The director worked in the North Caucasus for many years and founded a film workshop in Nalchik whose graduates include Kantemir Balagov and Kira Kovalenko.
Ingushetia — Russia’s poorest region — has received the largest share of the funds.
Human rights advocates say lawyers are being denied access to Belkisa Mintsaeva.
Days earlier, Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan appeared to refer to Belarus as a ‘peripheral province’ of Russia.
The unnamed groom reportedly returned his bride to her parents’ home three days after the wedding.
According to official documents, Sergei Melikov resigned of his own accord.
For Kosovo Circassians, returning to Adygea was meant to be a homecoming — yet for many, coming back after 150 years brought new challenges.
