Kendelen: A historic fight

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Residents of the village of Kendelen, September 19, 2018. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot

Political analysts link Yuri Kokov's resignation with Kendelen conflict

Residents of the village of Kendelen, September 19, 2018. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot

Over 150,000 roubles raised for the victims of clashes near Kendelen

Participant of the equestrian procession in Kendelen, September 18, 2018. Photo: North Caucasus Service (RFE/RL)

Organizer of equestrian march criticize authorities for conflict in Kendelen

The Adyg Day. Nalchik. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"

Conflict in Kendelen affects celebration of Adyg Day in KBR

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January 01, 2019 20:23

  • Year results in Northern Caucasus: mass protests and arrests of officials

    In the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the past year is remembered by several crises, including expansion of the territory of Chechnya by Ramzan Kadyrov despite mass protests in Ingushetia, interethnic conflict which led to the resignation of the Kabardino-Balkarian leader, and a number of top-ranking officials fell under arrest and investigations in Dagestan.

November 01, 2018 18:55

  • Complaint of fines after clashes in Kabardino-Balkaria reaches SC

    On October 31, the Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria began to consider a complaint filed by a student of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU), who challenged the fines imposed on him after he had appeared on the place of the September riots. The student claims that he did not take part in the protest action.

October 16, 2018 11:30

  • Publisher Kotlyarov reports threats after publishing a book about Kanzhali battle

    Viktor Kotlyarov, an author and publisher of the book "The Battle of Kanzhali: A Look Through the Centuries", has filed a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office about the threats got through the Internet. He also sent a letter to Kabardino-Balkarian leader Kazbek Kokov, in which he called the Kanzhali battle a "litmus test" for the situation with interethnic relations in the republic.

October 02, 2018 22:44

  • After Kendelen conflict, historian Kotlyarov issues a book about Kanjali Battle

    In Nalchik, the book "Kanjali Battle: View Through Centuries" has been released, telling about the clash of Circassians with the troops of the Crimean Khan Kaplan-Giray on the Malka River. According to the author, Victor Kotlyarov, the Kanjali Battle has a direct bearing on the present, in particular, on the unrests in the village of Kendelen.

September 29, 2018 20:14

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September 27, 2018 08:05

  • Political analysts link Yuri Kokov's resignation with Kendelen conflict

    The events in Kendelen have shown the Kremlin that Yuri Kokov is unable to maintain stability in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), Andrei Serenko believes. Dmitry Oreshkin, an independent political analyst, is sure that Moscow officials, while combating the opposition, which manifested itself during the incident in Kendelen, are safeguarding themselves.

September 26, 2018 01:17

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September 24, 2018 22:47

  • A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria disappears after clashes, his relatives report

    Since the morning on September 19, relatives of Rashid Pugoev from Prokhladny cannot contact him, reports a local group in Instagram. Users of the social network have expressed the opinion that the disappearance of the young man may be related to the conflict between Kabardian and Balkar people in the village of Kendelen.

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