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Sovetsky district police station. Photo: Chernovik

Daghestan

Daghestani man dies after police interrogation

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•1 min read

A 35-year-old man died in Makhachkala on Saturday, shortly after being detained by police. The Investigative Committee of the republic has opened a criminal case against the police officers involved. According to local media outlet Chernovik, the deceased was Kurban Dalgatov, who they report died an hour after being brought to the police station. Daghestan’s Investigative Committee stated on 21 January that a man died on the night of 20–21 January at the Sovetsky District police station, an

Abdulmumin Gadzhiyev

Editor and journalist from Daghestani newspaper Chernovik detained on terror charges

by OC Media

•4 min read

An editor and journalist from Chernovik, an independent newspaper in the Russian republic of Daghestan, has been arrested on suspicion of financing terrorism and participating in a terrorist organisation. On 16 June, Makhachkala’s Sovietsky District Court began bail hearings in the case of Abdulmumin Gadzhiyev, the editor of the religion section of Chernovik. Gadzhiyev was detained and his flat searched on 14 June. Gadzhiyev is being defended by six lawyers, including from human rights

Daghestan

MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov calls for censorship of ‘pornographic’ play

by OC Media

•4 min read

Daghestani mixed martial arts star Khabib Nurmagomedov has led calls for censorship of plays in Daghestan, after a Russian production of the play ‘Hunting for Men’ was shown at a theatre in the capital, Makhachkala. Nurmagomedov was joined in his calls by Daghestan’s muftiate, among others. On 23 February, a video of part of the play in which the female lead, wearing revealing clothing, seduces a man was widely shared on social media. Two days later, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nur

Anastasia Shevchenko

Daghestan bans rally in support of activist denied access to dying daughter

by OC Media

•4 min read

Authorities in the Russian Republic of Daghestan have prohibited a rally in support of Anastasia Shevchenko, a Russian human rights activist under house arrest who was denied the right to see her dying daughter. Nine people were detained in Moscow and Saint Petersburg on 10 February’s unsanctioned ‘March of Maternal Anger’ rallies, RFE/RL reported. The protests were announced after news emerged that Shevchenko, an activist from rights group Open Russia who is currently facing charges unde

Daghestan

Daghestani prosecutors office to sue Makhachkala water company

by OC Media

•3 min read

The prosecutor’s office of the Daghestani capital, Makhachkala, is to sue the city’s water company for providing substandard water. On 28 January, the prosecutor’s office demanded the company and city authorities provide suburban residents with quality drinking water. A spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office told OC Media that water provided in the five villages of Makhachkala is industrial quality rather than drinking water, and therefore does not meet hygiene requirements. According t