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September 05, 2022 11:59

• Life-sentenced native of Chechnya awarded compensation for judicial red tape

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has partially satisfied the lawsuit lodged by Mansur Razhaev, convicted to life-long imprisonment within a case of links with militants. The man demanded compensation from Russian authorities for violating the right to a trial within a reasonable time.

September 04, 2022 13:29

• Kadyrov's words about retirement continue trend of his possible resignation

  Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that he had overstayed in his post of the head of the region, and is ready to step down. Kadyrov has no intent to leave; and with such statements he is trying to put pressure on the federal authorities, the author of the blog on the "Caucasian Knot" has suggested.

September 04, 2022 12:45

• Melikov urges residents of Dagestan to be more tolerant to tourists

  Harsh remarks and rudeness exhibited by Muslims towards tourists are setting them against Islam, Sergey Melikov, the head of Dagestan, has stated, calling on residents of the republic to be more tolerant and gently instruct those who violate the local norms of behaviour.

September 04, 2022 12:23

• "Voice of Beslan" opposes construction of museum in territory of School No. 1

  Until the inquiry into the Beslan terror act is completed, the construction of a museum in this territory could destroy the evidence, Emma Tagaeva, an activist of the "Voice of Beslan", asserts.

September 03, 2022 17:08

• Kadyrov reports formation of motorized rifle regiment for sending to Ukraine

  A motorized rifle regiment named after Akhmat Kadyrov has been formed in Chechnya; its servicemen are ready to leave for Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the republic, has stated today.

September 03, 2022 16:23

• Residents of Dagestan outraged by long electricity outage

  Salman Dadaev, the head of Makhachkala, has stated that the accident at the "Compass" power substation, which left the northern part of the city without electricity, was "very complicated," the works were underway all night. In their comments to this post, Telegram users have demanded to specify the time for the power supply resumption.

September 03, 2022 16:03

• Elista resident fined for discrediting militaries

  In Kalmykia, the Elista City Court has fined Sergey Petkiev by 30,000 roubles on charges of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

September 03, 2022 13:22

• Kuban governor doubts outcomes of All-Russian census

  According to the official results of the All-Russian census, the population of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) is over 5.8 million. However, according to Veniamin Kondratiev, the governor, judging by the number of schoolchildren, there are more residents in the Territory.

September 03, 2022 12:46

• Local ethnographers criticize attempts to return Stalin's image to Volgograd

  The Volgograd initiatives to restore the image of Joseph Stalin serve to promote a certain policy, but fail to find mass support in the society, the local ethnographers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

September 03, 2022 12:29

• "Rosgvardiya" announced death of native of Chechnya in Ukraine

  Junior Sergeant Khamzat Ilyasov has perished in Ukraine; a memorial plaque has been installed at the school in the village of Avtury, where he studied, the North-Caucasian Branch of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) has reported. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 23 natives of Chechnya have been officially confirmed.

September 03, 2022 08:42

• Beslan hostages report rehabilitation problems

  Larisa Kudzieva, who received multiple wounds during the terror act, because of a delay in payment failed to get to Germany for surgery. The terror act victims and their relatives also need psychological help, Fatima Kusova, a former hostage, is sure.

September 03, 2022 08:30

• New case opened against inmates from Dagestan beaten up in colony

  In Kalmykia, investigators have opened a criminal case on incitement to riots against Dagestani prisoners Magomed Atimagomedov and Daud Kuramagomedov, their advocates have informed.

September 02, 2022 22:50

• “Communists of Russia” and “Party of the Cause” treat their withdrawal from elections in North Ossetia as biased

  The “Communists of Russia" and “Party of the Cause” Parties were not allowed to participate in the September elections in North Ossetia under far-fetched pretexts. This was stated by members of the parties’ regional departments, who considered the above the discrimination against non-parliamentary parties.

September 02, 2022 22:25

• Authorities of Stavropol Territory announce death of a compatriot in Ukraine

  Danil Tarakanov, a military man from the Stavropol Territory, perished in Ukraine during the special military operation, the head of the Soviet Urban District of the Stavropol Territory reported. Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 56 Stavropol residents there has been officially confirmed.

September 02, 2022 19:32

• Organizers refuse to hold festival of shorts in Makhachkala after public outcry

  It was decided not to hold a festival of shorts, announced in a Makhachkala café. This was reported by organizers of the festival, who explained the decision by a noticeable public outcry. The scandalous event could lead to conflicts, noted the press secretary for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan.

September 02, 2022 19:11

• Analysts argue about Kadyrov’s chances to lift ban on “Sakhikh al-Bukhari”*

  It is unlikely that the Ramzan Kadyrov’s demand to reconsider the decision of the court in Tatarstan, which recognized the “Sakhikh al-Bukhari"*, a collection of sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, as extremist material, will be met, Alexei Malashenko points out. On the contrary, Sergey Zhavoronkov suggests that the court’s decision to ban the book will be cancelled in the nearest future.

September 02, 2022 14:22

• Victims of Beslan terror act treat authorities' help as insufficient

  Due to the absence of a law on terror act victims, the money allocated from the state budget to the victims of the Beslan terror act is not enough to treat and rehabilitate all the former hostages, the activists of the "Beslan Mothers" of and "Voice of Beslan" have stated.

September 02, 2022 13:59

• Restoration of Stalin's bas-reliefs sparks disputes among Volgograd residents

  The profile of Joseph Djugashvili (Stalin) and his party pseudonym will return after restoration to the facade of the building of the Volgograd Medical University located in the Square of Fallen Warriors. It will also be returned to the facade of the Volgograd planetarium. The townspeople's opinions about authorities' decision have diverged.

September 02, 2022 11:51

• Islamic scholars explain court ruling to ban "Sahih al-Bukhari"*

  The inclusion of the collection of Prophet Muhammad's sayings entitled "Sahih al-Bukhari"* into the list of extremist materials means that a certain edition of the book is banned, and a certain translation thereof, while other editions and the original text of the collection of hadiths are allowed, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated in their comments on Ramzan Kadyrov's demand to cancel the court decision.

September 02, 2022 11:28

• Police achieves revision of case of Kuban advocate on army discrediting

  A Krasnodar court has again received the case of Vitaly Katsko, an advocate, about discrediting the Russian Army in his social network posts. Earlier, the court ruled to stop the case, but the police have challenged the ruling.