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Zaur Tatlok. Photo by Marina Svetlova, "Argumenti Nedeli"

04:49, 28 December 2022

Advocate accuses Adygean law enforcers of violating his rights

Zaur Tatlok, a lawyer of the Krasnodar Bar Association, has accused law enforcer from Adygea of hindering his professional activities. According to his story, he came to the police station with his client, who had complained about torture, but he was forced to leave by threatening with administrative prosecution.

Military servicemen. Photo Diego Gonzalez, unsplash.com

04:41, 28 December 2022

Stavropol Territory: father of many children tries to challenge his mobilization

A resident of the Stavropol Territory, who has three children, has filed a lawsuit challenging the decision of the mobilization commission.

The order named after Akhmat Kadyrov. Photo: Kei https://ru.wikipedia.org/

23:46, 27 December 2022

Chechen authorities decide to spend 13.5 million roubles on Kadyrov orders

The authorities of Chechnya, which is subsidized from the Russian state budget, have allocated 13.5 million roubles for the manufacture of 43 orders named after Akhmat Kadyrov. The awards must be made of gold and adorned with diamonds, sapphires and rubies, the "Kavkaz Realii"* project has reported.

A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis

23:34, 27 December 2022

Makhachkala resident fined for beating law enforcer up at protest action

A court has fined Isa Abdulaev, a resident of Makhachkala, by 50,000 roubles, finding him guilty of beating up a police officer during an anti-mobilization protest.

Marat Ismailov. Photo: https://riaderbent.ru/v-dagestane-yurist-suditsya-s-mvd-za-pravo-polzovaniem-telefonom-v-otdelah-politsii.html

23:23, 27 December 2022

Dagestani lawyer succeeds in seeking apology for his detention near picket

A court obliged a policeman from Makhachkala to issue a written apology to lawyer Marat Ismailov, who was detained while passing by a solo picket held in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

23:13, 27 December 2022

Special forces fighter from Krasnodar demoted after refusing to participate in special military operation

Vitaly Mozgalin from the Krasnodar Territory, a fighter of a special forces battalion of the Chief Intelligence Agency (known as GRU), who refused to participate in the special military operation in Ukraine, was demoted from a corporal.

Khasan Ibragimov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://chechnyatoday.com

18:08, 27 December 2022

Chechen authorities confirm incident with Kadyrov’s representative in Simferopol

When commenting on reports about Khasan Ibragimov’s involvement in the beating of a restaurant visitor by Chechen law enforcers, the authorities of Chechnya announced that Khasan Ibragimov, the representative of the leader of Chechnya, became a participant of a domestic conflict in Simferopol and that the information about his detention is not true.

23:46, 26 December 2022

Law enforcers report detention of terrorists in Dagestan and Chechnya

In Dagestan and Chechnya, members of the interregional terrorist community were detained, who, on the instructions of emissaries from the "Islamic State" (IS)*, were transporting people to Syria and Ukraine for taking part in hostilities against Russian militaries.

23:41, 26 December 2022

In Chechnya, court forbids contract soldier to leave service until mobilization end

Alexander Ryazanov, a contract soldier of the guards motorized rifle regiment in Chechnya, could not quit his service after the announcement of mobilization. His contract expired, but the Grozny Garrison Military Court forbade Ryazanov to leave the service, citing restrictions after the start of mobilization in Russia.

Apti Visaev. Photo: press service of the "Memorial" Centre for Defence of Human Rights

23:22, 26 December 2022

Apti Visaev complains about poor medical care at SIZO

Apti Visaev, a native of Chechnya, who was accused of preparing a terror act in Norilsk, has informed that he had been transferred, without explanation, into a special block of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where he does not receive the necessary medical care in full.

Darya Polyudova. Photo https://golos-kubani.ru

23:22, 25 December 2022

Kuban activist Polyudova* sentenced to nine years in prison

A court in Moscow has sentenced Darya Polyudova*, an activist from Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), to nine years in prison, finding her guilty of creating an extremist community and publicly justifying terrorism.

Yuri Shevtsov and Galina Shevtsova in the corridor of the Lenin District Court in Astrakhan. Photo courtesy of Vasily Shevtsov for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:18, 25 December 2022

Parents of blogger Shevtsov released after detention in Astrakhan

The defence found violations in the detention protocol of blogger Vasily Shevtsov's parents, and the court in Astrakhan released them without imposing punishment.

A lesson at school in Chechnya. Photo: https://onf.ru/2018/09/04/v-shkolah-chechni-po-iniciative-narodnogo-fronta-proshla-akciya-urok-rossii/
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23:16, 25 December 2022

Teachers' donations fit into trend of extortions from Chechen state servants

The order to teachers to transfer a one-day salary to the republic's social support fund continued the trend of replenishing Chechen funds at the expense of employees of budgetary (state-funded) organizations, analysts have pointed out.

22:54, 25 December 2022

Rights defenders draw attention to land issue in Zolsky District

Over 2000 hectares of land have been transferred into the ownership of the village of Sovkhoznoye in the Zolsky District, but villagers and local authorities have no funds to develop the land; and law enforcement bodies would not prevent unauthorized land capture.

22:33, 25 December 2022

In Chechnya, teachers express their indignation about request to transfer donations to state fund

In Chechnya, schools were offered to transfer one-day earnings of teachers to the state fund to help orphans, the Ministry of Labour of the republic reported. Teachers in rural schools receive such low salaries that they themselves need support, educators complain.

A rally in Stepanakert. December 25, 2022. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

00:02, 25 December 2022

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 19-25, 2022

Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, continuation of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, intensification of repressions in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 19-25, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

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

20:51, 24 December 2022

Journalist Sevrinovsky draws public attention to Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s case

Journalist Vladimir Sevrinovsky released his documentary “Beyond of the Republic” reporting about the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, an editor of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft).

23:58, 23 December 2022

Defence of Dagestani resident achieves reduction in his penalty for helping militants

The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has reduced the prison term of Shamil Daitbekov, convicted on charges of helping militants. Daitbekov will be released on December 28 this year; his defence intends to seek his rehabilitation.

23:56, 23 December 2022

Parents of emigrant blogger detained in Astrakhan

Vasily Shevtsov, a blogger who left Russia after the announcement of mobilization, has reported the detention of his parents in Astrakhan. He associates the persecution of his relatives with his oppositional publications.

23:53, 23 December 2022

Dagestan women with many children treat mobilization of their husbands as unfair

Two Dagestani residents, the only breadwinners for their families with three children, were sent to participate in the military operation in Ukraine; attempts to challenge their mobilization were unsuccessful, their wives have stated.

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