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October 25, 2022 15:30

• Discussion format of amendments to Constitution outrages Makhachkala residents

  More than a hundred people gathered in Makhachkala after activists and independent media professionals were not allowed to discuss the amendments to the Constitution of Dagestan. Without a public discussion, a draft amendment unacceptable to the society can be adopted, activists have pointed out.

October 24, 2022 23:58

• Colleagues of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev hold solo pickets in Makhachkala

  Today, in Makhachkala, journalists Magomed Magomedov and Magdi Kamalov have held two solo pickets. The protestors demand to stop the persecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

October 24, 2022 23:55

• Chechen social media users call predictable apologies for dance of a young man in a dress

  Public apologies from young people for a man dancing in a pink dress at the entrance to Grozny were expected, Instagram* users noted.

October 24, 2022 18:05

• Investigators refuse to detain law enforcers-figurants in case of beating schoolboy

  Investigators have refused to arrest the law enforcers suspected of beating up a 14-year-old Volgograd schoolboy; and gave no answer at all to the petition demanding to remove them from service, Alyona Maksaeva, an advocate, has stated.

October 24, 2022 18:02

• Kadyrov reports sending new detachment of volunteers to Donbass

  Another group of volunteers has left Chechnya for Donbass, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. In the video posted by him, some of the fighters introduced themselves as residents of Astrakhan, Sochi and Stavropol Territory.

October 24, 2022 17:52

• Two Krasnodar female activists fined for discrediting army

  Valeria Gerasimova and Elizaveta Shkarupa from Krasnodar have been fined by 40,000 roubles each for making a pacifist inscription on the asphalt, the "OVD-Info"* outlet has informed.

October 24, 2022 17:45

• After persecutions for anti-mobilization protest, Krasnodar resident leaves Russia

  After being persecuted by law enforcers for taking part in a protest against mobilization, a resident of Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory) was forced to leave Russia in order to obtain political asylum.

October 24, 2022 17:38

• Poll of Dagestani pupils about their political views is in conflict with laws

  Forcing high school pupils in Baksan to answer questions about their political views is contrary to several articles of the Russian Constitution and the law on personal data, Marina Agaltsova, an advocate, has stated.

October 24, 2022 17:31

• Three youngsters apologize for video with dance at entrance to Grozny

  A young man who danced in a pink dress at the entrance to Grozny, as well as two of his acquaintances involved in filming a video about it, have apologized to the Muslims. One of them has added that he was already punished for his act.

October 22, 2022 23:21

• Moscow announces commemorative events on 20th anniversary of Dubrovka terror act

  Twenty years after the hostage-taking at the "Dubrovka" Theatrical Centre, a requiem concert and a memorial service are planned, as well as a show of the film about the terror act, the NGO "Nord-Ost" has announced.

October 22, 2022 23:17

• Law enforcers resume raids near the Astrakhan mosque

  In the course of raiding a fair, held in the city of Astrakhan near the Red Mosque, law enforcers forces have detained 75 migrants, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

October 22, 2022 23:14

• Criminal case on discrediting army opened against a 71-year-old Sochi activist

  A criminal case has been initiated against Vladimir Atamanchuk, a 71-year-old Sochi activist, under the article on discrediting the Russian Army; he is under the recognizance not to leave.

October 22, 2022 23:08

• Court ruling in favour of Poltavskaya villagers encourages dump opponents

  The recognition by the court of violations in the operation of the garbage landfill located in the village of Poltavskaya (Krasnodar Territory) was a small victory in the fight against the dump, activists assert.

October 22, 2022 23:01

• Lawyers find no reason for prosecuting show organizers in Makhachkala for gay propaganda

  The fashion show held in Makhachkala with the participation of two young men dressed as women is not propaganda of homosexuality, since its participants did not agitate anyone, lawyers believe.

October 21, 2022 23:57

• Moscow City Court upholds half-million-rouble fine against HRC “Memorial”*

  The court of appeal did not grant the complaint filed against the decision to fine the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* 500,000 roubles for the lack of marking of a foreign agent.

October 21, 2022 23:45

• Kadyrov announces dispatch of another detachment of volunteers to Ukraine

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has announced that a new group of volunteers had left for the zone of the special military operation.

October 21, 2022 18:15

• Fashion show in Makhachkala turns into threats to organizers

  The organizers of the fashion show involving young men in effeminate images had no plans to disturb the "morality guardians" and risk their safety, but after the resonance in social networks, the participants and visitors of the show have faced threats, Svetlana Anokhina, a journalist, has informed.

October 21, 2022 18:09

• Makhachkala residents bespeak authorities' support in their dispute with developer

  Residents of several apartment blocks in Makhachkala have recorded a video appeal to authorities asking them not to allow building another multi-storey building in their yard. The Mayoralty has assured that they will defend tenants' rights in court.

October 21, 2022 18:05

• Head of Chechnya reports on his children's return to Grozny

  Ramzan Kadyrov has announced the return of his daughter and three sons to Chechnya after their voyage to the special operation zone.

October 21, 2022 17:55

• Video of Kadyrov's talk to Ukrainian POWs sparks lawyers' questions

  If the video of the meeting of the head of Chechnya with Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) was recorded without their consent, then this violates the POWs' rights, and the transportation of them is unacceptable without the escort of the military police, lawyers pointed out.