Dagestan

June 06, 2025 18:53

• Social media users point to high cost of sacrificial animals on Eid al-Adha

  Social media users treat the prices of sacrificial animals on the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayram) holiday as too high; and not everyone agrees with the call of the Chechen Mufti not to sell animals’ skins. The charitable funds of the republics of Northern Caucasus have reported on the free distribution of animal meat and food packages.

June 03, 2025 18:35

• Analysts assess prospects for switching to new self-government model for regions of Southern Russia

  The switch to a single-level model of self-government is unfit for the republics of Northern Caucasus, as it breaks the established political alignments. However, even in the event of a transition to a new model, the negative effect for the republics of Southern Russia will be less than for other regions.

May 31, 2025 18:11

• Activists comment on Melikov’s statement about “Gunib” sanatorium

  Taking into account his statement about the “Gunib” sanatorium, Sergey Melikov, the leader of Dagestan, has not touched on the topic of the urban development in Gunib, which has been going on for more than one year. The accusations of activists from the “Gorod Nash” (The City is Ours) movement in disseminating enemy information are groundless.

May 30, 2025 14:05

• Defence treats the terrorism case against two residents of Dagestan as falsified

  Abas Saidov and Zamur Tagirov, natives of Dagestan, have been sentenced to 19 years in jail within the case of creating a terrorist grouping. The witnesses, on whose testimonies the charges were based, stated that they had given their testimonies under pressure. The defence has appealed against the verdict.

May 29, 2025 13:56

• Funeral of journalist Alik Abdulgamidov takes place in Dagestan

  About a thousand people attended the funeral of Dagestani journalist Alik Abdulgamidov. That has been told a “Caucasian Knot” correspondent by eyewitnesses who attended the funeral ceremony.

May 29, 2025 13:51

• Activists demand to stop construction in Verkhniy Gunib

  In their appeal, activists claim that capital structures are being erected in violation of laws and regulations on the territory of a specially protected natural park in Verkhniy Gunib.

May 28, 2025 20:09

• Rights defenders and activists treat problem of marriages with drug addicts in Northern Caucasus as systemic

  Northern Caucasus has a widespread practice, when, in order to preserve the family’s honour, parents of drug-addicted sons marry them off without warning the brides about the problem.

May 27, 2025 19:55

• Four residents of Southern Russia detained as members of Basaev's gang

  Detentions of suspects in the attack of Basaev’s and Khattab's militants on Russian militaries in 1999 and 2000 were conducted in Dagestan, Ingushetia, Astrakhan Region and Stavropol Territory. The suspects – Radjab Khasaev, Arsen Koldasov, Batyr Arsanov and Rasul Takhtamirov – have been arrested.

May 27, 2025 19:44

• Ulker Gashimova convoyed to colony thousands kilometres from Derbent

  Ulker Gashimova, a native of the city of Derbent, declared as political prisoner by human rights defenders, has been sent to a colony near Kostroma to serve her term awarded within the case of calls for terrorism and extremism.

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