Interethnic relations

September 06, 2019 15:11

• Investigators report their version of conflict on bridge between Chechens and Dagestanis

  In Dagestan, a criminal case has been instituted on the use of violence against a policeman during a conflict at the "Gerzelsky Bridge" checkpoint near the border with Chechnya. The incident did not affect the relationship between the two peoples, the Chechens from the border regions with Dagestan believe.

September 02, 2019 16:55

• Ingush authorities call on people not to comment on PC game about war in Caucasus

  A PC game about battles between Ossetian and Ingush troops can lead to a new round of ethnic hatred, believes Akhmet Yarlykapov, a researcher engaged in oriental studies.

August 31, 2019 23:21

• Social network users criticize Dagestani after his apology for inviting Kadyrov to duel

  Instagram users have condemned the act of Gadjimurad Isabekov, a resident of Makhachkala, who had first invited Ramzan Kadyrov to a duel and then apologized to him.

August 30, 2019 20:40

• Ramzan Kadyrov expands list of recipients of his threats

  On August 29, Ramzan Kadyrov threatened to "bring to responsibility under the law" not only his opponents on social networks, but also those who disseminated their criticism of the Chechen authorities. Meanwhile, the leader of the republic called on people not to respond to messages posted on social networks.

August 30, 2019 16:58

• POC chair visits persons arrested after shootout in Krasnodar

  Two natives of Chechnya and a native of Ingushetia, detained after a mass fight with shooting in Krasnodar, do not complain about the conditions of detention in SIZO (pre-trial prison), reports the chair of the Public Observation Commission (POC) for the Krasnodar Territory. Members of the POC could not visit other two detainees.

August 30, 2019 12:12

• Social network users condemn another fighter for Ramzan Kadyrov's honour

  An elderly resident of Chechnya publicly volunteered to accept the challenge instead of Ramzan Kadyrov, whom a resident of Makhachkala called for a duel. Users of social network criticized another fighter for the honour of the leader of Chechnya.

August 30, 2019 09:47

• Georgian authorities reject accusations of violating demarcation line with South Ossetia

  The new Georgian police post is located near the village of Chorchana; and the Georgian jurisdiction covers this territory, the State Security Service (SSS) of Georgia has declared. The South Ossetia's statement is a tactical move in response to claims caused by the bordering, Mamuka Areshidze, a political analyst, believes.

August 30, 2019 09:42

• Father of detained Chechen tells details of conflict in Krasnodar

  Khalid Khamidov, a native of Chechnya, has confessed to his participation in the mass brawl in Krasnodar, as he, along with other compatriots, tried to prevent a conflict, the detainee's father has stated.

August 29, 2019 20:52

• Chechen activists relate border conflict to tension with residents of Dagestan

  An incident between natives of Dagestan and Chechnya at the "Gerzelsky Bridge" checkpoint is related to the tension between the two republics amid disputes over the border and a discussion about the role of Imam Shamil provoked by Ramzan Kadyrov, believe Ruslan Kutaev, the chairman of the "Assembly of the Peoples of the Caucasus", and Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov.

August 28, 2019 12:44

• Analysts see farce in challenges to duel disputes provoked by Ramzan Kadyrov

  Challenges to duel disputes provoked by Ramzan Kadyrov, do not meet the traditions: no duels ever took place among Vainakh people and residents of Dagestan in past centuries, note historians. Ramzan Kadyrov provoked people with his statements on historical issues, believe human rights defenders.

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