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Residents of the highland village of Kharakhi in Dagestan build a water pipeline. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CjpMEjfoLhb/

23:59, 15 October 2022

Dagestani villagers have to build water supply line by themselves

Residents of the highland village of Kharakhi in Dagestan have raised money and almost completed the construction of an 11-kilometre-long water pipeline after officials stated that they had no budget for that.

Georgy Sveshnikov. 2017. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxVSo7JgGWk

23:57, 15 October 2022

ECtHR awards compensation of 45,000 euros to Sochi resident for torture

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay 45,000 euros to Georgy Sveshnikov, a resident of Sochi, as compensation within the case of torturing him by law enforcers.

23:52, 15 October 2022

Sochi blogger claims that her Telegram account was hacked

The Telegram channel "With Visor Open", in which the video was posted that caused the initiation of a case on discrediting the Russian Army, was hacked, the blogger, Anna Kolmagortseva, has informed. According to her story, she had promptly deleted both the video and the channel.

House No. 4 in Krivoshlykovsky Lane in Rostov-on-Don. Screenshot of the video by the 1rostov.tv

23:50, 15 October 2022

Rostov-on-Don: emergency house tenants have power and water supplies connected

After almost six weeks of outage, electricity and water supplies have been reconnected to No. 4 in Krivoshlykovsky Lane in Rostov-on-Don; the house was recognized as an emergency one. After the tenants' complaints, a criminal case of negligence was initiated.

10:43, 15 October 2022

Resident of Volgograd Region accused of discrediting militaries

The case of Eduard Safronov, a resident of the city of Volzhsky, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, has arrived in the court.

Roman Taganov. Photo courtesy of Yekaterina Taganova

10:41, 15 October 2022

After quitting SIZO in Adygea, activist Taganov needs doctors' care

After Roman Taganov has served his term at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) located near Maykop, the capital of Adygea, his health became worse, and he needs medical treatment, said his wife. His advocate has confirmed his client's poor health.

Magomed Dolgiev (second from the left). Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial” https://memohrc.org * This message has been created and distributed by a foreign media acting as a foreign agent

23:59, 14 October 2022

Court reconsiders sentence of policeman Dolgiev in case on rally in Magas

The Pyatigorsk City Court pronounced a new punishment for Ingush policeman Magomed Dolgiev, sentencing him a shorter suspended imprisonment. At the same time, the judge added to the verdict the motive of political hostility towards the authorities of the republic, human rights defenders report today.

The special military operation in Ukraine. Screenshot of the video by the Russian Ministry of Defence

23:57, 14 October 2022

At least 800 law enforcers from Southern Russia perish in Ukraine

Since the beginning of the special military operation, the authorities have confirmed the information about at least 800 residents of Southern Russia perished in Ukraine, including 512 residents of the North-Caucasian Federal District and 288 residents of the South Federal District.

Roman Taganov. Photo by Yekaterina Taganova

23:52, 14 October 2022

Activist from Adygea, Roman Taganov, released from SIZO

Roman Taganov, an activist, is back at large from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) a week after the decision of the Maykop court on his conditional custody came into force.

The gas box at the apartment block in Makhachkala, December 2021. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:50, 14 October 2022

Makhachkala: power outages follow gas shutdown

Because of a four-day-long gas supply shutdown, Makhachkala residents had to heat water and cook food by using electricity; some townspeople were forced to purchase electrical appliances, while power supply outages were also observed in a number of city districts.

Darya Polyudova. Photo by Anna gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"

03:53, 14 October 2022

ECtHR upholds Darya Polyudova's complaint about long custody

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has considered the complaint lodged by Darya Polyudova, an activist from the Krasnodar Territory, about her excessively long custody and the red tape in considering her appeals against her custody extensions.

The Grozny Airport. Photo: airports-online.ru

03:49, 14 October 2022

Amid mobilization, number of those who leave Chechnya increase significantly

This year, statistics have recorded a sharp increase in the number of those who leave Chechnya, moving both to the CIS countries and abroad.

The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: CherryX via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

23:54, 13 October 2022

ECtHR awards compensation to six natives of Southern Russia for torture

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized six natives of Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kuban, and Chechnya, as victims of torture by law enforcers and awarded the compensations totalling 208,300 euros.

23:50, 13 October 2022

First hearing outside Chechnya in case against Magamadov and Isaev scheduled

On October 25, in Pyatigorsk, a court will consider a complaint in a case against Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev brothers, convicted in Chechnya for aiding and abetting a militant. The court hearing will be the first to take place outside of Chechnya, the “NC (Northern Caucasus) SOS” Crisis Group points out.

A prison. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

16:29, 13 October 2022

Interference of Chechen Ombudsperson man encourages Azmatgiriev's defence

The office of the Chechen Ombudsperson has joined in solving the problem of violation of the rights of the convicted Khalid Azmatgiriev; and this gives hope that the abuse of the inmate will stop, said the advocate of the native of Chechnya.

16:25, 13 October 2022

Woman from Rostov Region accused of discrediting militaries

The case against Yulia Moiseenko, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, has arrived in the court. This was reported by the "Kavkaz.Realii"* project.

The barracks. Photo: Eduard Kornienko, Yuga.ru

16:21, 13 October 2022

Statement on continued mobilization alarms residents of Rostov Region

Residents of the town of Krasny Sulin have expressed their fears in connection with the mobilization continuation. Some of the relatives who are entitled to receive summonses have left the city and the country, said local residents.

Mobilization. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

16:18, 13 October 2022

Wives of mobilized Volgograd residents stunned by meagre payments

The wives of mobilized residents of the Volgograd Region have sent complaints to the military prosecutor's office after their husbands were told the amount of payments for their time spent at the training centre.

A remand prison. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

23:57, 12 October 2022

Human rights defender urges Prosecutor’s Office to intervene in detained Ingush native’s case

In his appeal to the Russian General Prosecutor and the chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), human rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov noted that Issa Gazdiev, a resident of the Maiskoye village in North Ossetia, was accused, like other Ingush natives had been accused earlier, of a murder committed 30 years ago.

Hands in handcuffs. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

23:55, 12 October 2022

In Kuban, court justifies arrest of defendant by mobilization

A resident of the Krasnodar Territory was arrested on the basis of “military amendments” to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which entered into force on September 24. This was reported by Pavel Chikov, the head of the “Agora” human rights group.

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