Interethnic relations

January 10, 2020 10:41

• Analysts warn against inciting disputes among Vainakhs after destruction of Ingush towers

  The scandal around the towers destroyed by vandals has triggered violent Internet discussions among residents of Chechnya and Ingushetia, whose relations had been strained after changing their mutual borders, an expert on the Caucasus has noted.

November 03, 2019 11:40

• Picket demanding to free Ingush activists held in Germany

  On Saturday, November 2, the German city of Hamburg hosted a picket, held by members of the local Ingush Diaspora. They spoke about the tragic historical events in Russia related to Ingushes, as well as about the activists arrested in Ingushetia.

November 02, 2019 11:14

• Rights defenders warn of danger to mythologize Ossetian-Ingush conflict

  The consequences of the conflict have not yet been eliminated; it is simply "frozen"; and such tragedies give rise to myths on both sides, human rights defenders believe.

October 31, 2019 23:58

• Analysts detect Chechen style in public apologies to Azerbaijanis

  Activists of the movement "Vo Blago Obschego Naroda" (For the Good of the Common People, also known as V.B.O.N.), who force Russian residents to apologize publicly for their insulting remarks against Azerbaijanis, have taken the practice from the Chechen authorities, and there are no such trends in Azerbaijan, human rights defenders and journalists note.

October 30, 2019 23:58

• In Nazran, rally in memory of victims of Ossetian-Ingush conflict held without speeches of local residents

  In Nazran, participants of a mourning rally expressed their dissatisfaction with the fact that victims of the 1992 Ossetian-Ingush conflict had not been given any chance to deliver their speeches at the rally. The authorities hold the rally formally, but this is not a reason to ignore the event, human rights defender Tamerlan Akiev believes.

October 30, 2019 21:46

• US House of Representatives recognizes Armenian Genocide

  The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

October 30, 2019 18:32

• Video of apologies to Azerbaijanis caught attention of Russian police

  Law enforcers started to check for extremism the movement "Vo Blago Obschego Naroda" (For the Good of the Common People, also known as V.B.O.N.) after video records had been posted on the Internet in which people were beaten and forced to apologize for their negative statements addressed to Azerbaijanis.

September 24, 2019 14:27

• Incident at "Chermen" checkpoint provokes criticism of checkpoints in Northern Caucasus

  A bus driver from Ingushetia was fined and released after a conflict with law enforcers at the "Chermen" checkpoint, the Ingush Ministry for National Affairs reported. Checkpoints at the border between the republics of Northern Caucasus complicate international relations, believes human rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov.

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.

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