Politics

November 20, 2024 21:11

• Ex-MP from Dagestan Gadjiev* named as author of version about assassination attempt on Kadyrov

  Two men have recorded a video message in which they named Magomed Gadjiev*, a former Russian State Duma MP from Dagestan, as the author of the version about the assassination attempt on the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

November 12, 2024 22:47

• Kadyrov responds to reports of “Chechen trace” in assassination attempt in Uzbekistan

  Ramzan Kadyrov called the version of the presence of a “Chechen trace” in an attack on a car of a former public sector employee in Uzbekistan a “fake news.”

November 04, 2024 23:47

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 28-November 3, 2024

  Explosion in Cherkessk, drone attacks, Gadjiev’s case, parliamentary elections in Georgia, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 28-November 3, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

October 30, 2024 23:40

• Ingush residents pay tribute to memory of those who fell victim to conflict in Prigorodny District

  Hundreds of people gathered at the memorial complex to the victims of repression to honour the memory of the victims of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict which occurred in the autumn of 1992.

October 28, 2024 23:58

• Attack on law enforcers in Chechnya casts doubt on Kadyrov’s statements about elimination of underground

  The killing of a fighter of the “Rosgvardiya” (National Guard of Russia) in Chechnya may indicate the activation of the armed underground, but it is unlikely to affect the reputation of Ramzan Kadyrov, who declared that militants had been eliminated.

October 22, 2024 23:05

• ECtHR finds Russian law on foreign agents as violating ECHR

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found the complaints lodged by 107 individuals and organizations, including the "International Memorial"* and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*, to be justified, concluding that inclusion of them into the register of foreign agents has violated their right to the freedom of expression and the freedom of association.

October 18, 2024 22:16

• Human rights defenders explain consequences for Marshenkulova* of being included in list of terrorists and extremists

  Zalina Marshenkulova* was involved in human rights activities in Moscow, and therefore she is little known in Kabardino-Balkaria. The inclusion of Zalina Marshenkulova* in the list of terrorists and extremists have significantly limited her rights, including with respect to banking operations and real estate transactions, human rights defenders explained.

October 18, 2024 17:55

• Dagestani analysts assess Melikov’s words in support of Kerimov

  When speaking out in support of Suleiman Kerimov after the threats voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov, Sergey Melikov, the leader of Dagestan, has reduced the degree of the conflict, journalists believe. At the same time, Dagestani public figure Bulach Chankalaev reported criticism from officials because of his statement about the need to reconcile Suleiman Kerimov and Ramzan Kadyrov.

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 15, 2024 11:51

• Muftiates distance off Kadyrov-Kerimov conflict

  The Muftiate of Dagestan has stated that authorities should resolve the conflict between Ramzan Kadyrov and Suleiman Kerimov, while the society should not be drawn into it. The Muftiate of Chechnya did not publicly respond to the conflict.

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