Politkovskaya's defence appeals against refusal of the court to return the case to the prosecutor's office

October 01, 2024 18:52

• Makhachkala resident accuses law enforcers of fabricating drug case

  Abdula Karimov, a resident of Makhachkala, has complained that law enforcers had allegedly planted narcotic drugs on him and fabricated a criminal case. Despite this, the court found him guilty and sentenced him to eight years in jail.

September 30, 2024 18:21

• Makhachkala explosion questions quality of fuelling station inspections

  In Dagestan, the fuelling stations that were closed due to violations resume their operation by court orders, but the risk of explosions and loss of life remains, therefore, more thorough inspections are needed, Albert Esedov, a political analyst, and Arsen Magomedov, a lawyer, believe.

September 30, 2024 17:59

• Shootout with law enforcers was first in Ingushetia in six months

  The shootout, in which law enforcers killed a suspected militant, was preceded by a special operation conducted in Karabulak in March, in which six members of the Islamic State (IS)* were killed.

September 29, 2024 23:08

• Explosion in Novy Khushet is 15th incident at fuelling stations in Dagestan in 10 years

  The explosion at the fuelling station near the village of Novy Khushet was preceded by at least 14 incidents with explosions or fires at fuelling stations in Dagestan since 2014, in which at least 54 people perished, the "Caucasian Knot" has calculated.

September 29, 2024 22:54

• After collecting signatures against construction on embankment, activist Antonova warned by police

  The police have issued a warning about the inadmissibility of violations to Yana Antonova, an activist, who was collecting signatures from Krasnodar residents to the petition against the development of Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment.