Daghestan
Daghestani authorities complete investigation into mass poisoning of local residents
At least 270 people sought medical help related to the mass poisoning.
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Kabarda–Balkaria
Brown water flows from taps in Kabardino-Balkaria villages
Brown water flowed from the taps in the Village of Atazhukino, in Kabardino-Balkaria’s Baksan District on 20 May, leaving local residents without water suitable for drinking or cooking, or for any other household needs. A video showing the brown water was published on 20 May by the PE Nalchik information portal and a number of other news agencies. Zaur Arkhestov, the deputy head of Atazhukino, told OC Media that on 20–21 May, heavy rains caused dirty water to flood the hollow where wat
Daghestan
Over 100 hospitalised by ‘tainted drinking water’ in Daghestan
More than 100 people have been hospitalised in Khasavyurt, a city in the Russian republic of Daghestan, with officials blaming the city’s water supply. Since 17 March, more than 100 people showing signs of acute intestinal infection were admitted to medical institutions. According to the Daghestani branch of the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor), drinking water was determined to be the preliminary cause of poisoning. A spokesperson fo
Daghestan
Daghestani prosecutors office to sue Makhachkala water company
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
Discrimination
Georgian court orders authorities to provide water connection for Kobuleti Muslim school
A court in Georgia has ordered local authorities in Kobuleti to provide water and sewage connections to a Muslim boarding school. The local mayor’s office had argued they could not do so because of ‘objections from neighbours’ leading to the school remaining closed. The school made headlines in 2014 after a pig’s head was nailed to its door. The complaint was filed by the Public Defender’s Office, which in 2016 established that depriving these services to the school was discriminati
Armenia
‘The Water Men’ — the private lorries bringing drinking water to Armenia’s Armavir Province
In Armenia’s capital Yerevan, drinking fountains can be found on almost every street corner. But in the neighbouring Armavir Province to the west, water quality is so low that villages rely on private delivery lorries, bringing clean water to the villages each morning. The thirsty village Large pots line the streets of the village of Karakert, in Armavir Province. Without exception, at least one boiler is lain in front of each house. Everyone eagerly awaits the water sellers, who come
Conflict
Riot between Daghestani villages over access to spring
A dispute over access to drinking water in Daghestan’s Levashi District turned violent on 6 August, when a riot broke out between around a hundred residents of Tsukhta and Chuni. This was the latest escalation in a running conflict between the two villages. One eyewitness told OC Media that the situation began with a verbal dispute, which escalated into rock-throwing, and finally a brawl. Police who arrived at the scene fired into the air to disperse the crowd. In a video posted on
