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Leyla Gireeva. Photo: https://cdn.iportal.ru/

22:46, 17 January 2023

Leyla Gireeva denied inquiry into domestic violence

In Ingushetia, the police have refused to open a criminal case against relatives of Leyla Gireeva on the girl's application about regular domestic violence against her, human rights defenders have informed.

22:44, 17 January 2023

Resident of Ingushetia suspected of abducting girl aiming to marry her

In the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, an underage girl was abducted by a 37-year-old man with the aim of marriage; a search is underway for him, sources have reported.

Natives of Chechnya on the border of Croatia. Photo https://www.kavkazr.com/

21:38, 17 January 2023

Natives of Chechnya report details of fellow countrymen's detentions in Balkans

Prior to deportation, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the natives from Chechnya and Ingushetia, who had left Russia, were kept in dirty and cold containers; and in Croatia, law enforcers used to beat up those who had arrived, natives of Chechnya have told.

Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo https://chernovik.net

18:30, 17 January 2023

In Dagestan, police disrupt picket in defence of journalist Gadjiev

The police took to a police station journalist Idris Yusupov and Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), who went out to solo pickets in Makhachkala.

Leyla Chemurzieva. Screenshot of the video by the user Ayub Musiev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR2d79Jtuc4

16:12, 17 January 2023

Ingush resident Leyla Chemurzieva’s case to be considered by court

In Magas, a court began considering a case against Leyla Chemurzieva, who was accused of possessing an explosive device. The testimony which investigators insisted on was given by Leyla Chemurzieva after torture and threats, the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial” reported.

Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"

20:51, 16 January 2023

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 9-15, 2023

Continuation of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, news about the Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s case, threat to the life of Mikhail Saakashvili, verdict to Ingush activists and hunger strikes of Azerbaijani oppositionists, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 9-15, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

Alexei Mandrigelya. Photo by the press service of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" ewnc.org

20:29, 16 January 2023

Krasnodar activist manages to challenge the fine imposed for filming in pacifist clip

The Krasnodar Court of Cassation has cancelled the decision to prosecute Alexei Mandrigelya, an activist.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan, photo by Murad Muradov for the "Caucasian Knot"

20:24, 16 January 2023

Dagestan SC cancels fine imposed on local resident for discrediting army

Nazhmudin Abdurakhmanov, a resident of Khasavyurt, has challenged at the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan the fine of 40,000 roubles imposed on him for his pacifist posts in social networks.

20:21, 16 January 2023

Anti-mobilization protester convicted in Makhachkala

The court sentenced Gafar Isaev, a participant in a protest rally against mobilization held in September 2022 in Makhachkala, to two years of conditional imprisonment after finding him guilty of using violence against a law enforcer.

10:53, 16 January 2023

KBR scientists have their things seized at searches back

In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), law enforcers have returned to the scientists the things seized during searches, but they gave no explanations about the reasons for the searches, one of the scientists have stated.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Polad Nametullaev, a deputy of the City Assembly of Derbent

20:42, 15 January 2023

Complaint to Putin about power supply problems in Dagestan sparks criticism of local authorities

An open letter with a complaint about problems with power supplies in Dagestan was sent to the President of Russia by Polad Nametullaev, a deputy of the City Assembly of Derbent. After that, residents of Dagestan criticized the republic's authorities in the social network.

Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot of the video from the ROMB YouTube channel ROMB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jex6a8-VIg

18:44, 15 January 2023

Experts' conclusions prove defence's version of journalist Gadjiev's innocence

At the trial, an expert of the forensic examination centre of the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed the conclusions of his colleagues about the absence of any crime attributes in the publications by Abdulmumin Gadjiev; and this corresponds to the version of the journalist's innocence, his defence asserts.

Screenshot of a video appeal of the villagers in the Rutulsky District to the head of Dagestan https://t.me/novoedelo/14792

18:43, 15 January 2023

Dagestani villagers urge Melikov to intervene in land conflict

Without owners' consent, they are planning to give the land plots belonging to villagers in the Rutulsky District into long-time lease, local residents have complained in their video appeal to Sergey Melikov, the head of Dagestan.

18:40, 15 January 2023

Court holds session on "Ingush case" behind closed doors

The court has explained its decision not to allow journalists to attend the consideration of the appeal lodged by the activists convicted within the case of the rally in Magas by the absence of vacant seats in the courtroom.

11:33, 15 January 2023

Decision on paying compensations to residents of Chechnya for destroyed housing cancelled

The appellate instance has overturned the decision of the Grozny court, which had obliged authorities to pay compensations for the lost housing to the residents of the Shali District who had suffered from the earthquake.

A young man being reprimanded at a police station. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p?CnWTm1XgOBd * On March 21, the Tverskoi Court of Moscow banned the activities in Russia of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, in connection with extremist activities

23:50, 14 January 2023

Chechen driver publicly reprimanded for dangerous driving

A video depicting a young man being reprimanded at a police station has posted on social media. The resident of the Gudermes District grossly violated the road traffic regulations, the law enforcement bodies reported.

Alexei Abramov with his wife (on the left) and a screenshot of the video with Alexei Abramov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot." Photo made by Kseniya Abramova when she came to issue a power of attorney. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/kub_masх/59591

23:39, 14 January 2023

Wife of mobilized Kuban resident reports loss of his documents by military office

After returning from the special military operation zone, Alexei Abramov, a resident of Krasnodar, who was mobilized although he had got spinal injuries, was sent to Dagestan to undergo a medical examination. The military office lost documents about the Alexei Abramov’s illnesses, his wife said.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo: https://www.rbc.ru/politics/14/06/2022/62a84e289a7947b436f60a6c

23:53, 13 January 2023

ECtHR awards compensations to four convicts from Rostov Region

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has taken the side of four residents of Taganrog and awarded them compensations from 2100 to 9750 euros, after finding the period of their pre-trial detention as unreasonably long.

23:51, 13 January 2023

HRW points to human rights violations in Chechnya and Dagestan

In 2022, amid the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, Chechen authorities continued suppressing the dissent, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has noted. Its report also mentions the persecutions of opponents of mobilization in Dagestan.

23:50, 13 January 2023

Advocate demands to return home mobilized Dagestani with many children

Alibek Alibekov, a resident of Dagestan with many children, was denied a deferment from mobilization; his advocate has sent a complaint to the Russia's Commissioner for Children's Rights.

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