Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in November 2017 under the data of the Caucasian Knot

October 14, 2019 22:37

• Series of pickets in support of journalist Gadjiev launched in Makhachkala

  Activists went out to the buildings of law enforcement bodies, the Makhachkala Mayoralty and the Government of Dagestan demanding the release Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" weekly, who was arrested within the case of financing terrorism.

October 14, 2019 22:35

• Silence about Kadyrov's health fuels interest in plot version

  Today, Ramzan Kadyrov, after a pause during which the information about a plot in his entourage was discussed, has appeared at an official meeting. The authorities' silence is heating up conspiracy theories, experts on the Caucasus have pointed out.

October 14, 2019 21:58

• Historians stage equestrian ride in honour of Shamil amid disputes with Kadyrov

  A horseback ride across Dagestan, organized by historians, is a reconstruction of Imam Shamil's way, not related to the resonant words of Ramzan Kadyrov about Shamil, scientists have pointed out. The tradition of equestrian rides is not peculiar for Dagestanis, the historians have emphasized.

October 14, 2019 19:52

• Law enforcers drive human rights defenders out of POCs in Southern Russia

  Former law enforcers or officials of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) occupy places in public oversight commissions that monitor the human rights situation in places of detention. When POCs were formed in Adygea, Dagestan, Chechnya, the Krasnodar Territory, and the Rostov Region, proposals for candidates of the Human Rights Council (HRC) were only partially taken into account.

October 14, 2019 19:47

• Nagorno-Karabakh organizes first carpet exhibition

  The "Tigranakert" historical and cultural reserve hosted the first "Games of Dragons" carpet exhibition in Nagorno-Karabakh. The exhibition presented 130 carpets made by local craftsmen using traditional Armenian technologies.