HRC "Memorial" declares three Sochi women to be political prisoners (+video)

October 16, 2024 21:40

• France expresses its protest against sentence of Laurent Vinatier*

  In Moscow, a court has sentenced French researcher Laurent Vinatier* to three years of imprisonment, finding him guilty in a case on collecting military information. The authorities of France have called the sentence unfounded and demanded to release the scientist. Earlier, Laurent Vinatier* had been engaged in research in Northern Caucasus, including in Chechnya.

October 16, 2024 20:27

• Dagestani journalists dispute about nature of campaign in support of Kerimov

  The campaign in support of Suleiman Kerimov in Dagestan has become a grassroots initiative out of gratitude to the senator for his charitable projects, some Dagestani journalists have suggested. Their opponent has objected that the campaign is demonstrative in nature and could have been a result of the use of administrative resources.

October 16, 2024 16:35

• Ingush political figures comment on situation in the republic after Kadyrov's threats

  Askhab Goigov, a member of the Council of Teips (Family Clans) of Ingushetia, and the first president of the republic, Ruslan Aushev, have urged their fellow countrymen not to succumb to emotions and not to react to provocations after the shootout at the office of the Wildberries Company.

October 16, 2024 12:10

• During week of October 7-13, 2024, three people perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  Three people perished on October 7-13, 2024, in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus – a policeman and two civilians. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

October 15, 2024 23:04

• Ingush prosecutors report being ordered to shave off their beards

  The administration of the Ingush prosecutor’s office instructed employees to shave off their beards under threat of dismissal, and the overwhelming majority of them complied with the order, employees of the Ingush prosecutor’s office reported.