Chechnya
Chechen Prime Minister declares intention to seek return of Daghestan’s Aukh District
The Aukh District was transferred to Daghestan following the Chechen and Ingush deportations in the 1940s.
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Chechnya
Kadyrov confidant Magomed Daudov steps down as speaker of Chechen Parliament
The Chair of Parliament of the Russian Republic of Chechnya, Magomed Daudov, has announced he is stepping down suddenly and without explanation. Nicknamed ‘Lord’, Daudov was seen as a close confidant of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. ‘After a meeting with the Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, I decided to resign as Chairman of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic,’ he announced during a parliamentary meeting. Daudov devoted a post on Telegram announcing his decision
Chechnya
Daudov claims Chechen border demarcation completed as Daghestan remains silent
The speaker of the Chechen Parliament, Magomed Daudov, has announced the completion of controversial border demarcations with Chechnya’s neighbouring Russian republics. The announcement came during a meeting between Daudov and the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, on Monday. He said that the border with Daghestan was ‘already fixed’, and that there was ‘no problem’ from the Chechen side. He said that even the boundaries of individual settlements in Chechnya had been added to the federal
Daghestan
Daghestani man awarded compensation for unlawful prosecution
A court in the Russian Republic of Daghestan has awarded a local man ₽800,000 ($12,000) in compensation for moral damages over his illegal criminal prosecution. The Sovietsky District Court in the Daghestani capital, Makhachkala, awarded the money to local resident Sultakhan Ibragimov. Ibragimov was cleared of two counts of murder by the Supreme Court of Daghestan in October 2017. Shamil Magomedov, a lawyer from Russian rights group Memorial who represented Ibragimov in court, told OC Med
Chechnya
Chechen parliament chair Daudov in spat with Daghestani historian over new Chechen border tower
The chair of the Chechen Parliament, Magomed Daudov, has entered into an online spat with Daghestani historian Zurab Gadzhiyev over the construction of a traditional watchtower on the Chechen-Daghestani border. Daudov responded angrily to a statement by Gadzhiyev that the watchtower was built by Chechnya on the territory of Daghestan’s Botlikh District. ‘What is this? Another “road sign” […] Or a memorable gift for the anniversary of the events of 1999?’ wrote Zurab Gadzhiyev, a historian
Chechnya
Residents of Daghestan demolish Chechen road sign at the border near Kizlyar
People from the Russian Republic of Daghestan have dismantled a road sign reading ‘Shelkovskoy District of Chechnya’ near the entrance to the Daghestani city of Kizlyar. The next morning, chair of the Chechen Parliament Magomed Daudov visited the scene and the authorities of Daghestan convened an emergency meeting. The sign was dismantled on the night of 10 June. One resident of Kizlyar told OC Media that people first noticed the sign the previous day. According to Daghestani historian Zu
Chechen-Ingush Land Deal
Chechnya’s Daudov visits Daghestan for border talks
The chairman of the Chechen Parliament, Magomed Daudov, has visited Daghestan to open official border talks between the two Russian republics. This was the first official visit by the Chechen authorities since the appearance of a map on the Chechen parliament’s website in November caused consternation in Daghestan, as it showed a part of Daghestan’s territory as being a part of Chechnya. On Monday, Daudov met with the head of Daghestan, Vladimir Vasilyev, the speaker of the Daghestani parli
