Russia

September 28, 2016 21:33

• Russian Council of Muftis criticizes Grozny fatwa

  The final document of the Islamic Conference, held in Grozny, should be revised, says the resolution of the Council of Muftis of Russia.

September 27, 2016 10:56

• Petition in support of Zhalaudi Geriev collects more than 20,000 signatures

  A petition demanding a fair trial in the case against Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, sentenced to three years of imprisonment in a penal colony, has collected more than 20,000 signatures.

September 27, 2016 05:44

• In Rostov Region, policeman suspected of beating local resident to obtain his confession

  Investigators suspect a policeman of abuse of power with use of violence. The investigators believe that the suspect has beaten a resident of the farm yard Boguny of the Chertkovo District and unreasonably used a stunning device against him.

September 24, 2016 20:42

• Gazzaev treats Mutko's football development programme as populist one

  At the election of the president of the Russian Football Union (RFU), the Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko presented an unfinished and non-specific development programme of Russian football, Valery Gazzaev, his rival and a State Duma MP from North Ossetia, has stated.

September 23, 2016 21:26

• HRC "Memorial" recognizes Rostov student Maxim Smyshlyaev as political prisoner

  Maxim Smyshlyaev, a resident of Rostov, is accused of aiding and abetting Ukrainian citizen Arthur Panov, who was plotting a terror act, without any evidence of the investigation. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

September 23, 2016 17:57

• Volchenko finds meeting of Kuban farmers with HRC members useless

  At the meeting of farmers with members of the Human Rights Council (HRC), officials of the Krasnodar Territory tried to escape dialogue and present farmers' problems as insignificant, said Alexei Volchenko, the leader of the farmers.

September 23, 2016 14:02

• Homes of leaders of "EcoWatch" searches under slander case

  Investigators suspect Andrei Rudomakha and Dmitri Shevchenko, activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), of slandering Alexander Remezkov, the former vice-governor of Kuban (Krasnodar Territory). A criminal case has been opened against them.

September 23, 2016 12:56

• Two regions of Southern Russia named among leaders by election frauds

  Complaints about alleged violations during the elections were sent to the Central Election Commission (CEC) from 58 regions of Russia. As stated by the Ella Pamfilova, the Chair of the CEC, the Rostov Region and the Stavropol Territory are in the lead by the number of complaints.

September 23, 2016 04:28

• Experts treat inclusion of Ramazan Abdulatipov in list of "Edinaya Rossiya" Party as manipulation of voters

  When he was nominated to the State Duma from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party and later gave up a mandate, Ramazan Abdulatipov had the goal to ensure votes for Gadjimet Safaraliev, who was not enough familiar for voters.

September 23, 2016 03:31

• MCC denies complaint against arrest of student Murad Ragimov

  Now, the student's defence will seek annulment of his arrest at the Presidium of the Moscow City Court (MCC), said the advocate Murad Kakhrimanov.

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