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Stele at the entrance to the city of Khasavyurt. Photo by the press service of the city administration https://xacavurt.ru/

19:16, 10 October 2022

Network users call to severely punish Dagestani law enforcers for torturing Kurashova

The prosecutor has demanded to sentence the two law enforcers accused of torturing Yulduz Kurashova, a Khasavyurt resident, to 5.5 years in prison each, and to impose a suspended sentence on the third figurant for falsifying evidence.

The consequences of the truck explosion on the Crimean Bridge. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel Mash, https://t.me/breakingmash/38826

23:58, 9 October 2022

Kadyrov announced Chechen fighters' readiness to guard Crimean Bridge

Chechen "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) fighters are ready to control the traffic and inspect vehicles on the Crimean Bridge, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated after a truck was blown up there and some bridge spans collapsed.

23:56, 9 October 2022

Number of convicts for protests in Makhachkala reaches 148

At least 148 people have been found guilty of violating the procedure for holding public events during the anti-mobilization actions; 102 cases were returned to the police, says the website of the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala.

Those mobilized from Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo posted on Kazbek Kokov's Telegram channel on September 27 https://t.me/Kokov_Kazbek/1066

23:52, 9 October 2022

Social network users criticize KBR authorities for insufficient support for those mobilized

Monthly payments to the militaries will make 25,000 roubles; help will be rendered also to those who received wounds in the special operation zone and the families of the casualties.

Sergey Surovikin. Screenshot of the video posted on the YouTube channel of the Russian Ministry of Defence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E6gtm78TMA

23:50, 9 October 2022

Participant of second Chechen war appointed to command SMO in Ukraine

General Sergey Surovikin, who commanded the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division during the Second Chechen Military Campaign, has been appointed to command the Joint Group of Forces in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

Marina Agaltsova, an advocate. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/polniypc/2743

00:13, 9 October 2022

Advocate of "Memorial"* to continue fight for building in Moscow

The "International Memorial"* intends to challenge the court ruling that has invalidated the deal on the transfer of the building in Moscow of the liquidated organization to the "Memorial" Scientific Research and Educational Centre (SR&EC).

08:50, 8 October 2022

Journalist Ruslan Totrov suspected of discrediting army

Law enforcers have treated the comments of Ruslan Totrov, a journalist from the North-Ossetian "Osnova" outlet, about the partial mobilization as discrediting Russian militaries. He disagrees with the police's claims.

Plaque on the house in Karetny Ryad Street in Moscow, where the office of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"* was located. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot" * The organization is included by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in the register of NCOs performing the functions of a foreign agent.

04:10, 8 October 2022

Amid awarding Nobel Peace Prize, Moscow court takes away "Memorial"* building

A court in Moscow has invalidated the deal of transferring the building of the liquidated "International Memorial"* located in Karetny Ryad Street to the Research and Educational Centre (R&EC) and rejected the defence's requests to send the claim to arbitration or postpone its consideration.

Magomed Evloev. Screenshot of the video https://newstracker.ru/

23:45, 7 October 2022

Ingush Deputy Prime Minister apologizes for threats to his subordinates due to failure of mobilization

Magomed Evloev apologized for the threats to the heads of the municipalities due to the failure of the mobilization plan.

N. I. Zheltobryukhova, the head of the Poselkovoye rural settlement in the Timashevsky District. Photo from the official website http://www.поселковое.рф/

23:42, 7 October 2022

In Kuban, officials explain draft notices by concern for those liable for military service

In Kuban, draft notices on behalf of the head of a rural settlement were “of preliminary nature”, being sent in order to save those liable for the military service from punishment for failing to appear at military registration and enlistment office for mobilization, the Kuban administration explained.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5eSCfOXdg4

23:39, 7 October 2022

Japan extends sanctions to Kadyrov's relatives

The Japanese government, which had earlier decided to freeze the assets of the head of Chechnya, has now extended sanctions to his wife and three daughters, as well as two women named on the list as Ramzan Kadyrov's wives.

Flowers near the portrait of Anna Politkovskaya. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

23:34, 7 October 2022

Customers of Politkovskaya's murder go unpunished for 16 years

For 16 years the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the customers of the crime have not been named, human rights defenders have stated on the anniversary of her murder.

The Russian human rights organization has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Photo by Niclas Elmehed

23:27, 7 October 2022

"Memorial" awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The Russian human rights organization has won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Committee has informed.

A plate on the office of the "Memorial" *. Photo: https://www.currenttime.tv/a/memorial-proshli-obyski/31735712.html *The publication has been included into the register of the foreign media performing the functions of a foreign agent

15:12, 7 October 2022

GPO demands to transfer office of "International Memorial"* to the state

On October 7, a court in Moscow will consider the claim lodged by the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) demanding to invalidate the deal on the transfer of the premises in Karetny Ryad Street from the "International Memorial"* to another organization and turn the property into the income of the state.

Vitaly Votanovsky. Screenshot of the video by the Alpha news https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrGP1uJlbKA&t=7s

14:15, 7 October 2022

Blogger Vitaly Votanovsky fined for cooperating with undesirable organization

A court in Krasnodar has found Vitaly Votanovsky, the author of the Telegram channel "Titushki of Krasnodar", guilty of participating in an undesirable organization for his reposts in a social network and fined him.

14:12, 7 October 2022

Rights defenders declare Dagestani accused of terrorism political prisoner

Gamid Dataev, a native of Dagestan, as well as the Muslims Artyom Vatrya and Bekhruz Ganiev, were unreasonably accused of creating a terrorist community and participating therein in the Khanty-Mansiysk Okrug, and of a number of other crimes.

Ibragim Gadjiev. Photo: https://chernovik.net

23:58, 6 October 2022

Defence convinces court to return Ibragim Gadjiev’s case to Prosecutor’s Office

In Makhachkala, a court has agreed with the arguments of the defence about violations in a case against former policeman Ibragim Gadjiev and returned the case to the Prosecutor’s Office.

Soldiers. Photo by the Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru

23:54, 6 October 2022

Protesters beaten in Chechnya, human rights defenders report

Policemen forced relatives of the women participating in a protest action in Grozny to beat them, after which men from their families were forcibly mobilized, human rights defender Oleg Orlov and Oyub Titiev confirmed.

A mobilized man. Photo by Vlad Alexandrov, Yuga.ru

14:44, 6 October 2022

Woman from Volgograd Region demands to return her mobilized son

The mother of Nikolai Glazkov, who was drafted in the Gorodischensky District, has appealed to the prosecutor's office with a demand to cancel her son's mobilization. Nikolai, 43, suffers from serious illnesses, she has pointed out.

14:37, 6 October 2022

Social network users condemn North-Ossetian woman for ill-treating her son

The villager from North Ossetia who has injured her child for disobedience should be deprived of parental rights and freedom, social media users believe. Some of them questioned the mother's mental health.

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