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НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

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  • Tatiana (on the left) and Daria Polyudova. Photo from Daria Polyudova’s page in Facebook* (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are banned in Russia) Activist Polyudova’s mother visits her daughter in penal colony

    Tatiana Polyudova has said that she succeeded in seeking a visit to her daughter, activist Daria Polyudova, who is serving her sentence in a penal colony in Kabardino-Balkaria on an extremism case. Tatiana Polyudova notes that her daughter is still being kept in strict detention conditions.

February 14, 2024 18:58

  • Ibragim Askerov. Photo https://www.kavkazr.com/a/v-turtsii-po-zaprosu-sledkoma-rf-zaderzhali-dagestantsa-za-prichastnostj-k-nesuschestvuyuschey-organizatsii-/32544234.html Dagestani native faces threat of deportation from Turkey

    The authorities of Turkey are preparing to deport from the country Ibragim Askerov, a native of Dagestan. The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has put the man on the wanted list for his involvement in the extremist organization “At Takfir wal-Hijra”*, sources report.

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  • The Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot" Lawyers assess legality of persecution for video with Motherland Monument

    Symbols of military glory include any monuments related to the Great Patriotic War (WW II), lawyers have noted. In their opinion, although the blogger, Alyona Agafonova, has committed no real actions against the monument "The Motherland Calls!" in Volgograd; however, her persecution fit into the established practice.

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  • An example of a "carousel" in elections in Azerbaijan - voting by one person at two polling stations. Screenshot of a video posted on the YouTube channel of the Meydan TV on February 7, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BIzenRmYn74 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 5-11, 2024

    New old president, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, rumours about killings in Chechnya, 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 February 5-11, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

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  • Participants in a mass brawl in Nevinnomyssk apologized to a SMO fighter, who had been beaten by them. Screenshot of a video posted by "Sota", collage by the "Caucasian Knot" Analysts explain spread of public apologies practice by Kadyrov's growing influence

    The spread of the practice of public repentances beyond Chechnya is associated with the growing influence of Ramzan Kadyrov, analysts have suggested in their comments to the video of three people apologizing for the beating up a special military operation (SMO) fighter in Nevinnomyssk. The state is more loyal to SMO fighters, but in criminal cases this status gives no advantages, a lawyer has pointed out.

February 11, 2024 22:12

Relatives of Chechen young men shocked by secret verdict

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