Among the numerous routine violations of human rights in the Republic of Daghestan, one of the most widespread and pernicious is the inclusion of thousands of people, including some underage children, in the so-called "prophylactic register" of individuals suspected of "an inclination to commit a criminal offense." (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
A suspect in the deadly 2002 hostage-taking attack on a Moscow theater has been sentenced to 19 years in prison.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that the Russian state was behind an attack on a prominent rights defender and three journalists in 2007, and ordered Moscow to compensate them for "illegal freedom deprivation and torture."
Balkars in Russia's North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria have marked the 73rd anniversary of their mass deportation to Central Asia by Soviet leader Josef Stalin.
While Magomed Mutsolgov's anger at the use of the deportation anniversary is understandable, blaming the republic's leader is arguably neither rational nor entirely fair. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
An entirely unregulated cull of feral dogs in southern Russia is illegal and potentially dangerous, but officials have been slow to respond.
Authorities and activists are trying to stop what they say is the mass killing of stray dogs in Russia's Daghestan region following a girl's death in what reports said was a dog attack.
Reporting to Russian President Vladimir Putin last September on the conduct of the State Duma elections, Ella Pamfilova, chair of Russia's Central Election Commission, singled out Daghestan as one of the federation subjects where irregularities were most blatant and prevalent. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
Residents of the Russian region of Ingushetia are commemorating the victims of the Soviet Union's 1944 deportation of Ingush and Chechens from the North Caucasus.
Lawmakers in Russia's North Caucasus region of Ingushetia have approved in the first reading a bill that bans the glorification of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's legacy.
The Mufti's Office in Russia's North Caucasus region of Daghestan has joined a move initiated by a lawmaker and Russian Orthodox activists to prevent a romantic film about Tsar Nicholas II from being screened in Russia.
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