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September 06, 2017 00:11

• Law enforcers: student in Khasavyurt killed by Valid Motsaev

  At a meeting with relatives of a student killed in Khasavyurt, officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan have stated the student was shot and killed by Valid Motsaev, the leader of the Khasavyurt militant grouping.

September 05, 2017 21:37

• Cherkessk hosts rally in support of Myanmar Muslims

  In the city of Cherkessk, the capital of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), more than a thousand people took part in a rally in support of the Myanmar Muslims, which was organized by the KChR’s Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) and national public organizations.

September 05, 2017 19:58

• Eyewitnesses of Akhobekov's detention demand to punish Gelendzhik policemen

  Angela Maksidova and Inara Bedoeva, who eyewitnessed the detention of Salim Akhobekov, who was punished for dancing lezginka in the city of Gelendzhik, have addressed their complaints to rights defenders; the latter, in their turn, have asked the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to conduct a check.

September 05, 2017 19:42

• Media report conflict with shooting among Dagestanis in Moscow

  In Moscow, four persons were injured as a result of shooting from a traumatic pistol. This was reported by the police. The conflict involved 15 people, and all of them were natives of Dagestan, reports a source from the law enforcement agencies.

September 05, 2017 18:44

• NAC: Valid Motsaev killed in CTO in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, Valid Motsaev, a leader of a militant grouping, was killed in the course of the special operation carried out in the Khasavyurt District. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC). In 2016, the law enforcement agencies promised to pay three million roubles for the information about Valid Motsaev, the leader of the Khasavyurt militants.

September 05, 2017 18:29

• Two persons killed in CTO in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, a leader of a militant grouping and a civilian were killed in the Khasavyurt District, and a policeman was wounded. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).

September 05, 2017 15:51

• Case of wounding children in North Ossetia is under ICRF

  The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) is clearing out the circumstances of two children, who got wounded after they found a grenade launcher and other weapons in a North-Ossetian village, the Committee reports.

September 05, 2017 15:49

• OCCRP: Azerbaijan used "black cash" for lobbying in Europe

  In 2012-2014, Azerbaijani ruling elite used to bribe, through fictitious companies, politicians who lobbied Azerbaijan's interests in the European Union (EU). This is stated in the report of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).

September 05, 2017 15:23

• A Chechen female refugee given out to her father after detention in Minsk

  On September 4, Luiza Dudurkaeva, a 21-year-old native of the Argun city, who had been granted the refugee status in Norway, was detained in Minsk. She was given out to her father, who took her to some unknown destination. Meanwhile, Luiza Dudurkaeva left Chechnya after threats.

September 05, 2017 13:01

• Putin allows Kadyrov not to agree with Kremlin's position

  There is no Fronde on the part of the head of Chechnya in connection with his words about the events in Myanmar, since every person has the right to have his own opinion, the Russian President has stated.

September 05, 2017 11:56

• Putin reacts to Kadyrov's statement on events in Myanmar

  The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, thanked Russian President for his condemnation of persecution of Muslims in Myanmar. This is not the first Kadyrov’s initiative supported by Vladimir Putin: upon Kadyrov’s submission, a law was adopted, banning to regard texts of sacred books as extremist.

September 05, 2017 11:10

• Policeman and student killed in shooting in Khasavyurt

  A passerby opened fire on a police car in the city of Khasavyurt, killing a police sergeant and a young man in the car, the “Chernovik” (Draft) weekly reports.

September 05, 2017 11:00

• Residents of Chechnya complain about forcing to participate in mass rally

  At the rally organized in Grozny in support of the Myanmar Muslims, policemen did not allow people to leave the rally, eyewitnesses assert, telling about the cases when women-participants of the rally needed doctors’ help.

September 05, 2017 09:25

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of sniper shooting

  During the past 24 hours, Armenian militaries violated the ceasefire regime for 107 times by using sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.

September 04, 2017 23:47

• At Beslan commemoration rally, KChR residents call on not to admit another tragedy

  Local residents, clergymen, teachers and local officials gathered to commemorate the victims of the Beslan terror act. More than 500 people came to a rally held in the village of Kosta Khetagurov in the Karachay District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR).

September 04, 2017 22:50

• Social network users treat rally in Grozny in support of Myanmar Muslims as useless

  The today’s mass rally in support of Moslems held in Grozny was useless and belated, as the authorities of Myanmar, Russia and China will not take into account the Chechnya residents’ appeals. Users of social networks write about it ironically commenting on the over million-strong rally.

September 04, 2017 18:11

• Gas supply to blocked KBR’s villages restored

  Gas workers have reported the restoration of gas supply to the area of Mount Elbrus. Residents of the blocked villages of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) report that they have received foodstuffs.

September 04, 2017 16:50

• MIA: 78% of Chechen population attend rally in Grozny

  Today, 1.1 million people have come to a rally in central Grozny to support Muslims of Myanmar. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya. According to the "Rosstat" (Federal State Statistics Service), in total, the population of the republic reaches about 1.4 million residents.

September 04, 2017 15:14

• Grozny rally in support of Myanmar Muslims ends with appeal to President Putin

  An appeal to the President of Russia adopted at a rally in Grozny contains a call for intervention in the situation in Myanmar. The authorities reported about a million of people who took part in the rally, and Grozny residents complained about traffic jams in the city.

September 04, 2017 13:28

• Residents of Chechnya come to a rally in support of Myanmar Muslims

  At a rally in Grozny, Ramzan Kadyrov has condemned the global community's inaction in connection with the persecution of Muslims in Myanmar.