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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.

August 11, 2017 14:46

• Authorities of Chechnya report about reunification of 786 divorced couples

  Under instruction of Ramzan Kadyrov, in all municipalities of Chechnya, special commissions work to convince divorced spouses to restore families. Local residents doubt durability of marriages concluded at request of the authorities.

August 11, 2017 13:31

• Armenian tourist injured in Hurghada discharged from resuscitation ward

  Physicians estimate the condition of a 46-year-old Armenian woman injured during the armed attack on a hotel in Hurghada as severe but stable.

August 11, 2017 11:50

• "Krasnodar" football player apologizes to Rodolfo for insult

  On August 10, during a football match in Grozny, a clash occurred between Pavel Mamaev, a player from the "Krasnodar" FC, and Rodolfo, a player from the "Akhmat" FC. The conflict provoked a clash during the break and was exhausted after Pavel Mamaev apologized to Rodolfo.

August 11, 2017 10:41

• Yunus-Bek Evkurov supports introduction of censorship for films like "Matilda"

  The appearance of the sensational film "Matilda" directed by Alexei Uchitel makes the authorities think about the need for censorship. This opinion has been expressed by Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov. He has admitted that he has not watched the film and his negative opinion about it is based on his assistants' report.

August 11, 2017 10:15

• Chechen mothers appeal for help in search for their disappeared sons

  Ten women from Chechnya have prepared a collective appeal to rights defenders in Europe with a request to help in search for their sons. The appeal lists the names of young people who allegedly fell victim to extrajudicial execution.

August 11, 2017 02:15

• Yerevan: opposition offers to cancel Soviet-era streets names

  In autumn, members of the opposition "Elk" and "Apricot Country" factions will propose the Yerevan Council of Elders to rename streets and schools of the city to get rid of the names from the Soviet era. City Mayor Taron Margaryan is willing to discuss the proposals.

August 11, 2017 00:02

• Resident of Georgia released after detention on Abkhaz border

  A man detained on the Georgian-Abkhaz border on August 9 has returned home. This was reported by the Georgian State Security Service (SSS).

August 10, 2017 21:30

• Policemen punished for inaction at attack on Navalny’s Krasnodar office

  Krasnodar policemen are brought to disciplinary responsibility after the attack on the oppositionist’s office, says the response of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

August 10, 2017 21:18

• RT: Dagestani relatives identify four children from Baghdad shelter

  The supposed relatives of children from Dagestan, who had been taken to Iraq, got in touch after watching a video from a shelter in Baghdad. The head of Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, has set up a commission to search for and return children, the “Russia Today” (RT) reports.

August 10, 2017 19:33

• Kadyrov pours criticism on MoC for decision to screen "Matilda"

  The Russian Ministry of Culture (MoC) has financed a "spiritless" film that "will not find its spectator" either in Chechnya, or in other regions, Ramzan Kadyrov said. Vladimir Aristarkhov, First Deputy Minister of Culture regrets that "respected people" have criticized “Matilda” in absentia.

August 10, 2017 17:46

• The only Ingush releaser refuses to screen "Matilda"

  The "Friendship" Movie Theatre in the city of Nazran will not order the film "Matilda", as it may offend believers’ feelings, the spokesman of the local film distributor has explained.

August 10, 2017 17:04

• KBR villagers complain about absence of drinking water

  The worn-out water supply system in the village of Verkhniy Kurkuzhin causes permanent water cutoffs. Villagers complain that they have to bring water from remote springs and wells, while, according to the administration of the Baksan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the construction of a new water pipeline will be launched in September.

August 10, 2017 16:58

• Karachay-Cherkessian resident sentenced in absentia for joining Syrian militants

  The Adyge-Khabl District Court has sentenced Khairdin Shebzukhov in absentia to 3 years and 6 months of imprisonment.

August 10, 2017 16:29

• Abkhazia starts restoring houses destroyed by explosions

  In the village of Primorskoe, builders started repairing houses, destroyed by explosions at an ammunition depot. Local residents requested the authorities to speed up a search for unexploded shells near their houses.

August 10, 2017 13:42

• Ingush elders report reconciliation of blood feudists

  In the first half of 2017, village elders, acting jointly with the reconciliation commission of Ingushetia, managed to settle seven family conflicts based on the blood feud. This was announced by Mikail Aushev, the responsible secretary of the above commission that acts under the head of the republic.

August 10, 2017 12:19

• Iraqi authorities refuse to give out children from Dagestan to Chechnya

  The Iraqi authorities have agreed to transfer children of Dagestani residents who joined terrorists only to delegates of the republic. This was reported by a member of the Chechen Diaspora in Jordan.

August 10, 2017 06:12

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, people's enterprise complains about raiders' seizure of harvest

  In the Urvan District of Kabardino-Balkaria, unidentified people seized a plum tree garden owned by Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "People's Enterprise 'Morzokh'". This was claimed by local residents.

August 10, 2017 05:01

• US Department of State calls President Putin's visit to Abkhazia "unacceptable"

  The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Abkhazia violates the principles of the Geneva discussions on Transcaucasia. This was declared by Heather Nauert, Spokesperson for the US Department of State.

August 10, 2017 03:02

• Georgia: about 100 autobahn builders go on strike

  Employees of the “Sinohydro” Company, engaged in building one of the sections of the high-speed transit highway "East-West" in Georgia, announced a strike with a demand to raise wages and improve working conditions. The company lawyer has promised that all the strikers’ demands, except for salary increase, will be satisfied.