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Leyla Gireeva. Screenshot of the post on Svetlana Anokhina's Instagram* (the Tverskoi Court of Moscow banned the activities in Russia of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, in connection with extremist activities)

21:59, 22 December 2022

Lawyers assess prospects for charges against Leyla Gireeva

The accusations of a theft brought by relatives often fail to reach the court and return the runaway girls back into families. But in the case of Leyla Gireeva, a native of Ingushetia, such a charge could become an obstacle for the girl to go abroad, lawyers and human rights defenders have pointed out.

Mukhammad Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video posted on the dimawint channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOg7MuIIavs

21:30, 22 December 2022

Lawyers explain secrecy of trying case of plotting murder of Tumso's brother

Mukhammad, Tumso Abdurakhmanov's brother, continues taking part in the trial that considers the preparation of his assassination. The trial is being held in secrecy due to fears for the safety of the victim and state security, since a member of the German intelligence service is involved in the case.

A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis

12:47, 22 December 2022

Court closes case of gay propaganda at a fashion show in Makhachkala

A court in Makhachkala has dismissed the administrative case against Elnara Askerova, a designer, accused of gay propaganda after a video of a private fashion show was circulated in social media.

22:00, 21 December 2022

Court supports woman from Grozny in her dispute with Chechen MIA

In Grozny, a court granted a request of Grozny resident Malkan Radueva, whose parents were deported in 1944, and obliged the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs to issue her a certificate of rehabilitation as a victim of political repression.

A law enforcer. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

21:47, 21 December 2022

Astrakhani law enforcers’ case highlights practice of planting drugs

When commenting on a case instituted against former policemen, an advocate has stated that the fabrication of criminal cases on possession of drugs is being practiced by the law enforcement bodies in connection with the availability of wild-growing cannabis in the Astrakhan Region and the possibility of getting promotion.

Tamara Grodnikova. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:05, 21 December 2022

Court imposes new fine on Volgograd activist

The court has fined Tamara Grodnikova, a Volgograd activist, by 40,000 roubles for her failure to pay the earlier imposed administrative fine under the article on discrediting the army; now she must pay 70,000 roubles within two months.

Yulduz Kurashova. Photo: "Team against Torture" https://pytkam.net/

17:58, 21 December 2022

Dagestan: cancellation of verdict to law enforcers in Kurashova's case fits into trend of torture investigations

The defence has not yet received the reasoning part of the verdict of the Court of Appeal, which had overturned the verdict passed in the case of torture of Yulduz Kurashova, Khasavyurt resident, while Kurashova herself was never taken under state protection, Magomed Alamov, a lawyer, has noted.

Ksenia Abramova at her solo picket held near the building of the administration of the Krasnodar Territory. Photo: Nikita Zyryanov / 93.RU

17:48, 21 December 2022

Wife of mobilized Kuban resident comes out to picket demanding to return her husband from frontline

At her solo picket held near the building of the administration of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river), Ksenia Abramova has demanded to return home her husband, who has multiple spinal traumas.

17:46, 21 December 2022

MoJ files lawsuit on liquidation of Moscow Helsinki Group

The claim for the liquidation of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) has been submitted to the Moscow City Court; the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to liquidate the organization on a formal basis, Eva Merkacheva, a human rights defender, believes.

The checks conducted by law enforcers in Urus-Martan. December 12, 2022. Screenshot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7fS4TEu4oc

17:10, 21 December 2022

Residents of Urus-Martan tell about law enforcers' checks

The checks conducted in the roads of Urus-Martan and nearby settlements by masked armed law enforcers are intended to intimidate local residents after the conflict involving a GIBDD (traffic police) inspector, locals believe.

Fighters from Chechnya, photo: chechnyatoday.com

23:55, 20 December 2022

Authorities announce dispatch of a new group of Chechen militaries to Ukraine

Another group of volunteers left the Grozny airport for the special military operation zone in Ukraine.

23:17, 20 December 2022

Ingush law enforcer’s wife complains of being regularly beaten

A woman from Ufa complains that her former husband, an employee of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), regularly beat her and her two sons, one of whom was about a year old.

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

22:58, 20 December 2022

Krasnodar woman fined for her comment in Telegram

A court has fined a resident of Krasnodar by 30,000 roubles for an approving comment in the Telegram to the post about setting fire to a banner with the letter Z.

Female employees of law enforcement bodies, screenshot of the video https://t.me/akhmeddudaev/1297

22:41, 20 December 2022

Video about Chechen women's readiness to defend homeland sparks commentators' bewilderment

Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister of Information, has posted a video in social networks with female employees of law enforcement bodies. The video states that Chechen women are ready to support men in defending the interests of their homeland.

Idris Yusupov. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

10:28, 20 December 2022

Dagestan: Gadjiev's colleagues tell about law enforcers' attempts to disrupt pickets

Policemen tried to hide the posters from passers-by and distracted the picketers, said Idris Yusupov, a journalist with the "Novoye Delo" outlet.

A law enforcer. Photo https://www.grozny-inform.ru/

10:16, 20 December 2022

Police report continuation of raids in Urus-Martan

Armed law enforcers continue examining cars in the roads of the Urus-Martan District. The information about sending violators to the military operation zone is not true, the head of the district police has stated.

Magdi Kamalov held a solo picket in Makhachkala. December 19, 2022. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents

23:59, 19 December 2022

In Dagestan, journalists support Gadjiev and Donogo with solo pickets

In Makhachkala, Dagestani journalists held solo pickets with the demand to stop the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, an editor of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik”, (Rough Draft), and historian Khadjimurad Donogo.

Anatoly Zyakin, the chairman of the church council of the Lutheran community of the village of Verkhniy Eruslan, at the monument to the victims of the deportation. December 17, 2022. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

20:57, 19 December 2022

Descendants of Volga Germans share memories of victims of Stalinist repressions

Some of the Germans who had lived near the Volga River, and who suffered from deportation during Stalin's time, after returning to Russia found their houses occupied and settled in other territories, the members of the German community in the village of Verkhniy Eruslan, Volgograd Region, have reported.

20:16, 19 December 2022

Astrakhan resident fined for discrediting Russian militaries

A court in Astrakhan has fined Sergey Bataev, a local resident, by 35,000 roubles for discrediting the Russian Army.

Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"

13:20, 19 December 2022

Week in the Caucasus: overview of main events on December 12-18, 2022

How the unrecognized republic lives through a gas and transport blockade; ongoing protests in defence of Saakashvili in Georgia; and Kadyrov's conflicts with the Urus-Martan and Batal-Khadji people, – read about these events in the review of the main events in the Caucasus during the week on from December 12-18, 2022, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

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