Kabardino-Balkaria

December 13, 2019 21:38

• Publishers of Circassian calendars dedicate charity event to a family of repatriates

  Activists from Kabardino-Balkaria plan to raise money from the sale of Circassian calendars for 2020 to draw up documents for a large family of repatriates from Syria. People who bought the calendars liked a photograph of the Circassian elders, made by Stavropol photographer Andrei Smolnikov, the activists note.

December 02, 2019 13:19

• KBR and Dagestan head the anti-rating of regions with lowest salaries

  Among the regions of Southern Russia, the largest number of workers with wages and salaries above 100,000 roubles per month live and work in the Astrakhan and Rostov Regions, and in the Krasnodar Territory. Dagestan and the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) are the outsiders – here, less than one percent of workers receive such salaries.

December 02, 2019 11:19

• "Beanpole" by Kantemir Balagov put on the list of 50 best films of the year

  The film "Beanpole" by film director Kantemir Balagov from the KBR (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic) took the 21st place in the list of 50 best films, according to the British Film Institute (BFI).

November 30, 2019 17:13

• Author of travel book compares Northern Caucasus with Western Europe

  Stories about travels in Northern Caucasus have become an important part of the book "People on the Map. Russia: From Edge to Extremity" by a Moscow journalist, Vladimir Sevrinovsky. The Caucasus seems monolithic only from outside, but the difference among the Caucasian republics is no smaller than among the countries of Western Europe, the author has noted.

November 28, 2019 11:19

• Court stops cases against supporters of Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko

  The Cherkessk City Court has found no offense in actions of activists detained in June 2019 after posting a photo with leaflets in support of Martin Kochesoko.

November 19, 2019 08:36

• KBR resident who complained of torture sentenced to six years in prison

  The Chegem District Court has sentenced Rustam Kuchmenov, a resident of the village of Shalushka, who stated that he was tortured after detention. His defence has promised to challenge the verdict. A lawyer of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) has also criticized the verdict.

November 12, 2019 08:48

• Muftis indicate critical divorce rate in Northern Caucasus

  More than half of families in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) are dissolved; and up to 50% of marriages in Northern Caucasus end in divorces, the Muftis noted at a conference in Nalchik. Islamic clergymen have associated the problem with irresponsible attitude to marriage, non-observance of Islamic precepts, and domestic violence.

November 01, 2019 09:42

• Audience finds film "Not Guilty" important for reassessing attitude toward Caucasians

  The screening of the film by Andzor Emkuzh, a director from Kabardino-Balkaria, excited the audience. The film "Not Guilty" destroys the negative stereotypes about the Caucasus, fellow countrymen of the film director believe. Anzor Emkuzh spoke about the threats he got before the film was released on the screen.

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