Kabardino-Balkaria

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 05, 2025 15:59

• Relatives report about torture of Muslims arrested in Kabardino-Balkaria

  At least several men arrested in May during a series of searches in Nalchik and Nartan have complained to their advocates about torture. Relatives of the defendants are seeking a meeting with the leader of Kabardino-Balkaria.

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.

June 03, 2025 18:21

• Relatives of Muslims detained in KBR claim planted evidence

  During searching Muslims’ homes, law enforcers planted SIM cards; the cases of taking part in a terrorist organization were fabricated, the Muslims’ relatives have stated in their complaint addressed to human rights defenders. In total, 48 people were detained during the law enforcers' operation conducted in the city of Nalchik and the village of Nartan, human rights defenders have reported.

June 02, 2025 14:00

• Participant of march in Nalchik sees no sense in filing appeal against his arrest

  Kazbek Mamikov, a participant in the march in Nalchik held to mark the end of the Caucasian War, who served his administrative arrest, has decided not to appeal against the court’s decision, while two other participants in the march have succeeded in their appeals to reduce their arrest terms. There were no arrests in Maikop, but two activists had to write explanatory notes.

May 26, 2025 18:50

• Activist reports detentions of commemorators in Maykop

  Asker Sokht, an Adyg activist, has reported in his Facebook* page that in Maykop (the capital of Adygea), on the 161st anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War, the participants in an unofficial memorial event were detained.

May 24, 2025 18:27

• Eight people persecuted after marching in Nalchik

  During the march in Nalchik organized to mark the anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War, at least eight persons were detained. At least two of them were arrested under the administrative article on participation in an unsanctioned action and obstructing traffic.

May 24, 2025 18:22

• Bellucci appears in Balagov’s film about Circassians

  Italian actress Monica Bellucci starred in the “Butterfly Jam” film directed by Kantemir Balagov from Kabardino-Balkaria. The film reports about the life of the Circassian community in the United States.

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