Russia

April 19, 2021 23:54

• Islamic experts discuss ban on cryptocurrencies imposed by Ingush Council of Alims

  The Ingush Council of Alims (Islam experts) has banned the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies by Muslims due to the lack of legislative guarantees for owners, explains Magomed Khashtyrov, the Deputy Mufti of Ingushetia.

April 19, 2021 16:00

• Children of North-Caucasian natives returned from Syria

  44 children have been brought from the Middle East to Russia; after examination they will be handed over to their relatives in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria and Stavropol Territory, the children's ombudsperson has informed.

April 18, 2021 11:34

• Georgian political analysts dispute about link of OSCE's statement on Russia with Biden's sanctions

  Twelve OSCE countries have demanded from Russia to fulfil the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which has found Russia involved in human rights violations committed in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. However, despite its interest in fulfilling the ECtHR's decision on the 2008 war, Georgia, will refrain from imposing sanctions against Russia, Georgian political analysts believe.

April 18, 2021 11:12

• Shoigu reproaches UN for non-helping in demining Karabakh

  Russia called on the United Nations to take part in demining the territories involved in the Karabakh conflict, but received no response, Sergey Shoigu, the Russian Defence Minister, has stated.

April 17, 2021 19:21

• Analysts point to the decrease of OSCE Minsk Group's role in solving Karabakh problems

  Azerbaijan has put an end to Karabakh conflict without any involvement of the OSCE Minsk Group; and an attempt to resume its work in Nagorno-Karabakh is caused by the West-Russia rivalry, after the latter has deployed its peacemakers in the region, the Azeri analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.

April 17, 2021 08:22

• Rights defenders urge to render medical care to Crimean activist kept at Rostov SIZO

  Oleg Prikhodko, a pro-Ukrainian activist, recognized as a political prisoner, is kept at the Rostov-on-Don SIZO (pre-trial prison) and needs urgent medical care, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* has reported.

April 16, 2021 14:52

• Tulip Festival in Kalmykia attracts tourists amid pandemic

  An influx of tourists is expected to the Tulip Festival scheduled in the Tselinny District of Kalmykia; all the tickets for the cruise train from Moscow have been sold out; and hotel rooms have been booked, the organizers report. Tourist professionals have noted that because of the pandemic, Kalmykia has favourable conditions for the development of domestic tourism.

April 16, 2021 08:12

• Supporters of Armenian POWs detained in Moscow

  At the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), policemen have detained six protesters, who demanded the release of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) from Azerbaijan.

April 15, 2021 19:09

• Human rights defenders urge to involve UN in investigation into executions in Chechnya

  The Russian authorities avoid examining the evidence of extrajudicial killings in Chechnya, states the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*. The human rights defenders requested the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to oblige Russia to involve international institutions in the investigation and to send a UN working group on enforced disappearances to Northern Caucasus.

April 14, 2021 19:01

• Social media users criticize Kadyrov’s words about Navalny and Koran

  Internet users expressed their doubts that the leader of Chechnya was authorised to speak on behalf of all Muslims when he stated that Alexei Navalny had no right to read the Koran.

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