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22:00, 11 April 2023

On April 3-9, four persons perished and eight were wounded in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

During the week of April 3-9, 2023, at least four people perished and eight others were wounded during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. Photo from the Telegram channel of the Chernovik.net

21:47, 11 April 2023

Pickets held by colleagues of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev attract tourists' attention

The solo pickets demanding to stop the criminal case against Gadjiev caused an approving reaction from car drivers and interested the guests of Makhachkala, journalists have informed.

Max KomikadZe, a blogger (on the left), and Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of a parody video clip about Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, posted on the Telegram channel Kadyrov_95

21:41, 11 April 2023

After filming with Kadyrov in videos about Zelensky, parodist complains about threats

Max KomikadZe, a blogger who starred with Ramzan Kadyrov in a series of parody video clips about Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, has told the police about the received threats.

The Chechen village of Samashki. Photo: https://argumentua.com/stati/tragedii-chechenskogo-sela-samashki-20-let-foto

15:15, 11 April 2023

"Memorial"*: massacre of Samashki villagers remains unpunished for 28 years

The murder committed by law enforcers of more than a hundred civilians in the Chechen village of Samashki back in 1995, has not been investigated for 28 years; and the perpetrators have not been punished, the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence has pointed out.

23:14, 10 April 2023

Kadyrov criticizes rise in prices before Eid al-Fitr

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has called on sellers not to raise prices for goods before the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. He has compared to drug dealers the entrepreneurs who raise the prices on the eve of the holiday. For the republic, the rise in prices during Ramadan has become a chronic problem.

Screenshot of a video record depicting bullying of a mobilized soldier. Sergey Menyailo (on the right). Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". https://t.me/bazabazon/16848 , Photos: Press Service of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia in the Siberian Federal District http://sfo.gov.ru/polpred/polpred/ https://ru.wikipedia.org

23:09, 10 April 2023

Leader of North Ossetia reacts to video of bullying of mobilized man

After a video record depicting bullying of a military man was posted on the Internet, Sergey Menyailo, the leader of North Ossetia, has announced launching a check on the actions of the commander of the military unit in which the people mobilized from the republic serve.

The Volgograd Garrison Military Court. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:02, 10 April 2023

Contract soldier from Volgograd faces threats amid litigation for medical treatment

A spouse of a contract soldier from Volgograd, who is seeking a re-passing of the medical commission through the court, complains that commanders of her husband’s military unit threatened him with opening a criminal case. Civilian doctors diagnosed the military man with a neurological disease.

The house in the village of Zyazikov-Yurt where alleged militants were hiding. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel of the "Izvestiya" on April 8, 2023, https://t.me/izvestia/127602

22:39, 10 April 2023

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 3-9, 2023

Armed clashes in Ingushetia, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, continuation of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, case against the leaders of the Ingush protest, 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 April 3-9, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

Soldiers. Photo: Eduard Kornienko, Yuga.ru

18:53, 10 April 2023

Father of many children from Derbent challenges his mobilization

A resident of Derbent has demanded to cancel the decision to mobilize and send him to the special military operation (SMO) zone, pointing out that he, as the father of three children under 16, was entitled to a delay. The case should be considered by a military court, the judge has ruled.

Askhabali Alibekov. Screenshot of the video posted on the "Wild Paratrooper" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgXra9fVrsI

18:46, 10 April 2023

Blogger Alibekov decides to challenge verdict on discrediting army

Askhabali Alibekov, a native of Dagestan, has decided to appeal against the verdict of the court, which convicted him for discrediting the Russian Army and sentenced him to a year and two months of freedom deprivation, Marina Dubrovina, an advocate, has informed.

Mikail Moshkhoev. Press service for the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Republic of Ingushetia https://t.me/mvdri

16:07, 9 April 2023

Ingushetia: law enforcers confirm detention of Mikail Moshkhoev, suspected of attacking their colleagues

The operative headquarters of Ingushetia has confirmed the detention of Mikail Moshkhoev, who is suspected of attacking law enforcers.

Abubakar Rizvanov (on the right) and his advocates at the court session. 2019. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:06, 9 April 2023

Court refuses to exclude Rizvanov's testimony from proofs in Dagestani journalist Gadjiev's case

The court that considers the case of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev has rejected the petition lodged by Rizvanov, who asked to treat his identification in a photo by a secret witness as inadmissible proof.

Ullubiy Khanmurzaev, the acting head of the Buynaksk District, speaks at the villagers' protest action. Screenshot of the video by the administration of the Buynaksk District https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOodjY4k5dg&t=2s

16:03, 9 April 2023

Villagers explain new protests in Dagestani Chirkei by poor authorities' attention

The villagers' protest action against the construction of fish farms on the Chirkei Reservoir was caused by the authorities' insufficient reaction and fears that the above construction would still begin, residents of the village of Chirkei have stated.

At the court session that considered the case of the Ingush protest leaders. Photo by Darya Kornilova, Fortanga

22:39, 8 April 2023

Court refuses to return Ingush activists' case to first instance

At the court session that considered the complaint against the verdict in the so-called "Ingush case", the defendants-activists asked to send their case to the first-instance court because of the violations, but the court has dismissed the petition.

Movsar Umarov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVqepeX_DEw

17:18, 8 April 2023

Chechen SC refuses to re-open investigation into disappearance of Movsar Umarov

A mother of Movsar Umarov requested the law enforcement bodies to resume the investigation into the case on her son’s disappearance in the summer of 2020, but the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya rejected the request, a lawyer of the “Team Against Torture”* reported.

A protest action; Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: Grozny Inform; screenshot T.ME/KOZHUHOVOPHOTO

15:14, 8 April 2023

Moscow mosque scandal gives Kadyrov reason to demonstrate his influence

Ramzan Kadyrov got involved in the construction of a mosque in Moscow in order to highlight himself as the main defender of Russia’s Muslims and demonstrate his increased influence, although formally he has no right to interfere in any events in another region.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo: https://www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=home

23:55, 7 April 2023

ECtHR awards compensation to activist from Minvody for his arrest

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has found a violation of the rights of Mikhail Nazarenko, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, who was arrested after a spontaneous gathering in the city of Mineralnye Vody (Minvody) held in 2015.

Magomed Gadaev. Photo: https://theins.ru/news/241094

23:43, 7 April 2023

Inquiry into complaint against deportation of Chechen Magomed Gadaev launched in France

A court in Paris has launched an investigation into the actions of the head of the French Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and two other officials involved in the deportation of Magomed Gadaev, a native of Chechnya, who was then sentenced to imprisonment in his homeland.

A detention facility. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis

16:44, 7 April 2023

Mobilized person convicted in Kuban for leaving the unit

The Krasnodar Garrison Military Court has sentenced Sergey Lyakh to 3.5 years in prison and stripped him of his military rank for two cases of leaving his unit during the mobilization period.

Gasan Zalibekov, Ibragim Musalaev and Magamaali Khanmagomedov (from left to right). Photo: https://twitter.com/ntvru/status/1446160887556018178

15:44, 7 April 2023

Advocate treats harsh sentence to natives of Dagestan for brawl in metro as predefined

The verdict in the case of three natives of Dagestan for beating a passenger in the Moscow metro was predetermined due to a media campaign against the defendants, their defence believes.

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