Russia

September 21, 2018 21:45

• Residents of Chechnya and Ingushetia doubt special operation held on the border

  Movsar Aleroev, a Chechen from the Ingush village of Psedakh, who was among the three alleged militants, killed on the Chechen-Ingush border, was not known for his ties with the underground. The unconvincing law enforcers' version gives rise to speculation about the falsification of the special operation, residents of the two republics have suggested.

September 21, 2018 10:48

• Historians assert that land dispute caused conflict in Kendelen

  The Kabardians vs. Balkars conflict around the anniversary of the Kanjali Battle was caused by the problem of mountain pastures, scientists have stated. Balkars took the Kabardians' decision to mark the anniversary of the battle back in 2008 as a claim to their lands.

September 21, 2018 10:45

• HRC "Memorial": closed trial is beneficial for Titiev's case falsifiers

  The explanation that the closed court sessions will ensure the safety of the law enforcers, interrogated as witnesses, fails to stand up to criticism, since almost all the witnesses gave their testimonies at open sessions, the International Society "Memorial" has stated.

September 20, 2018 23:34

• Economists recognize Kadyrov to be winner in dispute over oil company

  The transfer of the "Chechenneftekhimprom" Company to Chechen authorities was dictated by political interests, economists said, adding that for the "Rosneft", the company was not the main asset in Chechnya.

September 20, 2018 08:45

• ECtHR asks Russian authorities questions about bombing of Chechen village

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will consider the fourth complaint related to the bombing of the Chechen village of Katyr-Yurt in 2000. Until January 18, 2019, the Russian government should answer questions about the inquiry into events in Katyr-Yurt, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has stated.

September 19, 2018 21:59

• Suspects of kidnapping singer Avraam Russo detained

  Vladimir Gusakov, detained on suspicion of kidnapping the singer Avraam Russo, had worked as a driver for another suspect, Telman Ismailov, a former owner of the Cherkizovo marketplace in Moscow, a source said.

September 19, 2018 19:06

• Sentenced Imam Makhmud Velitov feels better

  Makhmud Velitov, Imam of the Moscow "Yardyam" mosque, sentenced in the case on the justification of terrorism, is discharged from the hospital and transferred to a penal colony with conditions for inmates with low mobility. This has been reported by the Department for the Astrakhan Region of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN).

September 18, 2018 23:19

• Political analysts: large-scale military exercises in Southern Russia to demonstrate strength

  Exercises involving military units of the Southern Military District demonstrate the Russia's strength in the region, including to the authorities of Georgia, where the NATO exercises had been held earlier. That opinion was voiced by political analysts and journalists.

September 18, 2018 18:53

• Two residents of Chechnya publicly apologize for mass fight at wedding party

  In Shali, a conflict between participants of a wedding party cortege provoked a mass fight. The men apologized on the air of the TV Channel. Some local residents found the practice of public apology in Chechnya inadmissible.

September 18, 2018 13:39

• Volgograd: workers of "Krasny Oktiabr" Factory complain about salary delays

  Workers of the Volgograd "Krasny Oktiabr" (Red October) Factory are afraid of losing their jobs due to the bankruptcy of the enterprise. They face salary delays.

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