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December 28, 2022 16:42

• Arashukovs sentenced to life imprisonment

  Rauf Arashukov, a former senator (a member of the Russia's Federation Council) from the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), and his father, Raul Arashukov, have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

December 28, 2022 16:34

• Colleagues of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev treat law enforcers' attention as attempt to stop pickets

  For the second week in a row, pickets in support of the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, arouse increased attention of law enforcers; it is associated with the pressure on the "Chernovik" weekly, and aims to stop the actions, Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the weekly outlet has stated.

December 28, 2022 16:19

• Two persons killed in shootout with law enforcers in Nalchik, sources report

  On December 26, a shootout took place in a forest on the outskirts of Nalchik, during which two previously convicted residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, suspected of plotting an explosion in a military registration and enlistment office, were killed, the media and Telegram channels reported with reference to sources in the law enforcement bodies.

December 28, 2022 16:11

• Journalist Sevrinovsky achieves cancellation of decision on his arrest in Makhachkala

  In Makhachkala, a court found no offense in the actions of journalist Vladimir Sevrinovsky, who arrived in September to cover protests against mobilization.

December 28, 2022 04:49

• Advocate accuses Adygean law enforcers of violating his rights

  Zaur Tatlok, a lawyer of the Krasnodar Bar Association, has accused law enforcer from Adygea of hindering his professional activities. According to his story, he came to the police station with his client, who had complained about torture, but he was forced to leave by threatening with administrative prosecution.

December 28, 2022 04:41

• Stavropol Territory: father of many children tries to challenge his mobilization

  A resident of the Stavropol Territory, who has three children, has filed a lawsuit challenging the decision of the mobilization commission.

December 27, 2022 23:46

• Chechen authorities decide to spend 13.5 million roubles on Kadyrov orders

  The authorities of Chechnya, which is subsidized from the Russian state budget, have allocated 13.5 million roubles for the manufacture of 43 orders named after Akhmat Kadyrov. The awards must be made of gold and adorned with diamonds, sapphires and rubies, the "Kavkaz Realii"* project has reported.

December 27, 2022 23:34

• Makhachkala resident fined for beating law enforcer up at protest action

  A court has fined Isa Abdulaev, a resident of Makhachkala, by 50,000 roubles, finding him guilty of beating up a police officer during an anti-mobilization protest.

December 27, 2022 23:23

• Dagestani lawyer succeeds in seeking apology for his detention near picket

  A court obliged a policeman from Makhachkala to issue a written apology to lawyer Marat Ismailov, who was detained while passing by a solo picket held in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

December 27, 2022 23:13

• Special forces fighter from Krasnodar demoted after refusing to participate in special military operation

  Vitaly Mozgalin from the Krasnodar Territory, a fighter of a special forces battalion of the Chief Intelligence Agency (known as GRU), who refused to participate in the special military operation in Ukraine, was demoted from a corporal.

December 27, 2022 18:08

• Chechen authorities confirm incident with Kadyrov’s representative in Simferopol

  When commenting on reports about Khasan Ibragimov’s involvement in the beating of a restaurant visitor by Chechen law enforcers, the authorities of Chechnya announced that Khasan Ibragimov, the representative of the leader of Chechnya, became a participant of a domestic conflict in Simferopol and that the information about his detention is not true.

December 26, 2022 23:46

• Law enforcers report detention of terrorists in Dagestan and Chechnya

  In Dagestan and Chechnya, members of the interregional terrorist community were detained, who, on the instructions of emissaries from the "Islamic State" (IS)*, were transporting people to Syria and Ukraine for taking part in hostilities against Russian militaries.

December 26, 2022 23:41

• In Chechnya, court forbids contract soldier to leave service until mobilization end

  Alexander Ryazanov, a contract soldier of the guards motorized rifle regiment in Chechnya, could not quit his service after the announcement of mobilization. His contract expired, but the Grozny Garrison Military Court forbade Ryazanov to leave the service, citing restrictions after the start of mobilization in Russia.

December 26, 2022 23:22

• Apti Visaev complains about poor medical care at SIZO

  Apti Visaev, a native of Chechnya, who was accused of preparing a terror act in Norilsk, has informed that he had been transferred, without explanation, into a special block of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where he does not receive the necessary medical care in full.

December 25, 2022 23:22

• Kuban activist Polyudova* sentenced to nine years in prison

  A court in Moscow has sentenced Darya Polyudova*, an activist from Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), to nine years in prison, finding her guilty of creating an extremist community and publicly justifying terrorism.

December 25, 2022 23:18

• Parents of blogger Shevtsov released after detention in Astrakhan

  The defence found violations in the detention protocol of blogger Vasily Shevtsov's parents, and the court in Astrakhan released them without imposing punishment.

December 25, 2022 23:16

• Teachers' donations fit into trend of extortions from Chechen state servants

  The order to teachers to transfer a one-day salary to the republic's social support fund continued the trend of replenishing Chechen funds at the expense of employees of budgetary (state-funded) organizations, analysts have pointed out.

December 25, 2022 22:54

• Rights defenders draw attention to land issue in Zolsky District

  Over 2000 hectares of land have been transferred into the ownership of the village of Sovkhoznoye in the Zolsky District, but villagers and local authorities have no funds to develop the land; and law enforcement bodies would not prevent unauthorized land capture.

December 25, 2022 22:33

• In Chechnya, teachers express their indignation about request to transfer donations to state fund

  In Chechnya, schools were offered to transfer one-day earnings of teachers to the state fund to help orphans, the Ministry of Labour of the republic reported. Teachers in rural schools receive such low salaries that they themselves need support, educators complain.

December 25, 2022 00:02

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 19-25, 2022

  Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, continuation of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, intensification of repressions in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 19-25, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.