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November 05, 2023 16:17

• Lawyers and rights defenders argue about consequences of Zhuravel's apology

  Nikita Zhuravel's apology to Muslims for burning the Koran will not affect the verdict, the lawyers, Galina Tarasova and Olga Skripkina, have noted. In their turn, the human rights defenders, Oyub Titiev and Svetlana Gannushkina*, have objected, believing that after Zhuravel's apology, the court may pass him a lenient sentence, if Chechen authorities would like it.

November 05, 2023 10:09

• Kadyrov presents law enforcers' commanders with premium cars

  At least 20 Mercedes and GMC cars have been gifted to commanders of law enforcement units participating in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine by the head of Chechnya.

November 04, 2023 22:18

• Chechen journalist Zhalaudi Geriev treats ECtHR's decision in his case as half-hearted

  Zhalaudi Geriev, a journalist from Chechnya, has noted that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) had found only one obvious violation in his case. If the ECtHR had considered the case before Russia in 2022 refused to enforce its decisions, the judges might have considered the materials in more detail, he has added.

November 04, 2023 18:26

• Musaeva's sentence challenged at Cassation Court

  Alexander Savin, an advocate from the "Team Against Torture" (TaT)* has asked the Court of Cassation in Pyatigorsk to overturn the sentence passed on Zarema Musaeva in Chechnya due to the unjustified charges and violations of the laws.

November 04, 2023 18:16

• Imams stand up for Makhachkala rioters

  In their video appeal, Imams of Dagestani mosques and members of rural communities have called on the authorities not to punish the rioters detained at Makhachkala Airport.

November 04, 2023 18:02

• Mayoralty warns Makhachkala townspeople against participating in unsanctioned actions

  Makhachkala city authorities have called on residents not to succumb to provocations and refrain from taking part in unsanctioned actions; they also report about their preventive work with students and schoolchildren.

November 04, 2023 16:35

• Kabardino-Balkarian woman challenges school’s refusal to let girls in hijabs attend lessons

  After an inspection, the prosecutor’s office found justified the school administration’s refusal to allow schoolgirls wearing hijabs attending lessons in the village of Zalukokoazhe. This was reported by the schoolgirls’ mother. The woman requested the Prosecutor of Kabardino-Balkaria to lift the ban on wearing hijabs at school.

November 04, 2023 15:02

• In Zhuravel’s case, witness associates burning of Koran with “Utro Dagestan” Telegram channel

  A video of the burning of the Koran in Volgograd was posted on the “Utro Dagestan” (Morning Dagestan) Telegram channel, which is associated with the recent riots at an airport in Makhachkala, states a witness in a case against Nikita Zhuravel.

November 03, 2023 19:34

• Kadyrov's son-in-law and nephew get under US sanctions

  The US Treasury has included Ramzan Kadyrov's son-in-law, Deputy Speaker of the Chechen Parliament Salman Zakriev and his son Yakub, who heads the "Danone Russia" Company, into the sanctions list.

November 03, 2023 19:25

• Germany grants asylum to Mukhammad Abdurakhmanov

  After the court ruling in the case of an attempt on his life with the knowledge of Ramzan Kadyrov, the German Ministry for Migration and Refugees has granted asylum and refugee status to Mukhammad Abdurakhmanov. He has sought this status for more than six years.

November 03, 2023 19:07

• ECtHR recognizes violation of rights of Chechen journalist Zhalaudi Geriev

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found the treatment of Zhalaudi Geriev during the trial at the Shali District Court to be degrading and awarded him compensation of EUR 7500, his advocate Nadezhda Ermolaeva has informed.

November 03, 2023 18:49

• Human rights defenders describe practice of violation of patients’ rights in Kabardino-Balkaria

  Olesya Shevchenko, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, who requested the republic’s Ministry for Public Health to provide her with medications in accordance with the law, withdrew her claim.

November 03, 2023 18:16

• KChR residents commemorate deportation victims

  On the 80th anniversary of Karachays' deportation, religious ceremonies were held in the central mosque of Karachaevsk in memory of the victims of the tragic events of 1943.

November 03, 2023 18:04

• Riots in Makhachkala damage tourism image of Dagestan

  There was no mass cancellation of tours to Dagestan amid the unrest in Makhachkala, but some tourists refused to travel to the republic, representatives of travel agencies report. They have pointed out that because of the unrest, Dagestan risks losing its attractiveness for guests from other regions.

November 03, 2023 17:17

• Former fighters of PMC "Wagner" created their own detachment as part of special forces "Akhmat"

  The “Kamerton” detachment, created as part of the Akhmat special forces by former fighters of the Wagner PMC, is undergoing combat training, as follows from public videos.

November 03, 2023 14:33

• Administrative cases against riot participants in Makhachkala sent to court

  The Karabudakhkent District Court received 37 protocols against participants of the riots at the Makhachkala airport under the article on violating the procedure for holding protests; in 14 cases decisions on punishment have already been made.

November 02, 2023 23:56

• Chechen Mansur Movlaev complains about being tortured by law enforcers in Kyrgyzstan

  The National Centre of the Kyrgyz Republic for the Prevention of Torture received a complaint about torture in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya.

November 02, 2023 23:09

• Activist from Nalchik challenges refusal to investigate forced fingerprinting

  Investigators considered legal the actions of border guard service officers at an airport in the city of Mineralnye Vody, who forced human rights defender Olga Begretova to submit fingerprints and biological material.

November 02, 2023 22:02

• Dagestan activists condemned rioters at Makhachkala airport

  Those who gathered for the protest rally at the Makhachkala airport showed “great stupidity,” but the riots themselves were the result of insufficient educational work by the authorities with young people, Dagestani activists said.

November 02, 2023 21:16

• Court in Grozny began considering Zhuravel’s case on third attempt

  The court in Grozny interrogated two witnesses in the case against Nikita Zhuravel, who faces imprisonment for burning the Koran. During the trial, he asked Muslims for forgiveness for his actions. The trial was then postponed for the third time due to the absence of the Grozny imams, recognized as victims in the case.