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23:58, 25 February 2023

Court obliges unit commander from Chechnya to consider military's report on payment for the wound

The Grozny Garrison Military Court has obliged the commander of the military unit to consider the report lodged by Zelimkhan Ayubov, on the payment of compensation for the wound he received in Ukraine, but the unit's commend has challenged the ruling. The Southern District Military Court has upheld the first-instance judgement.

Apti Alaudinov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDcCMNpgNrA

23:15, 25 February 2023

Alaudinov, commander of Chechen special forces, discharged from hospital after poisoning

Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the "Akhmat" special unit, has been discharged from a Moscow hospital where he was treated after an attempt to poison him.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/

18:19, 25 February 2023

Kadyrov awarded the title of Hero of Chechnya

Ramzan Kadyrov is now the Hero of Chechnya, Akhmed Dudaev, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Press, has announced. This title is awarded by the head of Chechnya, as follows from the decree signed by Kadyrov.

Svetlana Kuzevanova. Photo: Vadim Kantor / ASI https://www.asi.org.ru

15:31, 25 February 2023

Lawyers describe practice of persecuting WhatsApp users for fakes

Messages posted in public group chats can become a reason for criminal prosecution under a fake article about the Russian Army, although one's personal correspondence should not become the basis for such cases; however, such cases are known.

Chechen soldiers. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/

15:25, 25 February 2023

Number of fighters from Caucasus perished in Ukraine exceeds death toll among law enforcers in NCFD within 11 years

During the year of hostilities in Ukraine, at least 845 residents of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) perished there, while during eleven years of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, the power bloc lost 480 employees.

A queue for border control. Screenshot from the video posted on the ICTN YouTube channel https://youtu.be/o-k_mDNaTjo

15:17, 25 February 2023

Volgograd teenager sentenced in case on terrorism leaves Russia

A teenager from Volgograd, sentenced to compulsory medical treatment in a case on terrorism, left Russia together with his mother. He is put on the wanted list.

Idris Arsamikov. Photo https://www.kavkazr.com/a/bytj-geem-dlya-nih-uzhe-prestuplenie-zaderzhannogo-v-moskve-urozhentsa-chechni-peredali-kadyrovtsam/32274445.html

23:59, 24 February 2023

MEPs demand Arsamikov's release

The Group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on LGBT Rights has called on the Chechen authorities to release Idris Arsamikov, who was detained in Moscow and taken to his homeland.

23:57, 24 February 2023

In Europe, activists hold rallies on anniversary of Vainakhs' deportation

In Paris and Vienna, members of the Chechen Diaspora have held rallies on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of Stalin's deportation of Chechens and Ingushes (collectively also treated as Vainakhs).

The deportation of Chechen and Ingush people. Screenshot of the video by the user vainakh38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKmb-WX0OI0

15:13, 24 February 2023

At deportation anniversary, Kadyrov limited himself to cursing Stalin

In Chechnya, the absence of mourning events in memory of deportation victims indicates Kadyrov's desire not to aggravate the situation on the eve of the anniversary of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, analysts believe.

A screenshot from the "The Cage Looks for a Bird" trailer posted on Kira Kovalenko's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHElcLzJR7M

14:58, 24 February 2023

At Berlinale, Malika Musaeva's film tells about Chechen women's hard fate

Malika Musaeva's debut film "The Cage Looks for a Bird" was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). This is the only film from Russia and the first in the Festival history entirely in the Chechen language.

A monument complex in memory of the victims of the deportation of Ingushes. Photo by Anzhela Matieva

00:43, 24 February 2023

Ingush residents honour memory of compatriots perished during years of deportation

In Nazran, a prayer in memory of those who died during the years of the deportation ordered by Stalin was read out by the elders and the leader of the republic. Believers were reading prayers in the mosques of the republic to pay tribute to the memory of those who perished during the years of the deportation and dispensing sadaqa (charity) to the poor and large families.

Screenshot of the photo from Tumso Abdurakhmanov's Telegram channel posted on February 23, 2023 https://t.me/abusaddamshishani/5337

23:52, 23 February 2023

Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov reacts to version of assassination attempt

When commenting on social media users’ questions about an assassination attempt, Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov promised to provide details in the nearest future. Blogger’s brother Mukhammad is alive, the Chechen human rights association “Vayfond” reports.

Yaroslav Savin. Photo from his personal account on the "VKontakte" https://vk.com/savinparnas

20:11, 23 February 2023

Activist Yaroslav Savin hospitalized after hunger strike

Yaroslav Savin, the secretary of the Astrakhan branch of the "Party of People's Freedom" (Parnas), was hospitalized after being released from the special detention centre, where he went on a hunger strike.

The Makhachkala Garrison Military Court. Photo http://mgvs.dag.sudrf.ru

20:05, 23 February 2023

Court refuses to consider mobilization complaints lodged by Dagestani fathers of large families

The Makhachkala Garrison Military Court has refused to consider the lawsuits against illegal mobilization lodged by four fathers with many children, citing the lack of powers of attorney from the mobilized fathers themselves.

The deportation of Chechens to Kazakhstan. Photo: https://tengrinews.kz

19:57, 23 February 2023

Seventy-nine years since Vainakhs' deportation

Today marks 79 years since the deportation of Chechens and Ingushes to Kazakhstan and Central Asia. There are no official events dated for this anniversary in Chechnya.

Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev (on the left). Photo https://sksos.org

18:48, 23 February 2023

Rights defenders from SK SOS Crisis Group report growth of appeals for help from Northern Caucasus

In 2022, the number of complaints about harassments due to sexual or gender identity has tripled in Northern Caucasus the SK SOS Crisis Group has informed.

Zarema Musaeva. Photo https://www.vgoroden.ru/novosti/prokuratura-sochla-neobosnovannym-soobshheniya-o-prestuplenii-po-delu-musaevoy-iz-nizhnego-novgoroda-v-chechnyu-id369414

16:13, 23 February 2023

Zarema Musaeva complains about deterioration of her health in SIZO

Long and frequent court hearings affected the health state of arrested Zarema Musaeva, who is accused of assaulting a law enforcer. The arrested woman stated that her health deteriorated in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Chechnya and her eyesight began to fade.

A rally in Nalchik. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNvo-9KMwvs

16:11, 23 February 2023

Trial in case against participant in protests against mobilization in Nalchik terminated

A case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces instituted against Svetlana Semyonova, who participated in protests against mobilization, has been closed by court due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

A detention facility. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis

19:33, 22 February 2023

Native of Chechnya denied judge challenge in case of justifying terrorism

The defence of Ibragim Khachukaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of justifying terrorism, has sought to mitigate the measure of his freedom restraint and challenged the judge, but the Supreme Court of Chechnya has upheld the decision to extend Khachukaev's arrest and found no grounds for challenging the judge.

The Volgograd Garrison Military Court. Photo: riac34.ru

19:11, 22 February 2023

Resident of Volgograd Region challenges mobilization conscription in court

The Volgograd Garrison Military Court has started considering the case of Dmitry Denisov, a mobilized person, who had accused his district military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) and the draft commission of being called up for mobilization without a medical examination, although he told the members of the commission that he had serious chronic diseases.

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