Azerbaijani resident rejects accusation of involvement in Syrian militant units August 09, 2017 19:37 At trial, Rovshan Gadirov has stated that he delivered humanitarian aid to the Arab countries and did not take part in combat actions.
Man sentenced in "Nardaran case" complains about torture in prison August 09, 2017 18:53 Advocate Yalchin Imanov has appealed a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office and the Azerbaijani Ombudsman' administration about torture at the Gobustan prison of Abbas Guseinov, the deputy head of the movement "Muslim Unity".
KBR completes its quota for Hajj August 09, 2017 17:51 A quota of 390 people allocated for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) for the pilgrimage to holy places in Saudi Arabia has been completed. This was reported by an official from the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) for the KBR.
Deputy Minister for North-Caucasian Affairs Andrei Reznikov dies August 09, 2017 16:31 Today, Andrei Reznikov, Deputy Minister for North-Caucasian Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Resorts of Northern Caucasus" has died after a long illness. He was 48 years old.
Dagestan joins request to ban film "Matilda" August 09, 2017 15:27 Anatoly Karibov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan, has asked to exclude the republic from the rental certificate for screening the film "Matilda". The Russian Ministry of Culture has stated that to make exceptions for certain regions is not in its competence and suggested that the authorities of Chechnya and Dagestan will decide for themselves whether to ban the film or not.
Monitoring in Karabakh conflict zone carried out without incidents August 09, 2017 14:49 Today, the OSCE mission has carried out a monitoring at the contact line of the troops, and no violations of the ceasefire have been revealed. This was reported by Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Sochi women sentenced for high treason and pardoned return home August 09, 2017 13:32 Rights defenders helped Annik Kesyan and Marina Djandjgava to raise the money to buy air tickets. Today, the women have returned to Sochi.
Relatives report about adaptation of a child returned from Iraq to Chechnya August 09, 2017 10:49 A four-year-old boy, taken by his father from Chechnya and returned two years later, gets used to the new situation.
Chechen pilgrims to start for Hajj on August 18 August 09, 2017 07:58 On August 18, the first group of pilgrims from Chechnya, who this year makes a pilgrimage to Mecca, will travel to Saudi Arabia. In 2017, the republic has been allocated a quota for 2600 pilgrims.
Russian Ministry of Culture agrees to ban film "Matilda" in Chechnya August 09, 2017 03:12 Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has demanded to ban the screening in the republic of the film "Matilda" directed by Alexei Uchitel. The Russian Ministry of Culture has stated that "Chechnya has a right for that."
Prisoner suffering from "crystal man" disease to be returned to Kalmyk penal colony August 09, 2017 02:36 The medical officers' commission has come to the conclusion that a rare genetic disease of Yevgeny Shevkoplyas sentenced for fraud does not prevent his serving of punishment at a penal colony in Kalmykia. According to his advocate, the medical officers' conclusion will be challenged at court.
Residents of Georgia and South Ossetia remember events of "five-day war" August 09, 2017 02:14 About 200 Georgian citizens held an action at the border with South Ossetia and paid tribute to the memory of the people who fell victim to the "five-day war." According to Georgian residents, who left South Ossetia, the war of 2008 divided families for many years.
Putin promises 6 billion roubles to Abkhazia for Sochi security August 08, 2017 22:57 Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to support Raul Khajimba in the context of the latest events in Abkhazia and to prevent the appearance of a "black hole" near Sochi, political analysts told the "Caucasian Knot". Until 2019, Mr Putin promised to invest 6 billion roubles in Abkhazia.
Fundraising for pardoned Sochi women announced August 08, 2017 19:32 Annik Kesyan and Marina Djandjgava, pardoned by Russian President, have no money to buy tickets and go home from Moscow, said their advocate Ivan Pavlov. He asked people to raise money to help the women, who had been sentenced for treason.
Brother of killed Gimry villager arrested for three days August 08, 2017 18:45 Gazimagomed Kamilbegov, whose detention was treated by his relatives as unreasonable, is serving his arrest at a temporary detention facility (IVS) in the Untsukul District. According to the relatives of the man, his sister is still kept at the police station.
Mikhail Saakashvili refuses Lithuanian citizenship August 08, 2017 17:04 Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has refused to accept the citizenship of Lithuania and intends to return Ukrainian citizenship.
Journalists and rights defenders treat new Dagestani FSIN boss with cautious optimism August 08, 2017 16:24 Nikolai Sangadjigoryaev, the new chief for the Dagestani Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN), transferred from Transbaikalia, has work experience in Dagestan, and that fact creates prerequisites for preserving and improving the interaction between the FSIN Department for Dagestan and rights defenders.
HRC "Memorial": deadlines for investigating extrajudicial execution in Chechnya not met August 08, 2017 13:42 For more than a month, despite the Criminal Procedure Code, no criminal cases have been filed on the disappearance of Chechen residents who allegedly fell victim to extrajudicial execution. This was reported by rights defenders.
Sochi women sentenced for high treasury released August 08, 2017 12:04 Sochi residents Annik Kesyan and Marina Djandjgava, sentenced for sending SMS-messages to Georgia and pardoned by the Russian President, have decided to achieve the cancellation of the verdicts. This was stated by Annik Kesyan.
Teenager wounded in Karabakh conflict zone August 08, 2017 11:31 A 13-year-old resident of an Azerbaijani village, who was wounded on August 7 during a shelling on the contact line, underwent surgery.