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The terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia has claimed responsibility for the attack on a checkpoint of the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) in Malgobek, during which a policeman was wounded.

The police have explained the actions of the people who attacked Igor Kalyapin in Moscow in December 2014 by their desire to protect the leader of Chechnya. This was reported by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, when it published a resolution on refuse to institute a criminal investigation into the attack.

According to the results of a joint survey carried out by the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (known as VTsIOM) and the "Medialogy" Company, the level of the people's trust and respect to Ramzan Kadyrov has increased in comparison with the past year.

On May 12, 1997, twenty years ago, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Aslan Maskhadov, President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, signed the "Treaty on Peace and Principles of Relations" between Russia and Chechnya, which consolidated the results of the First Chechen War.

In Moscow, after drawing up the protocols on violation of the rules of holding a public action, staff members of the "Tverskoy" OVD (Interior Division) released five activists who tried to pass to the General Prosecutor's Office signed demands to investigate the cases of harassment of gays in Chechnya.

On May 10, in Grozny, the mobile exhibition "The Wall of Sorrow" was opened, dedicated to the memorial to victims of the political repressions. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was attended by Mikhail Fedotov, Chairman of the Human Rights Council under the Russian President. At the meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov, Mikhail Fedotov has raised the issue of harassment of

Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has announced that the London authorities are looking for opportunities to provide support to the LGBT community in Chechnya, "The Independent" reports.

The decision to rename Kotrov Street in Makhachkala into Akhmat Kadyrov Street is based on political reasons, including a desire of Dagestani authorities to please the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, who is able to solve serious problems in the Kremlin, believes Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" weekly.

Today, Chechnya marks the Peoples' Remembrance and Sorrow Day, established by the leadership of the republic in 2011. However, not all local residents are ready to perceive May 10 as the day of mourning, believing that the leadership has replaced the nationwide mourning for the victims of Stalin's deportation for the mourning for the first president of Chechnya Akhmat Kadyrov.

On May 9, all the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) held festivities in honour of the Victory Day.

The central part of the Chechen capital has been completely blocked for traffic, and that fact resulted in a collapse on the roads, report local residents. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has explained the enhancement of security measures in Grozny by the festivities dedicated to the Victory Day.