North Ossetia-Alania

September 15, 2024 23:40

• "Beslan Mothers" comment on Milashina's investigation into school storming

  On the 20th anniversary of the terror act in Beslan, at a meeting with Alexander Bastrykin, the chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the "Beslan Mothers" organization raised the issue of the use of tanks during the school storming, Aneta Gadieva, a co-chair of the organization's committee, has stated.

September 13, 2024 23:56

• At background of journalistic investigation, "Beslan Mothers" tell about meeting with ICRF head

  Alexander Bastrykin, the Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), has met relatives of the victims of the terror act in Beslan. There are many blank spots in the case, the participants of the meeting have asserted. The meeting took place amid the inquiry into the circumstances under which the school building with hostages was stormed, conducted by journalist Elena Milashina.

September 12, 2024 19:30

• Historians treat draft to review rehabilitation decisions as part of propaganda

  The draft order by Igor Krasnov, the Russian Public Prosecutor General, to review rehabilitation decisions has no novelties, since rehabilitation of war criminals is prohibited by law. However, once adopted, it may result in cancelling some rehabilitation decisions, which may be used in propaganda, the historians interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

September 10, 2024 20:41

• On September 2-8, one person killed and another wounded in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from September 2 to September 8, 2024, one militant was killed and one law enforcer was wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot”, based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

September 05, 2024 21:45

• Visitors to Beslan School find it necessary to preserve terror act memory

  It is hard to visit Beslan and reminisce about what happened 20 years ago, but it is a must in order to preserve the memory of the victims and support their relatives, visitors to Beslan School No. 1 have stated.

September 04, 2024 16:37

• Former hostages dispute about terrorism prevention centre opened in Beslan

  The opening of a terrorism prevention centre at the Beslan School has sparked a mixed reaction among the victims. The school territory should have been preserved, says Emma Tagaeva. In his turn, Misikov believes that the centre is necessary in order to preserve the memory of the terror act.

September 02, 2024 23:56

• Analysts associate Shoigu’s words about strengthening Sharia with criticism of republics’ leaders in NCFD

  The statements voiced by the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu about radicals’ attempts to displace secular laws in Northern Caucasus with Sharia norms are a signal to the leaders and officials of the regions, analysts note.

September 02, 2024 23:28

• Journalists remind authorities about absence of inquiry results into Beslan terror act

  After 20 years, the authorities have still failed to give a specific answer to how terrorists managed to organize the school capture in Beslan in 2004, where more than three hundred people perished, journalists have stated.

September 02, 2024 20:36

• Mourning events held in Beslan on the 20th anniversary of school capture

  Mourning events were held in North Ossetia to mark the 20th anniversary of school capture in Beslan. There, at School No. 1, the mourning ceremony began with the ringing of the school bell; its participants commemorated the victims of the terror act.

September 01, 2024 23:58

• Online conference discusses kidnapping practices in Northern Caucasus

  The practices of kidnapping and enforced disappearances in the regions of Northern Caucasus, primarily in Chechnya, are a legacy of two Chechen campaigns. This issue is very acute due to authorities' repressions, but the fight against these practices must be continued. This was stated by the participants of the online conference of human rights defenders, organized by the "Memory Project" team jointly with the "Vyorstka" (Layout)* outlet.

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