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August 15, 2022 23:04

• Aishat Kadyrova’s fashion house faces second lawsuit within a year

  Until August 29, the Aishat Kadyrova’s fashion house “Firdaws” is to provide explanations to the Moscow Arbitration Court on a claim filed by the Joint-Stock Company (JSC) “Condé Nast” publishing house, which demanded to return a debt and pay a penalty.

August 15, 2022 21:58

• Death toll in Yerevan explosion rises to seven

  In Yerevan, rescuers removed the body of the seventh victim from the ruins of the “Surmalu” shopping centre. The number of missing people has risen to 17.

August 15, 2022 19:36

• Baku police refuse to institute a case on beating of journalist Aslanov in a penal colony

  When explaining the refusal to institute a criminal case, the police said that a warder and prisoners of an Azerbaijani penal colony did not confirm the information that journalist Polad Aslanov was beaten by a cellmate.

August 15, 2022 19:19

• Video of a tourist’s apology to Dagestani residents provokes a discussion on social media

  A tourist who tried to find a deserted place to spend time with a woman in the mountains of Dagestan posted a video with an apology to residents of the republic. Guests of Dagestan should respect local customs, some users of the “VKontakte” media outlet point out. Their opponents considered unacceptable the behaviour of local residents who rudely scolded the couple.

August 15, 2022 19:02

• Ingush resident suspected of discrediting Russian Armed Forces after a comment on social media

  The police and the FSB suspected a resident of Ingushetia of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of his comment on a social media outlet, posted four days before the start of the special military operation.

August 15, 2022 13:32

• Defence treats charges against Circassian activist Naptugov of extremism as unjustified

  Aslan Naptugov, a resident of Cherkessk, and 10 other natives of the Karachay-Cherkessian Repuvlic (KChR) were accused of extremism because of their social activities, an advocate has suggested.

August 15, 2022 13:14

• Despite authorities' warning, Akhavno villager burns his house down

  Despite the warnings pronounced by Nagorno-Karabakh authorities not to burn or damage their houses prior to abandoning them, a resident of the village of Akhavno has burned down his house, filmed the process and posted it in social networks.

August 15, 2022 11:29

• North-Ossetian residents outraged by tourists' photos from "City of the Dead"

  After tourists have posted in social networks their photos with the remains of those buried in the Dargavs Necropolis, residents of North Ossetia have again demanded from authorities to close the "City of the Dead" for visiting.

August 15, 2022 11:08

• Georgian political analysts support visas for Russians

  The uncontrolled inflow of Russian citizens is a threat to Georgia's security and economy, since it is not known what goals they pursue when coming into the country, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

August 15, 2022 10:55

• Raids of Chechen law enforcers in Dagestan frighten tourists

  Chechen law enforcers are conducting raids in Dagestan and take away boys and girls who are treated as violators of Vainakh rules of decency, residents of Chechnya, who came to Dagestan on vacation, have complained.

August 15, 2022 10:35

• Eyewitnesses tell details of explosion in Yerevan shopping centre

  According to the updated information, six people perished in the explosion, the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has reported today. Other 16 people are missing; the number of victims has exceeded 60.

August 14, 2022 10:51

• Twenty-two cases opened against Volgograd resident for discrediting the army

  On August 10, 22 administrative cases arrived in the Voroshilov District Court under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces in relation to Vitaly Gotra; in another case the article on which the protocol was drawn up was not indicated, as follows from the information on the court's website. The date of the session has not yet been set.

August 14, 2022 10:35

• After victory at Dagestani SC, Eduard Ataev left in custody

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has declared illegal the extension of the arrest of Eduard Ataev, the former coordinator of Navalny's office* in Makhachkala, but he was left in custody. The court has received a criminal case against the activist; and the article on drug dealing was added to the charge of possessing explosives.

August 14, 2022 01:39

• Speaker of Chechen Parliament included into presidium of presidential council for self-government

  Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, who is actively involved in training volunteers to be sent to Ukraine, has become the only representative of the regions of Southern Russia in the presidium of the presidential council for the development of local self-government.

August 13, 2022 17:17

• Administration of Dagestanskie Ogni announces lieutenant's death in Ukraine

  Lieutenant Aslan Agaragimov has perished in Ukraine; the Order of Courage was handed over to his family, the administration of the city of Dagestanskie Ogni has informed. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 195 natives of Dagestan have been officially confirmed.

August 13, 2022 17:01

• Appeal of Dagestani village Imam to tourists sparks discussion in social network

  Tourists have come to rest and have the right to dress as they please, some social network users have noted in their comments to the appeal of the Imam of the village of Gunib to the guests of Dagestan urging them to wear closed clothes and observe the moral and ethical standards adopted in Dagestan. In their turn, other users have objected asserting that local Muslims and authorities should be more active in demanding from tourists to comply with the dress code.

August 13, 2022 16:42

• Defence claims absence of proofs in Djafar Mirzoev's case

  The charges against Djafar Mirzoev, an activist, detained in Azerbaijan within a drug case after his return from Germany on readmission, is based only on the words of the policemen who had detained him, Nemat Kerimli, an advocate, asserts.

August 13, 2022 16:24

• Four residents of Ingushetia charged with terrorism

  The case of residents of Ingushetia, two of whom are accused of plotting terror acts in Sunzha, and two of aiding terrorists, has been brought to court.

August 13, 2022 12:43

• UNM urges to restrict Russians' stay in Georgia

  The stay of Russian tourists in Georgia should be cut down to one month and oblige them to confirm while crossing the border that they recognize the territorial integrity of Georgia, Levan Khabeishvili, one of the leaders of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, has stated.

August 13, 2022 12:18

• Wheelchair invalid fined in Kuban for protest against dump

  The court has imposed a fine of a thousand roubles on Yuri Trubachov, a Category I disabled person, who for several hours blocked the road to the landfill in the Poltavskaya rural settlement with a demand to close the dump.