In Grozny, law enforcers inspect apartments, local residents report December 27, 2017 13:53 In the capital of Chechnya, law enforcers have checked IDs of local residents and drivers, Grozny residents reported.
"Kommersant" reports Ramzan Kadyrov's role in liberation of doctors in Libya December 27, 2017 13:28 Two doctors from Belarus, who in Libya were forced to continue working under their contracts, were released after the intervention of the Chechen leader, the "Kommersant" reports.
187 prisoners pardoned in Georgia December 27, 2017 13:01 The Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has timed the pardoning to the New Year. 123 prisoners will quit their colonies today.
Dagestani resident sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment for violence against his children December 27, 2017 12:25 The Court of Khasavyurt has sentenced a local resident to 18 years of imprisonment in a penal colony. The man is accused of raping his seven-year-old daughter and beating his eight-year-old son, the Prosecutor's Office reports.
Political analysts argue on Aina Gamzatova's prospects in presidential election December 27, 2017 12:02 The decision of Aina Gamzatova, the wife of the Dagestani Mufti, to run for presidency was not coordinated with Kremlin, but even such an attempt gives candidates a chance to become all-Russian-scale public figures, the political analysts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.
Grozny woman finds her daughter missing for more than 20 years in Dagestan December 27, 2017 11:04 Khava Ibragimova, who was evacuated during the first Chechen War from Grozny, on December 25 returned to her mother, who had been looked for her all these years. The return of the disabled girl to her family from a boarding school in Dagestani Buynaksk became possible after a DNA examination.
Azerbaijan blames Armenia for shelling three villages December 27, 2017 10:05 Within the last 24 hours, Armenian and Karabakh militaries violated the ceasefire regime for 118 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported, adding that villages of the Gazakh and Tovuz Districts were shelled.
In Makhachkala, authorities report 7500 stray dogs December 27, 2017 09:15 In the period from March to December, about 1000 animals were sterilized in a Makhachkala dog kennel, but the problem of catching stray dogs still remains urgent, the authorities report.
Members of Chechen Diaspora voice their fear of authorities of Chechnya December 27, 2017 05:12 Germany has followed France and changed its attitudes towards asylum seekers from Chechnya. Some of them face deportation to their homeland. In Europe, most refugees from Chechnya are afraid of being persecuted by Ramzan Kadyrov's agents and they have to abandon public criticism of the republic's authorities.
Vladikavkaz launches collection of signatures for compulsory study of Ossetian language December 26, 2017 20:51 The Association of Teachers and Researchers of the Ossetian Language and Literature collects signatures under an appeal to the President of Russia with a request to introduce a compulsory study of the second state language in schools of Northern Ossetia.
Six Chechens detained in Egypt December 26, 2017 20:09 Natives of Chechnya, who lived in Cairo, were detained and placed to a deportation prison. This is reported by a member of the Dagestani Diaspora in Egypt.
Some Kadyrov's subordinates maintain their Instagram pages December 26, 2017 18:56 Djambulat Umarov, Chechen Minister for External Relations, Press and Information, Elkhan Suleimanov, Chechen Minister for Public Health, and the Aishat Kadyrova's fashion house "Firdaus" continue to keep their pages in Instagram, despite the massive withdrawal of officials and institutions from the social network.
Resident of Ingushetia complains of torture after his detention December 26, 2017 17:59 Ruslan Ugurchiev, a resident of Ingushetia, accused of illegal storage of arms and ammunition, has complained of torture aimed to obtain his confession, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reported.
Mikhail Saakashvili refuses to testify to Ukrainian law enforcers December 26, 2017 15:21 When explaining his refusal to testify, the former President of Georgia said that the Security Service of Ukraine (known as SBU) has combined in one notice the summons for various investigative actions.
Law enforcers explain detentions in Pankisi Gorge by Tbilisi special operation December 26, 2017 14:46 Today, five persons have been detained in the Pankisi Gorge. One of them was wounded when he tried to throw a grenade to law enforcers, the State Security Service of Georgia reported.
Defence reports new case opened against "Muslim Unity" leader December 26, 2017 14:10 The Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has suspected Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the "Muslim Unity" movement, who is serving his 20-year-long imprisonment, of keeping some prohibited object in his prison cell, his advocate has stated.
Three persons detained during a special operation in Georgia December 26, 2017 11:32 One of the local residents detained today in the Pankisi Gorge is suspected of rendering assistance to Akhmed Chataev killed in a special operation in Tbilisi.
Permanent Mission of Kalmykia demands apologies from "TNT" TV Channel December 26, 2017 10:06 On December 25, Baatr Lidjiev, the deputy head of the Kalmykia's Permanent Mission under the President, suggested the TV series which showed a Buddhist statuette with an attached statuette of a naked woman had offended the believers' feelings.
Tskhinvali residents complain about deficit of candles in stores December 26, 2017 02:08 Residents of the South-Ossetian capital reported interruptions with heating and water supply in their houses because of the electricity supply disconnection. To illuminate their apartments, the residents of Tskhinvali have to use church candles, since it is very difficult to find ordinary wax candles in stores.
Gay from Chechnya tells about demands to apologize to Kadyrov December 25, 2017 20:54 Movsar Eskerkhanov, a refugee from Chechnya, said that he was forced to ask the authorities of the republic to forgive him for his coming-out.