Russia

August 03, 2021 19:07

• “Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” requests President Putin to restore dialogue with Tbilisi

  Activists of the opposition “Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” Party have addressed an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which they asked him for assistance in settling the Georgian-Russian relations, the “Georgia Online” reports today with reference to Irma Inashvili, the leader of the “Alliance of Patriots of Georgia” Party.

August 02, 2021 13:51

• Three Dagestani residents detained on suspicion of blood feud motivated murder

  Three residents of Dagestan have been detained on suspicion of organizing a kidnapping and killing a citizen of Tajikistan; a resident of the Moscow Region has been detained with them. According to investigators, blood feud was the motive for committing the crime.

August 02, 2021 11:11

• Zhirinovsky reacts to protest note of Azerbaijani MFA

  In response to the protest note put forward by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), which treated Vladimir Zhirinovsky's statements about Ilham Aliev as offensive, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) has reminded officials about the freedom of speech, called the Azerbaijani President a wise leader and admitted that his party was against the deployment of Russian troops in Southern Caucasus.

July 31, 2021 23:58

• Nina Tseretilova, resident of Dagestan, complains about court's inaction after her children were stolen

  Court marshals arrived at the house of Magomed Tseretilov in Buynaksk to enforce the court decision on the transfer of children to their mother, but the procedure was disrupted because of marshals' inaction, Nina Tseretilova has complained. In his turn, Shamil Khadulaev, Magomed Tseretilov's advocate, insists that the children themselves refused to leave with their mother.

July 31, 2021 10:44

• "Alternativa" explains sustainability of slavery labour in the Caucasus

  The people, who are freed from labour slavery, are not accustomed to defend their rights; they are afraid of revenge; therefore it allows their recruiters and exploiters to remain unpunished, the "Alternativa" movement has pointed out after the liberation of two residents of Southern Russia. In Northern Caucasus, slavery was the norm until the beginning of the twentieth century, Olga Shafranova, an ethnographer, has noted.

July 31, 2021 09:10

• Relatives of Ossetian blogger Djikaeva alarmed by her transfer to a psychiatric hospital

  Malika Djikaeva, a blogger from North Ossetia, was transferred from a penal colony to a psychiatric hospital without warning. This was reported by a mother of the blogger sentenced for drug trafficking. Malika Djikaeva is afraid of being forced to self-incrimination under the influence of drugs.

July 30, 2021 14:01

• Military experts exclude Russia's interference in Armenian-Azerbaijani border conflict

  The priorities of Russian foreign policy are outside Southern Caucasus, therefore, Moscow will ignore Yerevan's call to place Russian military posts on the Azerbaijani border, experts have noted. Neither party is interested in the war, political analysts believe.

July 30, 2021 11:58

• Memo with dress code for tourists sparks disputes in Dagestan

  When visiting Dagestan, female tourists should not wear tight jeans or short skirts, while men are advised not to wear shorts, the authors of the memo for tourists coming to the republic have noted. Some Internet users found these recommendations reasonable; their opponents have pointed out that residents of Dagestan themselves often fail to follow this dress code.

July 29, 2021 23:25

• Sokurov’s school becomes a key to success of young directors from Kabardino-Balkaria

  According to film industry activists, Kabardino-Balkaria owes the appearance of several well-known film directors to Alexander Sokurov, who created a school, selected students, and revealed their talent. Alexander Sokurov’s students have to choose topics with an eye to the trends of world festivals.

July 29, 2021 22:58

• Pashinyan urges Russia to intervene in conflict on Azerbaijani border

  In connection with the escalation of the border conflict, Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has called on Russia to place its military strong points on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

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