Ingushetia: attacker on policemen identified

December 21, 2024 23:48

• Families of convicts and defendants in airport riot case have to address Kadyrov because of Melikov’s position

  The authorities of Dagestan did not respond to requests from relatives of the people convicted and accused in the case on riots at an airport in Makhachkala, so they had to appeal to the leader of Chechnya for help. Analysts believe that Ramzan Kadyrov refused the meeting due to his unwillingness to conflict with Sergey Melikov and to be known as the defender of the pogrom participants.

December 21, 2024 23:18

• Activists report man's release from labour slavery in Baksan

  In the city of Baksan, volunteers of the "Alternativa" Movement have managed to free a man from labour slavery, who had been held by a gypsy family for about four months. Labour slavery is not typical for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR); only individual cases are reported, analysts believe.

December 21, 2024 21:10

• Observers assess waves in protest activity in Georgia

  The intensity of protests in Georgia is influenced by both the decisions of the authorities and the onset of cold weather and the approach of the New Year holidays. Given that protesters have been holding daily protest actions for 21 days already, another surge in activity can be expected on the day of the inauguration of the new president of Georgia.

December 21, 2024 17:47

• Chechen Ombudsperson asks for state protection for Murdiev's relatives

  Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson, has petitioned the court for state protection for the family of Roman Murdiev, because they are receiving many threats.

December 21, 2024 17:30

• Man accused of killing Dagestani Sultanov, 19, asks to be sent to SMO zone

  The murder case of Magomed-Ali Sultanov, the 19-year-old resident of Kayakent, has been suspended, since the only accused person signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and asked to be sent to the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine.