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October 10, 2018 14:35

• Dagestani authorities promise to give an iPhone for dobbing

  A resident of Dagestan, who will report to the hotline the highest number of messages on extremist posts in social networks, will get an iPhone, reports the Dagestani Ministry of Communications.

October 10, 2018 11:01

• Issa Kodzoev speaks about lands lost by Ingush people since 1944

  Over more than 70 years, the territory of Ingushetia has been steadily declining, and the current agreement to establish the border with Chechnya continues the above trend, said writer Issa Kodzoev, whose story about the change in the borders of the republic was published on YouTube.

October 10, 2018 10:51

• At trial, defence witnesses confirm Oyub Titiev's healthy lifestyle

  On October 9, in the case against Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, the court questioned two policemen and then proceeded to question witnesses for the defence. Two defence witnesses testified in favour of the defendant.

October 10, 2018 01:11

• MP tells Magas rally about inquiry into vote falsification

  On October 9, Ingush MPs testified in connection with a statement about the vote fraud that took place on September 4 regarding the ratification of the Ingush-Chechen border agreement, Zakrij Mamilov, an MP told the Magas rally.

October 10, 2018 01:02

• HRC "Memorial" calls for release of lawyer Benyash

  The criminal prosecution of Mikhail Benyash, a lawyer from the Krasnodar Territory, for political reasons threatens the independence of the legal profession and respect for the right of citizens to legal protection, undermining the foundations of the Russian judiciary, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has stated.

October 10, 2018 00:56

• ECtHR obliges Russia to pay 50,000 euros to two torture victims in Krasnodar Territory

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has awarded 25,000 euros of compensation to Dmitry Golubyatnikov and Sergey Zhuchkov each, residents of the Krasnodar Territory, sentenced to long prison terms after being tortured by law enforcers.

October 09, 2018 21:55

• Murtazali Gasanguseinov released from police with apologies

  Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the assassinated Gasanguseinov brothers, was taken from the Sovietsky ROVD (Interior Division) to the Makhachkala MIA Department, from where he was released with apologies. The Dagestani MIA explained his detention with a desire to help him in solving his problems.

October 09, 2018 21:44

• Dagestani MIA explains detention of anti-torture protesters by residents' discontent

  Policemen have detained the nude painter Ekaterina Nenasheva, well-known for her performances, two journalists and a photographer, during their action "Cargo-300" in Makhachkala. All of them were released without drawing up protocols, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has reported.

October 09, 2018 21:35

• Disinformation about rally in support of Evkurov benefits Ingush authorities

  Information about a rally in support of Yunus-Bek Evkurov and the subsequent refutation thereof have continued the trend of publishing unverified and knowingly false information about the conflict around the Ingush-Chechen border.

October 09, 2018 17:26

• South Ossetia releases two Georgian citizens

  Akaki Datiashvili, whom Georgia considered as kidnapped, was released today after paying a fine for border trespassing. Today, the court in South Ossetia also released Maya Otinashvili, after sentencing her to a conditional term.

October 09, 2018 17:16

• Father of murdered Gasanguseinov brothers detained in Makhachkala

  Law enforcers have accused Murtazali Gasanguseinov of trying to hold a picket and took him to the police station, Djambulat Gasanov, his representative, has stated.

October 09, 2018 17:04

• Erection of record-high flagpoles reminds of Kadyrov's ostentatious loyalty to Putin

  The world's highest pair of flagpoles, which cost the Chechen budget 15 million roubles, indicates a special attitude of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, to Russian President, and non-transparent spending of federal subsidies, locals believe.

October 09, 2018 14:47

• Relatives of drug policeman Stepanenko demand to release him

  The solo picketers in Volgograd have announced the falsification of Pavel Stepanenko's case and demanded to enforce the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and release the drug policeman.

October 09, 2018 14:37

• Azerbaijani activists set up human rights organization in Georgia

  Activists Avtandil Mamedov and Elchin Namazov, who are in emigration Georgia, have founded the "Institute for the Defence of Rights and Freedoms" to inform international organizations about the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, as well as to support Azerbaijani immigrants in Georgia.

October 09, 2018 14:30

• Azerbaijan counts 30 bombardments in conflict zone

  Positions of the Azerbaijani Army were shelled for 30 times within the past 24 hours, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

October 09, 2018 11:15

• Azerbaijani activists report arrest of editor-in-chief of oppositional website

  Agil Makhmudov, the editor-in-chief of the "hefteaz.info" news website, has been administratively arrested for 20 days. Activists believe that the journalist is persecuted for his publications.

October 09, 2018 11:10

• Over 15,000 come to welcome Khabib Nurmagomedov in Makhachkala

  After arriving in Makhachkala, Khabib Nurmagomedov, who defeated the Irishman Conor McGregor, arrived at the "Anji-Arena" Stadium, where he met his fans. The fans could not sit still and rushed to the football pitch to be closer to the fighter. In his speech, Khabib Nurmagomedov commented on the brawl after the fight saying that "eagles don't belong in the cage."

October 09, 2018 10:57

• Cartographers: Ingushetia gave Chechnya much more land than received

  As a result of the border agreement, Ingushetia transferred to Chechnya 26 times more territories than those received from the Chechen Republic. The "Caucasian Knot" was informed about it by cartographers after they studied the documents and official data on the former and new borders, having refuted the authorities' statements that the exchange was equivalent.

October 09, 2018 00:57

• Kremlin disavows responsibility for situation in Ingushetia

  The Kremlin is closely monitoring the situation in Ingushetia, where opponents of the agreement on the Ingush-Chechen border hold protest rallies, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, has stated today. According to his story, so far, the republic's leadership is doing all the work.

October 09, 2018 00:50

• Khabib Nurmagomedov's father threatens to severely punish his son

  Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and coach of the Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, has expressed hope that the incident with a brawl after his son's victory over Conor McGregor will end up with a fine, which usually amounts to 30% of the winner's fee.