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Dagestan to Build Russia's Tallest Mosque
Society
Dagestan to Build Russia's Tallest Mosque
17 October 2024

A project for a Spiritual Center, where the tallest mosque in Russia will be built, was presented in Derbent. Its height will be 88 m, the administration of the head of Dagestan reported.

Chechnya and Dagestan are among the leaders in terms of tourist flow dynamics
Economy
Chechnya and Dagestan are among the leaders in terms of tourist flow dynamics
17 October 2024

The fastest growing destinations in Russian domestic tourism are Tuva (+78%), Chechnya (+66%), Dagestan (+46%), Ryazan Oblast (+46%) and Yakutia (+40%). This was announced by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko at a meeting of the president with members of the government.

Lawyers and experts recalled the lack of evidence of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev's guilt
Human rights
Lawyers and experts recalled the lack of evidence of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev's guilt
16 October 2024

The Military Court of Appeal continued to consider the appeal in the criminal case of Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev. In September 2023, he was sentenced to 17 years in a maximum security penal colony under articles on "participation in the activities of terrorist organizations" and "financing terrorism."

Georgia's State Security Service warns of provocation against authorities
Politics
Georgia's State Security Service warns of provocation against authorities
16 October 2024

Ahead of the parliamentary elections, the State Security Service (SSS) of Georgia issued a statement about a possible provocation against government officials.

The Kremlin referred to the competence of law enforcement agencies in the matter of the assassination attempt on Kadyrov
Politics
The Kremlin referred to the competence of law enforcement agencies in the matter of the assassination attempt on Kadyrov
16 October 2024

The Kremlin will not comment on information about the planning of an assassination attempt on the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. The press secretary of the country's president, Dmitry Peskov, said that law enforcement agencies can take measures at the request of citizens.

The ECHR awarded compensation to a former police officer from Dagestan who exposed corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Human rights
The ECHR awarded compensation to a former police officer from Dagestan who exposed corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs
16 October 2024

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled to pay 7,500 euros to a former police colonel from Dagestan, Salikh Gadzhiev. The ECHR found a violation of his right to freedom of expression.

Bekkhan Barakhoyev said he was not involved in the assassination attempt on Kadyrov
Politics
Bekkhan Barakhoyev said he was not involved in the assassination attempt on Kadyrov
16 October 2024

State Duma deputy from Ingushetia Bekkhan Barakhoyev said that he was in no way connected with the preparation of the assassination attempt on the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.

The Chechen Emergencies Ministry has published a video of an explosion at a Grozny gas station
Society
The Chechen Emergencies Ministry has published a video of an explosion at a Grozny gas station
15 October 2024

The Chechen Emergencies Ministry has published a video of an explosion that occurred at a gas station in Grozny on October 12. The department noted that "firefighters did not flinch in the face of danger and continued to fight the fire, even when burning fragments from the explosion of a fuel tank flew in their direction."

A political prisoner with cancer who called for not sending Chechens to war with Ukraine was hospitalized
Human rights
A political prisoner with cancer who called for not sending Chechens to war with Ukraine was hospitalized
15 October 2024

Zakhar Zaripov with stage four cancer was hospitalized from a pretrial detention center in Khabarovsk Krai. He was placed in the "Regional Clinical Oncology Center." The man was not provided with treatment in the pretrial detention center.

Britain has suspended dialogue with Georgia for the first time in 10 years
Politics
Britain has suspended dialogue with Georgia for the first time in 10 years
15 October 2024

The British government has decided to freeze the annual Wardrop Dialogue with Georgia at ministerial level due to the actions of the Georgian authorities. This was announced by Ambassador Gareth Ward. He noted that this is the first time in 10 years. Defense talks and a new cybersecurity program have also been suspended.