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A memorial dedicated to the victims of the deportation of the Karachay people. Screenshot of the post published on the Telegram channel of the administration of the Karachayevsky District on May 3, 2023 https://t.me/adm_karachaevsk/5360

18:16, 3 November 2023

KChR residents commemorate deportation victims

On the 80th anniversary of Karachays' deportation, religious ceremonies were held in the central mosque of Karachaevsk in memory of the victims of the tragic events of 1943.

Unrest in Makhachkala. Screenshot https://runews24.ru/articles/30/10/2023/716f77se4637b15e7a09626963d0036b

18:04, 3 November 2023

Riots in Makhachkala damage tourism image of Dagestan

There was no mass cancellation of tours to Dagestan amid the unrest in Makhachkala, but some tourists refused to travel to the republic, representatives of travel agencies report. They have pointed out that because of the unrest, Dagestan risks losing its attractiveness for guests from other regions.

The “Kamerton” detachment, created as part of the Akhmat special forces by former fighters of the Wagner PMC. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/AptiAlaudinovAKHMAT/2202

17:17, 3 November 2023

Former fighters of PMC "Wagner" created their own detachment as part of special forces "Akhmat"

The “Kamerton” detachment, created as part of the Akhmat special forces by former fighters of the Wagner PMC, is undergoing combat training, as follows from public videos.

Participants of the riots at the Makhachkala airport. Screenshot of the video from the Telegram channel "Urgently, right now"

14:33, 3 November 2023

Administrative cases against riot participants in Makhachkala sent to court

The Karabudakhkent District Court received 37 protocols against participants of the riots at the Makhachkala airport under the article on violating the procedure for holding protests; in 14 cases decisions on punishment have already been made.

Mansur Movlaev. Photo: https://ru.kyrgyztoday.org/archives/453525

23:56, 2 November 2023

Chechen Mansur Movlaev complains about being tortured by law enforcers in Kyrgyzstan

The National Centre of the Kyrgyz Republic for the Prevention of Torture received a complaint about torture in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya.

Olga Begretova (Efendieva), photo by the Memorial Centre for Defence of Human Rights https://memorialcenter.org/news/byvshaya-sotrudnicza-memoriala-pozhalovalas-na-pogranichnikov

23:09, 2 November 2023

Activist from Nalchik challenges refusal to investigate forced fingerprinting

Investigators considered legal the actions of border guard service officers at an airport in the city of Mineralnye Vody, who forced human rights defender Olga Begretova to submit fingerprints and biological material.

The riots at the Makhachkala airport. Screenshot of the video https://tvzvezda.ru/news/20231030194-GL1aM.html

22:02, 2 November 2023

Dagestan activists condemned rioters at Makhachkala airport

Those who gathered for the protest rally at the Makhachkala airport showed “great stupidity,” but the riots themselves were the result of insufficient educational work by the authorities with young people, Dagestani activists said.

Nikita Zhuravel. Screenshot of the video from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel

21:16, 2 November 2023

Court in Grozny began considering Zhuravel’s case on third attempt

The court in Grozny interrogated two witnesses in the case against Nikita Zhuravel, who faces imprisonment for burning the Koran. During the trial, he asked Muslims for forgiveness for his actions. The trial was then postponed for the third time due to the absence of the Grozny imams, recognized as victims in the case.

The riots at the Makhachkala airport. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-fynoC2XXo&t=17s

18:18, 2 November 2023

Anti-Semitic protests in North Caucasus shocked chief rabbi of Russia

Neither the authorities nor the spiritual leaders of the North Caucasus condemned the riots at the Makhachkala airport and other anti-Semitic protests in the region, said Chief Rabbi of Russia Berl Lazar. He expressed fears for the fate of his co-religionists in the south of the country.

