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December 07, 2023 19:12

• Verdict to Ingush law enforcer for beating detainee increased

  The appellate instance has sentenced Amiran Merzhoev, a former law enforcer, to two years in penal colony; earlier, he was sentenced conditionally for beating a detainee in Magas.

December 07, 2023 18:50

• Dudaev’s appeal to refugees violates tradition of Caucasian hospitality

  With his speech delivered in Russian to refugees from Palestine, Akhmed Dudaev, Minister for National Policy, External Relations, Press, and Information of Chechnya, has given a signal to the authorities of Russia that in Chechnya, they do not have time to solve the problems of refugees who have already arrived from Palestine and that no new groups should be sent to the republic for now.

December 06, 2023 23:56

• Penal colony administration opposes CER for Musaeva

  When opposing conditional early relief for Zarema Musaeva, the penal colony administration has claimed that the convicted woman has been kept in a penal colony in Argun for a short time and has not admitted her guilt.

December 06, 2023 23:47

• In Kaspiysk, medical school administration denies ban on hijabs

  The Kaspiysk Medical School has imposed uniform regulations on clothing for its students, as well as recommendations for their appearance, but those regulations contain no ban on wearing hijabs, explains the medical school administration.

December 06, 2023 22:58

• Kuban resident suspected of repeatedly discrediting Russian Army

  Law enforcers began investigating a criminal case initiated against Gennady Vladimirov, a resident of the town of Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river), under four articles of the Criminal Code, including repeated discrediting of the Russian Army.

December 06, 2023 22:39

• Rights defenders treat Nazran incident as honour killing

  A woman's body was found in Nazran (the largest city of Ingushetia); a murder case is being investigated, sources have reported. According to their data, the body was deprived of its head and hands; human rights defenders don't rule out that the woman was a victim of domestic violence or of honour killing.

December 06, 2023 16:11

• Those accused of attacking Pskov paratroopers call the case fabricated

  Arslan Taushev and Rasul Koshmanbetov, accused of attacking Pskov paratroopers, have stated that the accusation was based on the testimony of a single classified witness. They asked the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya to cancel the decision to return the case to the prosecutor's office, but the court has rejected this request.

December 06, 2023 08:39

• Dudaev reproaches Palestinian refugees of poor organization

  Refugees from Palestine should maintain cleanliness and be more organized, and also not speed Chechen authorities up in solving their problems, Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, External Relations, Press and Information, has stated.

December 05, 2023 21:56

• Attack on policeman is second armed incident in Ingushetia within a month

  The shelling of a police car near the village of Yandare was preceded by a shootout in late November in Sunzha, where a law enforcer was wounded.

December 05, 2023 19:51

• Dagestan: picket in support of journalist Gadjiev attracts law enforcers' increased attention

  The solo picket held by Magomed Magomedov, a journalist, in defence of the convicted Abdulmumin Gadjiev took place under the law enforcers' supervision. The demand to release Gadjiev also interested passers-by, the picketer has stated.

December 05, 2023 19:13

• Lawyers point to court's option to softly punish Nikita Zhuravel for burning Koran

  Generally, Russian courts hand down fairly lenient sentences under the article imputed to Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, for burning down the Koran; and the court in Chechnya has every option not to deviate from this trend, the lawyers interviewed by the Caucasian Knot have indicated.

December 04, 2023 23:36

• Journalist Magomedov demands to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), held a solo picket in Makhachkala with the demand to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

December 04, 2023 23:28

• Resident of Akhtubinsky District fined for posting video in messenger

  In the Akhtubinsky District, a court fined local resident Vladimir Ivaschenko 30,000 roubles, recognizing that the video posted by the local resident in a messenger discredited the Russian Armed Forces.

December 04, 2023 22:50

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 27-December 3, 2023

  Authorities against dissent in Azerbaijan, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, around Nagorno-Karabakh, natural disasters in Southern Russia, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 27-December 3, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

December 04, 2023 22:16

• Arrest of Sochi activist Melikhova extended for three months

  A court extended the arrest of activist Marina Melikhova, accused in a criminal case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, by three months. The above information has been reported by the “OVD-Info”* human rights project with reference to advocate Maria Spasibukhova.

December 04, 2023 21:14

• Picketer detained in Tyumen after criticizing Kadyrov

  The detainee was walking through the city with a poster containing criticism and accusations against Kadyrov, a source has reported. "The man has been detained. The motives for his action are currently being clarified," the "Ura.ru" quotes the source as saying.

December 04, 2023 18:59

• Sochi woman fined for pro-Ukrainian slogan

  The court has fined Olga Verkhososova, a resident of Sochi, by 40,000 roubles, after treating the slogan in support of Ukraine voiced out in the presence of militaries as discrediting the Russian Army.

December 04, 2023 18:09

• Contract serviceman from Volgograd Region convicted of evading service

  The court has sentenced Roman Semak, a military contractor from the Volgograd Region, to 2.5 years and six months in custody, finding him guilty of evading service.

December 02, 2023 21:45

• Analysts argue about initiators of reception of Palestinians in Dagestan and Chechnya

  The reception of migrants from Palestine was organized in Dagestan and Chechnya on the initiative of the federal authorities, note Caucasian experts Akhmet Yarlykapov and Ruslan Kutaev.

December 02, 2023 19:48

• “Hamas” releases fiancée of Rostov native on last day of truce

  Militants from the “Hamas” movement released a fiancée of Rostov-on-Don native Alexander Trufanov on the last day before the resumption of hostilities, while the man himself remained hostage.