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Chechnya has the lowest crime rate among the regions of the Russian Federation
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Chechnya has the lowest crime rate among the regions of the Russian Federation
22 January 2024

Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan have the lowest crime rates among Russian regions, according to the RIA Novosti rating. Thus, in Chechnya the number of crimes per 10 thousand inhabitants in 2023 was only 14.6. In Ingushetia and Dagestan – 40 and 43. Also in the top ten are Adygea, KBR and Karachay-Cherkessia.

In Dagestan, a critical situation with the Caspian seal population was announced
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In Dagestan, a critical situation with the Caspian seal population was announced
19 January 2024

The seal population in the Caspian Sea is not only in critical condition, but has crossed the red line, after which it is unlikely to be restored in the near future. So says Alimurad Gadzhiev, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor at the Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development of DSU.

Half of the schools in Dagestan have no toilets
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Half of the schools in Dagestan have no toilets
18 January 2024

More than half of the schools in Dagestan, Yakutia and Tyva do not have working toilets. In addition, 20% of schools in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic do not have sewerage systems. In general, in the Russian Federation, every 11th educational institution does not have a sewerage system, according to the Ministry of Education.

In Chechnya, relatives of the man who stabbed an imam to death have made peace with his family
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In Chechnya, relatives of the man who stabbed an imam to death have made peace with his family
18 January 2024

Family members of Turpal-Ali Shamurzaev, who committed the murder of Imam Abdurakhim Gakaev in the Chechen village of Voskresenovskoye, recorded a video message with an apology. They also came to the family of the deceased to ask for forgiveness.

A man was arrested in Chechnya on charges of murdering an imam.
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A man was arrested in Chechnya on charges of murdering an imam.
17 January 2024

A court in Chechnya arrested the accused in the case of the murder of a resident of the village of Voskresenovskoye, Shelkovsky district, Imam Abdurakhim Gakaev. This was reported by the Investigative Committee for Chechnya.

In Georgia, the image of Stalin will be removed from an icon that caused a wide resonance
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In Georgia, the image of Stalin will be removed from an icon that caused a wide resonance
17 January 2024

USSR Secretary General Joseph Stalin will not appear on the icon of St. Matrona in the Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi. His image will be replaced with the image of a woman cured of cancer.

Another resident of Chechnya died in the SVO zone in Ukraine
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Another resident of Chechnya died in the SVO zone in Ukraine
16 January 2024

Akhdan Beksultanov, a resident of the village of Roshni-Chu in the Urus-Martan district of Chechnya, died in the war with Ukraine. The district administration reported this.

In St. Petersburg, an elderly native of Dagestan was arrested on charges of attempting to cooperate with Ukraine
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In St. Petersburg, an elderly native of Dagestan was arrested on charges of attempting to cooperate with Ukraine
16 January 2024

A St. Petersburg court sent a 67-year-old native of Dagestan into custody until March 11, suspected of “attempted cooperation with a foreign state.”

A resident of Dagestan was kidnapped by “fake police” and held in the Psychological Assistance Center in Ingushetia for a month and a half
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A resident of Dagestan was kidnapped by “fake police” and held in the Psychological Assistance Center in Ingushetia for a month and a half
16 January 2024

The Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for Dagestan opened a criminal case regarding the kidnapping of a person by a group of persons by prior conspiracy for mercenary reasons. One defendant was taken into custody, the second was put on the federal wanted list. In the summer of 2023, they kidnapped a resident of the republic and illegally detained him in a medical facility in Ingushetia.

The restoration of the airport in Makhachkala after riots cost 20 million rubles
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The restoration of the airport in Makhachkala after riots cost 20 million rubles
16 January 2024

The infrastructure of the Makhachkala airport, which suffered from unrest in October 2023, was completely restored. The costs amounted to 20 million rubles, said the general director of the airport Said Ramazanov.