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September 03, 2020 11:40

• Rights defenders treat Aguev's call to find jobs for offenders as incorrect

  Rustam Aguev, the boss of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division), did a good thing, when offered to find jobs for the Chechens scolded for drinking alcohol, but he did it incorrectly, human rights defenders believe.

September 03, 2020 11:20

• Muslim woman from Adygea treats her criminal case as prosecution for faith

  Under pressure of law enforcers from Adygea, Larisa Minosyants, a newly converted Muslim, has signed a testimony, which formed the basis of a criminal case on justifying terrorism.

September 03, 2020 08:35

• Analysts see Chechen authorities's force show in Delimkhanov's instructions

  The form and the tone of Adam Delimkhanov's address to the Chechens returned from Moscow show the desire of Chechen authorities to control republic's natives under Kremlin's order, Ruslan Kutaev, an activist, believes. The demonstration of force is ingrained in the manner of expression among Chechen officials, Mr Kutaev has noted.

September 03, 2020 08:21

• Appointment of Aishat Kadyrova comes into conflict with her business

  The post of the First Deputy Minister of Culture of Chechnya is only the start of the official career of Aishat Kadyrova, a daughter of Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the republic, experts believe. The combination of a post in the Ministry of Culture with the management of the "Firdaus" Fashion House may provide grounds for Kadyrova's dismissal, Alexander Karavaev, a lawyer, has noted.

September 02, 2020 22:21

• Dagestani human rights defender Uma Askerkhanova claims being under pressure

  Uma Askerkhanova, the deputy chair of the Public Oversight Commission of Dagestan, appealed to the police after unidentified persons tried to break into her apartment. The activist recognized a law enforcer in one of the attackers and associated the pressure with her activities.

September 02, 2020 21:51

• Tofig Yagublu reports to court about his hunger strike

  Tofig Yagublu, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) and the "Musavat" Party, claimed the biased nature of the trial in his criminal case on disorderly conduct. The politician declared going on a hunger strike.

September 02, 2020 21:25

• In Troitskoye, woman claims no information about her husband detained after CTO

  Leyla Gagieva appealed to human rights defenders with a request to help reveal the whereabouts of her husband. On August 23, the man was detained after a special operation conducted in the Ingush village of Troitskoye. Since then, the woman is not aware of where her husband is being kept and what charges are being brought against him, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.

September 02, 2020 18:02

• North-Ossetian resident apologizes for beating a woman after threats in Chechen social media

  Dzambolat Kalaev, a resident of North Ossetia, posted on the Internet a video appeal with apologies for hitting a train car attendant. Instagram users believe that the native of Chechnya had suffered. They did not accept the man's apologies and called for physical violence against Dzambolat Kalaev.

September 02, 2020 17:44

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling attacks on four villages

  The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 30 times over 24 hours, including from large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.

September 02, 2020 14:12

• Appointment of Kadyrov's daughter to Ministry of Culture sparks irony among Instagram users

  Aishat Kadyrova has been appointed the first deputy of Chechen minister of culture only because of her kinship with the head of the republic, Instagram users have suggested.

September 02, 2020 13:59

• Hunger-striker Emin Sagiev placed in colony's medical unit

  Emin Sagiev, recognized as a political prisoner, who has been on a hunger strike in the Azerbaijani colony since August 18, has been transferred to the colony's medical-sanitary unit. There, he was visited by employees of the Ombudsperson's office, who provided him with legal advice.

September 02, 2020 11:23

• Half of South-Ossetian MPs announce boycott

  Seventeen out of 34 South-Ossetian parliamentarians have suspended their work pending resignation of Uruzmag Djagaev, the Public Prosecutor General, to whom the parliament announced a vote of distrust after the death of Inal Djambiev, detained by law enforcers. Djagaev refused to follow the MPs' demand.

September 02, 2020 11:08

• Chechnya: Kadyrov's daughter appointed Deputy Minister of Culture

  The head of Chechnya has signed a decree appointing his daughter Aishat Kadyrova to the post of the first deputy minister of culture; Ramzan Kadyrov himself has announced this.

September 02, 2020 10:56

• "Novaya Gazeta": Fatima Dzgoeva, Beslan victim, needs help

  Fatima Dzgoeva, who received grave traumas during the Beslan school seizure, needs expensive treatment and rehabilitation abroad. Her relatives are unable to raise the necessary funds; while the federal budget fails to pay for the rehabilitation of Beslan terror act victims, the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper writes.

September 02, 2020 08:36

• Circassian activists ask Adygea head to stand up for Kochesoko

  The criminal prosecution of Martin Kochesoko has to do with his social and political activities and is of an ordered nature, public figures of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) said in their appeal to Murat Kumpilov, the head of the Republic of Adygea.

September 02, 2020 08:18

• Renown anti-fascist dies after fighting with natives of Chechnya

  Alexei Sutuga, an anarchist activist, has died in Moscow after being hospitalized with grave traumas. According to the police, he was beaten up by four natives of Chechnya.

September 01, 2020 22:21

• In Beslan, people gather for memory watch despite quarantine

  In Beslan, more than 1000 people took part in the mourning events in the first hours after they began. The number of participants in the traditional memory watch was not limited, despite the threat of the coronavirus infection.

September 01, 2020 22:06

• Chechen resident suspected of involvement in IS*

  A native of Urus-Martan left for Syria, where he joined the ranks of a banned terrorist organization and took part in combat actions, investigators claim.

September 01, 2020 18:48

• Kuban coordinator of "Golos" complains about threats from law enforcers

  David Kankiya claimed that law enforcers stopped him in the street and demanded to give them his mobile phone, while threatening with an arrest. Today, the activist has associated the law enforcers' actions with the training of observers at the election of the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory launched by the movement "Golos" (Vote).

September 01, 2020 18:35

• In North and South Ossetia, Day of Knowledge postponed to honour victims of Beslan tragedy

  In North Ossetia, schools will organize solemn morning gatherings on September 4, after a three-day watch in memory of people who fell victim to the terror act in Beslan, the Ministry of Education and Science of North Ossetia reports. In South Ossetia, the new school year will begin on September 5, the republic's authorities announce.