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October 18, 2018 08:19

• Chechnya: residents criticize Kadyrov's threats to Ingush activists

  Ramzan Kadyrov has expressed threats to the organizers of the rally in Magas, inviting them to hold a rally in the territory they treat as illegally transferred to Chechnya. His harsh statements against Ingush activists may cause another round of tension, observers in Chechnya have noted.

October 18, 2018 08:14

• Omega Group owner blames Georgian authorities for 2000 unemployed

  Over 1800 employees of the Omega Group and 200 more of the "Iberia" TV Company lost their jobs due to authorities' revenge for publicizing corruption information. This was stated by Nato Chkheidze, the founder of the above TV Company and a Georgian MP.

October 17, 2018 23:32

• Putin's call to Evkurov does not clarify Kremlin's attitude to events in Ingushetia

  Vladimir Putin entrusted Yunus-Bek Evkurov to solve the problem with protests in Magas, believes political analyst Azhdar Kurtov. His colleague Akhmet Yarlykapov believes the events in Magas illustrate the confusion of the authorities.

October 17, 2018 23:30

• Lawyers mention conditions for cancellation of agreement signed by Evkurov and Kadyrov

  A referendum on the issue concerning the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia is possible, and based on its results the agreement signed by the republics' leader can be challenged in the constitutional courts, experts report.

October 17, 2018 23:23

• Protesters leave square in Magas

  In Magas, participants of the rally will distribute to the needy the food products brought for the protesters, activists report. On October 31, with the start of the new rally, protesters will pay tribute to the memory of the people who fell victim to the Ossetian-Ingush conflict, reports rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov.

October 17, 2018 21:38

• Ramzan Kadyrov issues instructions to arrange border with Ingushetia

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has issued instructions to build roads on the border with Ingushetia. He has noted that the agreement on the Chechen-Ingush border has entered into force and that any attempts to "drive a wedge" between the Ingush and the Chechen people are useless.

October 17, 2018 19:33

• In Magas, organizing committee invite protesters to take a break

  Organizers of a rally against the change in the border between Ingushetia and Chechnya offered protestors to interrupt the action to prepare the World Congress of the Ingush people.

October 17, 2018 14:40

• Ramzan Kadyrov dismisses chief of Chechen "Rosreestr"

  Ibragim Djandarov, the chief for the Chechen Department of the "Rosreestr" (Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography), was dismissed in connection with irregularities in the Department's activities, reported the administration of the leader and the government of Chechnya.

October 17, 2018 14:38

• UFC President agrees with Khabib Nurmagomedov on further fights

  Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov will continue to fight at the UFC, while the issue concerning the prolongation of the Zubair Tukhugov's contract has not been yet resolved, reports UFC President Dana White.

October 17, 2018 14:35

• Authorities of Ingushetia sanction protest action in Magas

  Today, the government of Ingushetia has sanctioned holding of a rally organized by opponents of the border agreement with Chechnya for the period from October 31 to November 2.

October 17, 2018 11:32

• Internet users argue about fairness of sentence to former Makhachkala Mayor Musa Musaev

  Users of social networks expressed different opinions concerning the sentence to the former Mayor of Makhachkala, sentenced to four years of imprisonment in the case on abuse of authority. Some people considered the court's decision to be too lenient in view of the crimes imputed to Musa Musaev, while others called it too severe and recalled his good activities as the head of the city.

October 17, 2018 11:27

• Oyub Titiev expresses his concern over disappearance of his traumatic pistol

  Defence witnesses spoke at the trial in the case against Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny. According to the defendant, many people want to give testimonies, which are important for complaints in higher courts. Oyub Titiev does not doubt the court will pronounce a verdict of guilty.

October 17, 2018 09:30

• Ramzan Kadyrov demands to exclude thousands from housing waiting list

  Most of those who are in the housing queue in Grozny, have no right to be there, said the head of Chechnya. On Tuesday, they began checking all the temporary accommodation centres (TACs) for those in need of housing, the Grozny Mayoralty has reported. Local residents assert that authorities are unable to solve the problem for many years.

October 17, 2018 08:38

• Ossetians mark poet Khetagurov's 159th birthday with horse races and reading poetry

  In honour of the 159th birthday of Kosta Khetagurov, the Ossetian village of Georgia held a concert and horse races, while North and South Ossetia held a poetic marathon and an exhibition of paintings timed to this day.

October 17, 2018 08:33

• Ingush authorities refuse to extend their permit for rally in Magas

  The protesters in Magas are disappointed with officials' attitude to the agreement on the Ingush-Chechen border. Activists are discussing the format of further actions, while the authorities would not extend the rally permit.

October 17, 2018 08:30

• Sentence to KBR resident puts Russians' return from Syria at risk

  The verdict to Islam Gugov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), surprised rights defenders with its severity. The interests of special services are put above the public interest to return Russians from the ranks of Syrian militants and adapt them, rights defenders have stated.

October 16, 2018 23:34

• Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigns

  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced his resignation. He has expressed his confidence that the factions would not interfere with his plans to dissolve the parliament.

October 16, 2018 23:32

• ECtHR awards compensation to relatives of a kidnapped Ingush resident

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russia to pay 63,000 euros in the case on torture and kidnapping of Ingush resident Makhsud Makhloev.

October 16, 2018 23:27

• In Magas, protesters refuse to meet Ingush leader

  The Ingush delegation left negotiations with Alexander Matovnikov in Pyatigorsk and did not make an appointment with the leader of Ingushetia, reported rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov. Officials recommended the protesters to challenge the border agreement at the court, the participants of the meeting reported.

October 16, 2018 20:31

• A prosecutor tries to commit suicide because of scandal with "Georgian Dream" Party

  Mirza Subeliani, a former top-ranking official of the Chief Prosecutor's Office for Georgia, arrested in the case on the murder of two teenagers in Tbilisi, tried to commit suicide after audio records of his conversation with a Georgian MP about compromising evidence against the "Georgian Dream" Party had been made public.