpoint was arranged, local residents reported.