The riots in Dagestan. Screenshot of the video https://kuban24.tv

17:26, 2 November 2023

Mufti of Tatarstan called for compassion towards rioters at Makhachkala airport

The riots in Dagestan were “organized by forces from outside,” and their participants, who became victims of provocation, should be shown mercy, the Chief Mufti of Tatarstan Kamil Samigullin said today.

An official on his way to the Makhachkala airport. Screenshot of the video from the "Baza" Telegram channel, November 1, 2023 https://t.me/bazabazon/22662

14:14, 2 November 2023

Head of department of Izberbash mayor's office fired for participating in riots at airport

Batyrkhanov, who took part in the riots at Makhachkala airport, has been fired, the head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov announced. In the video, which outraged the head of the republic, the official stated that he was going to the airport so that passengers from Israel would “forget the way” to Dagestan.

Irina Tatti. Photo from the Telegram channel "Yabloko.Don" (Apple.Don), November 1, 2023 https://t.me/apple_don/5258

13:51, 2 November 2023

Family from Rostov-on-Don held hostage by Hamas

Former doctor from Rostov-on-Don Irina Tatti, along with her family, was captured by Hamas militants at the beginning of the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the head of the city’s Jewish community said.

A synagogue in Khasavyurt. Photo: https://t.me/stmegi

22:12, 1 November 2023

Representatives of Jewish communities called situation in Dagestan tense

Members of the Jewish communities of Kizlyar and Khasavyurt reported a tense atmosphere in Dagestan, but, according to them, there were no targeted threats to community representatives. The work of at least two Jewish communities in the republic has been suspended, they said.

Magas airport, photo: https://airportmagas.ru/

18:53, 1 November 2023

Suspects of calling for unrest at Magas Airport detained

Several local residents were detained in Ingushetia for spreading calls for unrest at Magas airport, the FSB reported.

Cherkessk. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx5Spi4b9cg

18:39, 1 November 2023

Residents of Cherkessk refrained from new anti-Israeli protest

Participants of the anti-Israeli rally in Cherkessk, after arrests and preventive conversations, abandoned plans to hold a similar rally, one of the detainees said.

The Israeli embassy in Russia. Photo: LEMeZza https://ru.wikipedia.org

17:36, 1 November 2023

Ambassador of Israel offered assistance with evacuation of Jews from Dagestan

The Israeli embassy in Russia is ready to help Dagestani Jews move to Israel, a representative of the diplomatic mission said.

The Makhachkala airport. Photo by the press service of the head of Dagestan

15:55, 1 November 2023

Damage to Makhachkala airport caused by rioters estimated at 285 million rubles

The preliminary amount of damage to the Makhachkala airport amounted to 285 million rubles, said State Duma deputy Khizri Abakarov, proposing to recover the costs from the riot participants themselves, as well as to add them to the airport’s blacklist.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://grozny.tv

15:42, 1 November 2023

Human rights activists and lawyers: Kadyrov’s call to shoot demonstrators is illegal

The order of the head of Chechnya cannot serve as a basis for the use of weapons against participants in mass riots; the use of weapons is regulated by the law “On the Police,” the lawyers pointed out. Human rights activists believe that actions similar to the riots in Makhachkala in Chechnya are possible only in a controlled format with the consent of Moscow.

Mansur Movlaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=agMJzgNyGMo

13:41, 1 November 2023

Rights defenders assess probability of extradition of Chechen Movlaev from Kyrgyzstan

Recently, activists from Russia have often been detained in Kyrgyzstan under various pretexts, Dmitry Kabak, a legal expert, has noted in his comment on the threat of extradition of Mansur Movlaev, a Chechen resident, from there.

Participant of a Pro-Palestine protest at the department of the Interior Ministry in the city of Cherkessk. Photo: MIA for the republic of Karachay-Cherkessia

12:15, 1 November 2023

Fines imposed on participants in anti-Semitic action in Cherkessk

All those detained at the action against refugees from Israel in Cherkessk have been released. The court has fined the participants in the anti-Semitic action; and the police issued warnings.

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