Ingush Supreme Court ruled to eliminate Muftiate
The ruling came in response to a lawsuit from the republic’s Ministry of Justice.
Majority of Georgians say ‘excessive force used’ during 20 June protest, poll finds
Georgians are largely (57%) undecided which party they would support if there were elections tomorrow
Two killed in ‘counterterror operation’ in Kabardino-Balkaria
The authorities claimed the men were members of the ‘radical Islamist underground’.
Georgia extradites Chechen terror suspect to Russia
His lawyer insisted he is innocent and that he could face torture in Russia.
Zurabishvili suspends pardons after freeing two murderers
One of them was convicted for killing a police officer and another for murdering a teenager.
Alliance of Patriots rally thousands outside US Embassy in Tbilisi
Protesters were demanding that former US diplomats David J Kramer and Matthew Bryza be made persona non grata in Georgia.
TBC Bank founders set up ‘political movement’ ahead of 2020 election
Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze are currently facing charges of laundering almost $17 million.
Senior Daghestani law enforcement officials dismissed by Putin
The Russian republic’s chief prosecutor and the head and deputy head of the local Investigative Committee were all dismissed.
Georgia debates NATO membership excluding defence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Former NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen suggested Georgia ask for membership with Article 5 not applying to Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Trial begins in Kabardino-Balkaria over ‘extremism’ in Balkar newspaper
The article in question was about ethnic clashes between Kabardians and Balkars near the village of Kyondelen.