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Ingush activists in the courtroom. Photo: FortangaOrg https://fortanga.org/2021/08/svideteli-zashhity-prizvali-osvobodit-liderov-ingushskogo-protesta/

Defence of Ingush activists claims accusatory bias of court

Shamil Albakov, screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDsxdVb_KQU

Zakaev's teammate tells about fate of his kidnapped nephews

Nikita Zhuravel. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/

Lawyers criticize decision to transfer Koran arsonist's case to Chechnya

A father of Khusein Djambetov. Screenshot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcIv5FPkgAA

Father of Chechen native Djambetov agrees to his murder

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KARABAKH ON THE MAP: WHAT AZERBAIJAN GAINS AFTER WAR
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FACTBOX

Main facts about "Akhmat-Grozny" Special Unit

A badge of the "Akhmat-Grozny" OMON unit. Screenshot of the video in the post https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3622 The OMON (mobile special-purpose detachment, or riot police) "Akhmat-Grozny" is a special unit within the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard), named after the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov. OMON fighters take part in hostilities, including in Ukraine.
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Factbox: Kadyrov’s fighters in Ukraine

Kadyrov’s fighters in Ukraine, March 1, 2022. Screenshot of video posted at Ramzan Kadyrov’s Telegram Channel, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/1299 During the six days of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, a lot of rumours and conjectures have appeared. What is really known about the participation of Chechen law enforcers, about their losses and statements of the republic's leadership, – read the details in the reference material of the "Caucasian Knot".
WHY NATIVES OF CAUCASUS LEAVE FOR EUROPE

Human rights defenders: why natives of Caucasus leave for Europe

Refugee. Photo: REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis The practice to deport natives of Northern Caucasus to Russia contradicts the principles of the international law. People who seek asylum in Europe are victims of domestic violence and unlawful criminal prosecution, as well as those who are being harassed in their homeland for their religious beliefs. This is stated in the report prepared by human rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina, extracts from which the "Caucasian Knot" publishes.
Young people fill the ranks of Chechen underground

Young people fill the ranks of Chechen underground

According to the statistics, the armed underground in Chechnya grew much younger In 2015-2018, in Chechnya, the armed underground grew much younger; even children were recruited into the ranks of militants. This follows from the statistics of the "Caucasian Knot" for those killed and wounded in clashes with law enforcers and in terror acts.
MOTHER WITH 12 CHILDREN RECEIVES A LAND PLOT UNSUITABLE FOR BUILDING A HOUSE
GAY ABOUT LIFE IN CHECHNYA AND FLIGHT FROM RUSSIA

“They will kill you anyway, be it family or strangers”: gay about life in Chechnya and flight from Russia

A silhouette of a man. Photo: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir A homosexual from Chechnya, who left Russia after detention, told the "Caucasian Knot" how people with non-traditional sexual orientation live in the republic, and what the fate of his acquaintances from the LGBT community was after the start of mass raids on gays. According to the man, he managed to avoid torture, but his close friend was cruelly tortured by law enforcers, and his three familiar men were killed.
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Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power?

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power? Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny intends to run for presidency in the upcoming elections to be held on March 18, 2018. His team has already opened 63 regional campaign offices. The "Сaucasian Knot" correspondent visited five offices in Astrakhan, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, and Stavropol. The correspondent also met Navalny’s opponents in the regions - representatives of the Communist Party and the movement "All-Russian People's Front". They analyzed the work of the volunteers and Navalny's campaign offices, and expressed their opinions about what prompts young people to take part in the movement, and how this relates to the volunteers' families and friends. Read about that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot".
Relatives of Chechen young men shocked by secret verdict

"Safari in Syrian Way": A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL*

Safari in Syrian Way: A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL A native of Dagestan, who was successful in Moscow, tells why he had quitted his job, home, family and went to Syria, where he joined the ranks of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (banned in Russia). The story of the battles, in which the base of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army was defeated; about how militants organized the "Safari in Syrian Way" by hunting the retreating soldiers of al-Assad in the desert; why those who come to Syria later get disappointed in militants’ ideas, – read about all that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot". *IS, ISIL has been recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia.

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL* to return the son

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL to return the son Inside glimpse into realities of Islamic State and illegal border crossing business. Motivations of young people going to Syria and factors affecting such decisions by Dagestani youth. What are the true values of Islam, parental duties, nuances of family relations — Kazim Nurmagomedov, who managed to return his son from ISIL, talks about these topics in his interview with the ’Caucasian Knot’. *IS, or ISIL has been recognized a terrorist organization; its activities are forbidden in Russia.
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May 14, 2023 23:55

The "Akhmat-Grozny" OMON (riot police) Unit lined up. Screenshot of the video published on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel on May 13, 2023, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3629

Over the 23 years of the existence of the "Akhmat-Grozny" OMON (riot police) Unit, a total of 121 its fighters have perished, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated without specifying how many of them perished...

May 14, 2023 15:27

The Zalukokoazhe village. Photo by the local administration http://gpzalukokoazhe.ru/index.php?Page=foto&act=show_foto&id=1

The court has fined Islam Mambetov, a resident of the Zalukokoazhe village in the Zolsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), after concluding that his posts in the social network...

May 12, 2023 14:45

Bagaudin Khautiev in the courtroom. Photo https://memohrc.org ** included by the Russian Ministry of Justice in the register of NCOs, performing the functions of a foreign agent

The prosecution has failed to provide any proof in the case of activists accused of organizing an extremist community and participating in the protest action in Magas, Bagaudin Khautiev has stated.

May 13, 2023 21:45

Ingush activists. Photo: http://zapravakbr.com

The accusation of creating an extremist community is based on the assumption that the defendants had communicated with each other before the rally in Magas; but some did not even know each other,...

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