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August 09, 2019 02:37

• Blogger Tumso Ambdurakhmanov highlights difference of Imam Shamil and Akhmat Kadyrov

  Akhmat Kadyrov went over to the side of Russia and began fighting with those who called to fight against Russia, the blogger, Tumso Ambdurakhmanov, has reminded after Ramzan Kadyrov's criticizing Imam Shamil. The blogger treats the dispute of Dagestani Muftiate with the head of Chechnya as a provocation of an interethnic conflict.

August 08, 2019 23:46

• Confession to extremism causes doubts among Kurbanaliev's relatives

  Kurban Kurbanaliev, a native of Dagestan, who was detained by Chechen law enforcers, was arrested on charges of links with militants, said his advocate. According to the defence, Kurbanaliev has pled guilty, but relatives doubt that this was done sincerely.

August 08, 2019 23:44

• Residents of Chechen Argun tell about forced participation in subbotnik

  The Argun city authorities have held a large-scale subbotnik, the participation in which was strictly mandatory, local residents have reported. They have associated the subbotnik with the desire of the newly appointed city Mayor to advance before Ramzan Kadyrov.

August 08, 2019 23:42

• Three activists detained at rallies against garbage piles in Yerevan

  The "Alternative City Mayoralty" group held a rally with the demand to solve the problem of garbage disposal in Yerevan. Three protesters were detained.

August 08, 2019 23:39

• Residents of Northern Caucasus report how to save money on preparation for Eid al-Adha

  This year, in Kabardino-Balkaria, some residents decided not to buy sacrificial meat because of the price growth on the eve of Eid al-Adha. Islam forbids any artificial price increase before the holiday, warn researches engaged in oriental studies.

August 08, 2019 23:35

• Residents of South Ossetia and Georgia pay tribute to victims killed in five-day war

  Hundreds of residents of South Ossetia and Georgia took part in the events on the day of the 11th anniversary of the conflict in August 2008. Relatives of victims reported the stories of Ossetian residents killed in the war. Salome Zurabishvili, the leader of Georgia, announced the creation of a commission to discuss the events of the war.

August 08, 2019 18:43

• Journalists treat Kadyrov's words about invasion into Dagestan as groundless

  Ramzan Kadyrov tried to remove responsibility for the invasion of militants into Dagestan from Chechens and impose it on Dagestanis, but authorities had never denied that Dagestani militants took part in the attack, the editors-in-chief of Dagestani editions have stated.

August 08, 2019 17:43

• Orientalists treat Kadyrov's words about invasion into Dagestan as a signal to Kremlin

  Ramzan Kadyrov has fuelled tensions in Chechen-Dagestani relations, when he blamed Dagestan for the 1999 events, analysts believe. In their opinion, the head of Chechnya has once again demonstrated his loyalty to the Kremlin.

August 08, 2019 11:26

• Mothers of Dagestanis killed in Chechnya report witnesses to kidnappings

  Relatives of the eight young people from Dagestan killed in Chechnya rely on testimonies of the witnesses, who can tell how the young men were kidnapped in their republic. The trial should be held in any region of the Russian Federation, except for Chechnya, the casualties' mothers believe.

August 08, 2019 11:21

• Rights defenders treat release of terminally ill Dagestan from colony as unique case

  Prior to his release from the colony, Magomedsaid Gazaliev received proper treatment, in which he was very lucky. In most Russian jails, prisoners suffering from cancer cannot hope for the necessary medicines, or for medics' humane attitude, rights defenders assert.

August 08, 2019 09:55

• Investigators reject complaint about torture of Dagestani residents

  An investigator has seen no grounds for initiating a criminal case on the torture complaint during the detention of Islam Barzukaev and Gasan Kurbanov in Derbent. Their advocate filed an appeal against the investigator's decision, while the aunt and mother of the detainees told about the deterioration of their health.

August 08, 2019 09:52

• Rights defenders urge Armenian authorities to react to Armenians' discrimination in Sochi

  Yerevan should condemn the dismissal of workers of Armenian origin from the Sochi Airport and declare this problem at the international level, human rights defenders have stated. Former employees said they had been forced to quit their workplaces because of intrusive control and petty cavils.

August 08, 2019 09:43

• Court releases Azerbaijani oppositionist Azad Gasanov

  On August 5, a court in Baku commuted the sentence to Azad Gasanov, a member of the "Musavat" Party, by replacing the remaining two months of his custody by conditional punishment. However, the activist intends to seek for an acquittal.

August 08, 2019 09:23

• Dagestani social network users condemn Kadyrov's words about Imam Shamil

  Ramzan Kadyrov's words about Imam Shamil have provoked a flash mob in social networks: residents of Dagestan express their words of respect to the Imam and remind the head of Chechnya about his father's political reversal.

August 07, 2019 23:56

• Kadyrov blames Dagestani militants for attacks on his republic

  In the 1999 raid on Dagestan, first of all, Dagestani militants took part, while in Chechnya this military operation was condemned, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated, calling the thesis "Chechen terrorists attacked Dagestan" false.

August 07, 2019 23:54

• Chechnya "improves" Muslim tradition of naming mosques

  The large mosque being built in Shali and named after Ramzan Kadyrov was awarded the title "Muslims' Pride". It was invented by the retinue of the head of Chechnya in order to please Kadyrov, the residents of the republic interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

August 07, 2019 23:51

• NAC treats the man killed in Ingushetia as terrorist recruiter

  The man, killed today during the CTO in the Malgobek District, was looking for supporters to prepare a terror act and leave for Syria to join militants, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has informed.

August 07, 2019 23:48

• Residents of Chechnya describe control mechanism over attendance of FC "Akhmat" matches

  Securities of the "Akhmat" Arena stadium allowed those, who had been forced to come to the football match of the Football Club (FC) "Akhmat" (Grozny) versus the "Orenburg" on August 5, to leave before the start of the match, employees of budget-funded organizations told after the match. Any complaints to authorities threaten residents of Chechnya with problems, Rizvan Ibragimov, a writer, and Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, told the "Caucasian Knot".

August 07, 2019 18:06

• Pyatigorsk declaration enhances trend of cooperation between Cossacks and mountain people

  Political problems in Russia and Northern Caucasus contributed to signing of a declaration on interaction between Cossacks and mountain people. The declaration helps resolve conflicts and raises the issue of territorial rehabilitation of Cossacks, note experts.

August 07, 2019 15:54

• One person killed in CTO zone in Ingush village

  A militant who was plotting a terror act was killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the village of Voznesenskoye, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports.