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Nina Tseretilova, screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CNhgcXdHEUd/

22:52, 7 December 2023

Court refuses to limit Nina Tseretilova’s parental rights despite protests of her children

Relatives of Nina Tseretilova, a native of Dagestan, whose children have been living in a shelter for a year after refusing to live together with their mother, have expressed their indignation by a decision of the court which refused to limit the Nina Tseretilova’s parental rights.

22:11, 7 December 2023

Resident of Dagestan convicted for spreading fakes about Russian Army

The Khasavyurt City Court has found Shakhban Abakargadjiev, a Khasavyurt resident, guilty of spreading fake news about the Russian Army and sentenced him to five years of freedom deprivation, but then commuted his sentence.

Ksenia Abramova with her husband Alexei. January 8, 2023. Photo by Ksenia Abramova

21:46, 7 December 2023

Alexei Abramov's wife reports her husband's transfer to SMO zone

Alexei Abramov, a Krasnodar resident, who is seeking to cancel his mobilization decision due to health problems, has been sent to Mariupol and has failed so far to receive a repeated referral to the military medical commission, his wife has informed, adding that Alexei can buy painkillers, but they are helpless in relieving his pains caused by multiple backbone hernias.

20:10, 7 December 2023

Volgograd Region resident accused of spreading fake news about Russian Army

A case against Daniil Vodolagin, a resident of the Volgograd Region, charged under the criminal article on disseminating fake news about the Russian Armed Forces, has been brought to court.

19:12, 7 December 2023

Verdict to Ingush law enforcer for beating detainee increased

The appellate instance has sentenced Amiran Merzhoev, a former law enforcer, to two years in penal colony; earlier, he was sentenced conditionally for beating a detainee in Magas.

Refugees from Palestine at a meeting with Akhmed Dudaev. Screenshot of the video posted on Akhmed Dudaev's Telegram channel on December 3, 2023 https://t.me/akhmeddudaev/2574

18:50, 7 December 2023

Dudaev’s appeal to refugees violates tradition of Caucasian hospitality

With his speech delivered in Russian to refugees from Palestine, Akhmed Dudaev, Minister for National Policy, External Relations, Press, and Information of Chechnya, has given a signal to the authorities of Russia that in Chechnya, they do not have time to solve the problems of refugees who have already arrived from Palestine and that no new groups should be sent to the republic for now.

Zarema Musaeva at the court. Photo from the Telegram channel "Bakar Yangulbaev"

23:56, 6 December 2023

Penal colony administration opposes CER for Musaeva

When opposing conditional early relief for Zarema Musaeva, the penal colony administration has claimed that the convicted woman has been kept in a penal colony in Argun for a short time and has not admitted her guilt.

A female student wearing a hijab. Photo: Ingush Medical College named after Asiyat Tutaeva, http://ingmedcolledge.ru/

23:47, 6 December 2023

In Kaspiysk, medical school administration denies ban on hijabs

The Kaspiysk Medical School has imposed uniform regulations on clothing for its students, as well as recommendations for their appearance, but those regulations contain no ban on wearing hijabs, explains the medical school administration.

The Code of Administrative Offences of Russia. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

22:58, 6 December 2023

Kuban resident suspected of repeatedly discrediting Russian Army

Law enforcers began investigating a criminal case initiated against Gennady Vladimirov, a resident of the town of Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river), under four articles of the Criminal Code, including repeated discrediting of the Russian Army.

22:39, 6 December 2023

Rights defenders treat Nazran incident as honour killing

A woman's body was found in Nazran (the largest city of Ingushetia); a murder case is being investigated, sources have reported. According to their data, the body was deprived of its head and hands; human rights defenders don't rule out that the woman was a victim of domestic violence or of honour killing.

Handcuffs. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

16:11, 6 December 2023

Those accused of attacking Pskov paratroopers call the case fabricated

Arslan Taushev and Rasul Koshmanbetov, accused of attacking Pskov paratroopers, have stated that the accusation was based on the testimony of a single classified witness. They asked the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya to cancel the decision to return the case to the prosecutor's office, but the court has rejected this request.

Akhmed Dudaev at a meeting with the refugees from Palestine. Screenshot of the video posted on Akhmed Dudaev's Telegram channel on December 3, 2023 https://t.me/akhmeddudaev/2574

08:39, 6 December 2023

Dudaev reproaches Palestinian refugees of poor organization

Refugees from Palestine should maintain cleanliness and be more organized, and also not speed Chechen authorities up in solving their problems, Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, External Relations, Press and Information, has stated.

The village of Yandare in Ingushetia. Photo: https://fortanga.org

21:56, 5 December 2023

Attack on policeman is second armed incident in Ingushetia within a month

The shelling of a police car near the village of Yandare was preceded by a shootout in late November in Sunzha, where a law enforcer was wounded.

Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. Makhachkala, December 4, 2023. Photo from the Telegram channel of the “Chernovik” (Rough Draft)

19:51, 5 December 2023

Dagestan: picket in support of journalist Gadjiev attracts law enforcers' increased attention

The solo picket held by Magomed Magomedov, a journalist, in defence of the convicted Abdulmumin Gadjiev took place under the law enforcers' supervision. The demand to release Gadjiev also interested passers-by, the picketer has stated.

Nikita Zhuravel. Screenshot of the video / Kadyrov_95

19:13, 5 December 2023

Lawyers point to court's option to softly punish Nikita Zhuravel for burning Koran

Generally, Russian courts hand down fairly lenient sentences under the article imputed to Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, for burning down the Koran; and the court in Chechnya has every option not to deviate from this trend, the lawyers interviewed by the Caucasian Knot have indicated.

23:36, 4 December 2023

Journalist Magomedov demands to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev

Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), held a solo picket in Makhachkala with the demand to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

23:28, 4 December 2023

Resident of Akhtubinsky District fined for posting video in messenger

In the Akhtubinsky District, a court fined local resident Vladimir Ivaschenko 30,000 roubles, recognizing that the video posted by the local resident in a messenger discredited the Russian Armed Forces.

The Armenian cemetery damaged in Shushi between Oct. 5 and Nov. 3. Photo https://alphanews.am/ru/azerbaydzhantsi-povredili-eshte-odno-kla/

22:50, 4 December 2023

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 27-December 3, 2023

Authorities against dissent in Azerbaijan, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, around Nagorno-Karabakh, natural disasters in Southern Russia, 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 November 27-December 3, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

Marina Melikhova. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfX7E6Lt4Zo

22:16, 4 December 2023

Arrest of Sochi activist Melikhova extended for three months

A court extended the arrest of activist Marina Melikhova, accused in a criminal case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, by three months. The above information has been reported by the “OVD-Info”* human rights project with reference to advocate Maria Spasibukhova.

A man holding a poster criticizing and accusing Ramzan Kadyrov. Tyumen, December 3, 2023. Photo https://t.me/sotaproject/70316 the inscription on the poster has been retouched

21:14, 4 December 2023

Picketer detained in Tyumen after criticizing Kadyrov

The detainee was walking through the city with a poster containing criticism and accusations against Kadyrov, a source has reported. "The man has been detained. The motives for his action are currently being clarified," the "Ura.ru" quotes the source as saying.

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