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June 23, 2018 08:48

• Political analysts treat motorcade with Kadyrov's portraits in Pankisi as provocation

  The conflict that took place on June 15 in the village of Duisi, after the appearance of cars with portraits of Akhmat Kadyrov, was staged by residents of the Pankisi Gorge on both sides, residents of Georgia believe.

June 23, 2018 08:32

• Residents of Chechnya criticize campaign for reunification of broken families

  The Chechen authorities have reported about reunification of 1500 divorced family couples. However, local residents doubt the viability of marriages, restored at the demand of authorities.

June 22, 2018 22:40

• Dagestani wrestler disqualified after doping test

  The Russian Wrestling Federation has disqualified Gadji Gamzatov, an athlete from Dagestan, who in 2018 became the European youth champion, for four years.

June 22, 2018 22:21

• ICRF names Makhachkala shooter

  Aidemir Khydyrbekov, born in 1984, is suspected of shooting and killing a resident of Dagestan; he was put on the wanted list, investigators said today.

June 22, 2018 21:56

• Head of Chechen govt appointed advisor to Russian president

  The decree on appointing Abubakar Edelgeriev, the head of the Chechen government, to the post of adviser to the Russian president Vladimir Putin was published today by the Kremlin's press service.

June 22, 2018 19:22

• In Ingushetia, political conflict gets religious undertones

  The statement voiced by a religious figure from the Russian Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) concerning the legitimacy of Ingush Mufti Isa Khamkhoev and the conflict between the Mufti and Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov have political and not religious reasons. This opinion has been voiced by the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

June 22, 2018 19:04

• Ingush Ombudsman appeals to FSB about refusal to give out Ibragim Aliev's body

  For more than a week, relatives of Ibragim Aliev killed after his detention cannot get his body for burial, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports today. According to the HRC, the law enforcement bodies have not yet responded to the Ombudsman's letter concerning the problem.

June 22, 2018 18:41

• Egypt expresses dissatisfaction with refereeing of match at 2018 FIFA World Cup

  The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) intends to file a complaint to the FIFA about refereeing at the World Cup match between the national teams of Egypt and Russia, announces Hany Abo Rida, the president of the EFA. Despite the critic statement voiced by the EFA, the authorities of Chechnya invited members of the Egyptian national team to take part in a collective namaz (prayer).

June 22, 2018 14:51

• Stavropol authorities refuse to sanction anti-pension reform rally

  The administration of Stavropol offered Alexei Navalny's supporters to reschedule the intended July 1 rally against the reform of the pension system planned by Russian authorities to another date.

June 22, 2018 14:35

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 90 bombardments

  During the last 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani Army in three villages were shelled, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

June 22, 2018 14:19

• Pashinyan reforms Electoral Code for extraordinary elections

  The commission for reforming the Armenia electoral legislation has offered to abolish the rating system of voting at parliamentary elections, to abandon the use of fountain pens, and to colour voters' fingers with colourless ink to rule out any repeated voting.

June 22, 2018 09:22

• Sources tell plans to nominate Vasiliev as head of Dagestan

  Russian President Vladimir Putin will nominate Vladimir Vasiliev for the post of the head of Dagestan, sources report. Political scientists warn about the intensification of the "anti-colonial discourse" in the republic under Vasiliev.

June 22, 2018 09:15

• One man killed in brawl with shooting in Makhachkala

  Unidentified persons launched a shooting in Makhachkala. One man was shot dead, another one was hospitalized.

June 22, 2018 09:05

• Russia's MFA not to intervene in Tatunashvili's case

  Georgian participants of the Geneva meeting have called on Russia to immediately transfer the internal organs of Archil Tatunashvili to Georgia for a full-fledged examination, the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on June 21. The Archil Tatunashvili's remains are in Vladikavkaz, but the issue should be resolved by Georgia and South Ossetia, Russia's deputy foreign minister said.

June 22, 2018 08:43

• Case against Armenia's Premier Pashinyan closed

  Today, the Investigating Service of Armenia has announced that the criminal prosecution of the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters within the case of mass protests in Yerevan has been stopped for lack of corpus delicti (crime elements).

June 22, 2018 08:25

• Egyptian journalists associate national team's failure with base in Grozny

  The choice of Grozny as the base of the national team was a big mistake because of the remoteness of Chechnya from the cities where Egypt is to play its FIFA World Cut matches, while participation of Ramzan Kadyrov in promotion actions prevented the due rehabilitation of the key player, observers of foreign media have pointed out.

June 21, 2018 23:44

• Oyub Titiev's defence denied information about witnesses

  The information about the criminal history of the witness and about possible law problems faced by the police witnesses are of key importance in the case against Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports today.

June 21, 2018 23:14

• EU transfers three million euros to Armenia for refugees from Syria

  Today, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reported that the European Union has financed the integration of Syrian refugees in Armenia. Three million euros of assistance were raised by the European Union within the framework of the "Madad" Foundation.

June 21, 2018 22:56

• Kadyrov's nephew appointed district head after opening of Kurchaloi village

  On June 20, the Council of Delegates for the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya approved Khamzat Kadyrov, a nephew of the Chechen leader, as the head of the municipal administration.

June 21, 2018 22:23

• Two Georgian citizens detained near border with South Ossetia

  Residents of the Gori District of Georgia report that Russian border guards have detained two residents of the border village of Bershueti. The Georgian authorities have reported the incident to international observers.