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August 13, 2017 11:23

• Policeman killed in shelling in Ingushetia

  An armed attack on Akroman Tambiev, a policeman from Malgobek, was committed on a motor road in the Nazran District of Ingushetia. He died from the received wounds.

August 13, 2017 09:47

• Nalchik musician claims being forced to leave his house

  Kabardian musician Zuber Euaz, the art director of the BZABZA Adyg-Abkhazian music and dance theatre, treats as unfounded the demand from the Nalchik Mayor's Office to leave a house in the city centre and to move to a one-room apartment on the city outskirts. Circassian activists supported the musician.

August 13, 2017 07:51

• Zviad Gamsakhurdiya's family members demand to be recognized as his successors

  Family members of Zviad Gamsakhurdiya, the first Georgian President, have appealed to the General Prosecutor's Office with a request to declare members of his family his legal successors. This was reported by advocate Amiran Giguashvili.

August 13, 2017 07:33

• PFPA treats arrest of party activist in Sumgait as unjustified

  The Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) considers the arrest of Ruslan Gara, a party activist from the city of Sumgait, to be politically motivated and intends to file a complaint. Ismail Islamoglu, the Chairman of the Democratic Youth Organization of Azerbaijan, has also reported hi summoning to the police.

August 13, 2017 02:29

• Multinational NATO’s exercises "Noble Partner-2017" over in Georgia

  The military exercises of NATO’s member-countries and partners “Noble Partner” with the participation of over 2800 militaries from eight countries – Georgia, United States, Great Britain, Germany, Turkey, Slovenia, Armenia and Ukraine – are over in Georgia.

August 12, 2017 17:16

• Dagestani children's Ombudsperson receives 213 appeals about children removal to Syria and Iraq

  These appeals concern about 240 children who were taken from Dagestan to Iraq and Syria; however, there may be about a thousand children in these countries, Marina Yezhova, the Dagestani children’s Ombudsperson, has stated.

August 12, 2017 14:59

• Ten houses to be demolished after explosions in Abkhazia

  Builders are repairing the houses damaged by the explosions; the restoration of destroyed houses will begin in the near future, said Anzor Sakaniya, the head of the village of Primorskoe. According to the Ministry of Public Health of Abkhazia, all the victims of the explosions have been discharged from the republic's hospitals.

August 12, 2017 13:26

• Krasnodar journalist complains about receiving threats

  Today, Andrei Koshik, a Krasnodar freelance journalist, has got phone calls and SMS-messages with threats of violence and insults. He associates the threats with his publications about a conflict between Kuban farmers and a Rostov concern.

August 12, 2017 10:20

• Chief of Ramzan Kadyrov's secretariat replaced

  Alambek Yasaev, an assistant to the Chechen leader, has been appointed the chief of the Ramzan Kadyrov's secretariat. He has also headed the operational headquarters for combating drug addiction set up on August 11.

August 12, 2017 08:47

• Georgian citizen released after detention on Abkhazian border

  Tengiz Mikava, detained at the border with Abkhazia on August 10, returned to the village of Tkaia. This was reported by the Georgian State Security Service (SSS).

August 12, 2017 06:33

• Jurors find seven Ingush residents guilty of attacking law enforcers

  In Rostov-on-Don, at the trial, the jury has pronounced a verdict of guilty in the case on involvement of seven Ingush residents in an illegal armed formation (IAF). This is the second trial in the case. Earlier, the Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia has recognized five members of the grouping as innocent, and two others guilty in part.

August 12, 2017 06:10

• Dagestani resident accused of aiding militant Shamil Bilalov refuses to plead guilty

  The Khasavyurt District Court has started the consideration of the criminal case against Akhmed Aduev, a resident of Dagestan, accused of aiding and abetting militants. Investigators did not provide evidence of the Akhmed Aduev's guilt, stated his advocate Sapiyat Magomedova.

August 12, 2017 03:02

• RWB condemns authorities' pressure on Azerbaijani agency "Turan"

  The international organization "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) has demanded from the Azerbaijani authorities to stop the prosecution of the agency "Turan", against which a criminal case on tax evasion has been instituted.

August 12, 2017 02:03

• Defence of Panov and Smyshlyaev treats verdict as too severe

  The advocates of Arthur Panov, a citizen of Ukraine, and Maxim Smyshlyaev, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, convicted for preparing a terror act in Rostov-on-Don, have announced their intent to appeal against the verdict because of its severity. Later, Panov may be extradited to Ukraine, the Consulate General of Ukraine has noted.

August 12, 2017 01:04

• Dagestan warns relatives of children in Baghdad orphanage from taking own actions

  Relatives of children from Dagestan, taken by their parents to Iraq to the territories controlled by militants, should not make attempts to take them by themselves, but they should appeal for help to the Russian authorities. This was stated by the authorities of Dagestan.

August 11, 2017 23:36

• Court refuses to let Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova leave the country

  Journalist Khadija Ismayilova could not get permission to attend the ceremony of awarding the Allard International Prize. Khadija Ismayilova treats the decision pronounced by the court on August 10 as violation of her right to freedom of movement.

August 11, 2017 23:04

• MIA reports detention of 15 mosque-goers in Makhachkala

  After the Friday prayer, law enforcers detained believers of a Salafi mosque in General Omarov Street in Makhachkala. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said that all 15 detainees had already been released.

August 11, 2017 17:28

• Rostov residents pay tribute to memory of people killed in Zmiyovskaya Balka

  In Rostov-on-Don, about 450 people took part in the action "March of the Living" on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the largest execution of civilians in the Soviet Union territory occupied by fascists.

August 11, 2017 16:05

• Power engineers demand from Makhachkala residents to cover debt over 850,000 roubles

  Electricity supply is periodically cut off in the area of the dacha community of Krivaya Balka near Makhachkala, and thus water supply stops. The power sales company announces a large debt, the trial for recovery of which has been started today.

August 11, 2017 15:53

• Georgia condemns installation of fences on border with Abkhazia

  According to the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), an installation of fences along the border with Abkhazia impedes the peace process and helps isolate the population. The MFA for Georgia has urged Russia to "stop aggressive steps against Georgia.