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Parents of 14-year-old rape victim ‘tortured into testifying’ in Daghestan

A couple in Khasavyurt District have accused police of torturing them into incriminating an innocent man for the rape of their 14-year-old daughter.

Parents of 14-year-old rape victim ‘tortured into testifying’ in Daghestan

A couple in Khasavyurt District have accused police of torturing them into incriminating an innocent man for the rape of their 14-year-old daughter.

Acquitted Daghestani police chief awarded compensation and public apology

Askhabali Zairbekov had accused investigators of obtaining testimony against him through torture.

Acquitted Daghestani police chief awarded compensation and public apology

Askhabali Zairbekov had accused investigators of obtaining testimony against him through torture.

Ingush counterterror head shot dead in Moscow

Ibragim Eldzherkiyev and his brother were shot dead on 2 November in Moscow in an apparant assassination.

Ingush counterterror head shot dead in Moscow

Ibragim Eldzherkiyev and his brother were shot dead on 2 November in Moscow in an apparant assassination.

Russia’s war on Jehovah’s Witnesses reaches Daghestan

After Russia banned the organisation as an ‘extremist sect’ in 2017,  four Jehovah’s Witnesses are now on trial in Daghestan.

Russia’s war on Jehovah’s Witnesses reaches Daghestan

By Saida Vagabova

After Russia banned the organisation as an ‘extremist sect’ in 2017,  four Jehovah’s Witnesses are now on trial in Daghestan.

North Caucasus rights groups under threat due to Russian Justice Ministry lawsuit

Rights groups in Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, and Daghestan could be at risk due to the lawsuit against Za Prava Cheloveka.

North Caucasus rights groups under threat due to Russian Justice Ministry lawsuit

Rights groups in Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, and Daghestan could be at risk due to the lawsuit against Za Prava Cheloveka.

Daghestani Supreme Court ‘concealed’ ruling on Chechen border dispute

The territory in question had previously been the cause of a row between the two republics.

Daghestani Supreme Court ‘concealed’ ruling on Chechen border dispute

The territory in question had previously been the cause of a row between the two republics.

Two former senior Ingush officials under investigation

The officials were close allies of the previous head of the Republic, Yunus-bek Yevkurov.

Two former senior Ingush officials under investigation

The officials were close allies of the previous head of the Republic, Yunus-bek Yevkurov.

Detained Ingush land-deal activists denied access to lawyers

Over 40 people accused of calling for riots in Ingushetia are being held in detention centres in neighbouring Kabardino-Balkaria.

Detained Ingush land-deal activists denied access to lawyers

Over 40 people accused of calling for riots in Ingushetia are being held in detention centres in neighbouring Kabardino-Balkaria.

Thousands demand release of Ingush activist Zarifa Sautiyeva

The online campaign for her release was started on 28 September and has garnered support from all over Russia.

Thousands demand release of Ingush activist Zarifa Sautiyeva

The online campaign for her release was started on 28 September and has garnered support from all over Russia.

Pashinyan joined by Rouhani and Putin at Eurasian Economic Union summit in Yerevan

Eight heads of state visited the Armenian capital including Russian President Vladimir Putin, it was his first visit to Armenia since the Velvet Revolution.

Pashinyan joined by Rouhani and Putin at Eurasian Economic Union summit in Yerevan

Eight heads of state visited the Armenian capital including Russian President Vladimir Putin, it was his first visit to Armenia since the Velvet Revolution.