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21:43, 4 July 2023

Advocate Nemov and journalist Milashina receive serious traumas in attack

Unidentified armed men have kicked Alexander Nemov, a lawyer, and Elena Milashina, a journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", who had arrived in Chechnya to cover the trial of Zarema Musaeva.

Natalia Kryukova. Screenshot of the video on YouTube

21:19, 4 July 2023

Expert demonstrates lack of professionalism at court hearing in human rights defender Orlov’s case

When speaking in court in a case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, expert Natalia Kryukova failed to explain the base for her conclusions that Oleg Orlov was an anti-Russian human rights defender. The expert was also unable to substantiate the contradictions in the text of her conclusion.

Zarema Musaeva in the courtroom. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

19:34, 4 July 2023

Zarema Musaeva sentenced to 5.5 years in jail

A court in Grozny has sentenced Zarema Musaeva to 5.5 years of freedom deprivation after finding her guilty of assaulting a policeman.

Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. Makhachkala, July 3, 2023. Photo from the Telegram channel of the newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft)

10:19, 4 July 2023

Activists support Abdulmumin Gadjiev with their pickets

In Makhachkala, colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), held solo pickets with the demand to release him. The police wrote down their personal data and demanded an explanation.

23:54, 3 July 2023

Stavropol court refuses to consider law suit about mobilization of a large family father

The claim lodged by Shakir Ragimov to cancel the decision to mobilize him was not considered by the Kirovsky District Court of the Stavropol Territory. The Territorial Court has upheld the decision.

People taking photos near the the military equipment of the "Wagner" Private Military Company in the centre of Rostov-on-Don. June 24, 2023. Screenshot of the photo from 161.ru https://t.me/news161ru/33845

23:11, 3 July 2023

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 26-July 2, 2023

Rostov-on-Don after the revolt, Eid al-Adha, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, natural disasters in the Caucasus, blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 26-July 2, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

Khava Shaidullina, screenshot of the video on the page Khava__psy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEgpETtDIihMMmq6aKaD5TA?ysclid=ljmhka6bs6914538788

18:14, 3 July 2023

Dagestani bloggers harass psychologist for seminar on women's rights

In social networks, Dagestani bloggers have criticized Khava Shaidullina, a psychologist from Kazan, who intended to hold a seminar in Makhachkala on women's rights in Islam. They explained their position by stating that Shaidullina's viewpoint fails to correspond to religious canons and can mislead residents of Dagestan.

The Military Court in Nalchik. Photo: https://yandex.ru/maps/org

15:17, 3 July 2023

Nalchik: contract soldier convicted for service evasion

The Military Court in Nalchik, the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has sentenced a military serviceman under contract to five years in jail after finding him guilty of leaving his military unit without permission.

23:59, 2 July 2023

"Important Stories"* tell about financing Special Forces University in Gudermes

The Russian Special Forces University located in the Chechen city Gudermes, which has become one of the training centres for fighters to participate in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, is funded by Chechen businessman Movsadi Alviev, the "Important Stories"* have informed.

23:54, 2 July 2023

Political analysts treat support for "Wagner" fighters in Rostov-on-Don as low

During the day of Prigozhin's rebellion, the support for fighters of the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC) by Rostov-on-Don townspeople was not massive; people came to the city centre more out of curiosity, political analysts believe.

23:40, 2 July 2023

Residents of Dagestan appreciated the importance of Eid al-Adha

The celebration of Eid al-Adha in Dagestan is not as scaled as of the Eid al-Fitr, but gradually the number of believers who understand the significance of this holiday and participate in sacrifices is increasing, residents of the republic have noted.

23:07, 2 July 2023

Makhachkala: torture of girl in family outraged social network users

A Makhachkala woman is suspected of torturing her husband's nine-year-old daughter, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has informed. Instagram** users have called for the girl's father to be punished, suggesting that he had admitted the torture.

Alexander Nozdrinov. Photo from the Nozdrinovs' archive https://teletype.in/@sotavision/fxMObDRDc5I

21:39, 2 July 2023

Advocate treats decision to close Nozdrinov's trial as unlawful

The acting chairman of the Novokubansk Court has banned visiting the trial of the Krasnodar journalist and blogger, Alexander Nozdrinov. Such a ban is illegal and interferes with interrogation of witnesses, a Nozdrinov's advocate has stated.

Konstantin Yefremov. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/NetGulagu/4934

16:51, 1 July 2023

Former military man from Vladikavkaz fined for discrediting Russian army

Konstantin Yefremov, a former commander of a motorized rifle division stationed in Chechnya, who left Russia, was fined in absentia in Vladikavkaz. A court recognized his interview to the “Gulagu.net” human rights project about the actions of Russian militaries in Ukraine as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

Igor Nagavkin (on the right) in the courtroom. June 2017. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlZ5jAB5Sgc

02:39, 1 July 2023

PO demands tougher punishment for rights defender Igor Nagavkin

Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender has stated numerous violations and falsifications at the trial of the theft of gold jewellery by the first-instance court. The Volgograd Regional Court, where his appeal is considered, has rejected all of his motions.

Abdul Shukur, the Sh(...) couple, and Yulia Aksyonova, an advocate (from left to right), in the courtroom. Volgograd, June 29, 2023. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:19, 30 June 2023

Volgograd court obliges MIA to consider case of refugees from Afghanistan

A large family of refugees from Afghanistan, named Sh(...), has demanded in court to extend their temporary asylum in Russia due to the threat of persecution in their homeland. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) insists that the couple failed to provide reasons why they can't return to Afghanistan.

Lev Gyammer. Screenshot of the video on YouTube.com

22:17, 30 June 2023

Coordinator of Navalny's office** in Krasnodar put on federal wanted list

Lev Gyammer, a former coordinator of the Krasnodar office of Alexei Navalny*, an oppositional politician, has been put on the federal wanted list.

Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender (on the left), and Andrei Sabinin, an advocate for Ismail Nalgiev. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

20:11, 30 June 2023

Defence of Ingush oppositionists remind about real culprits of crisis in republic

The mass protests in Ingushetia were provoked by the actions of the republic's leadership, and the riots that onset during the rally were an attempt to forcefully disperse the demonstrators, Askhab Uzhakhov, an advocate, has noted.

Ismail Nalgiev. Screenshot of the video by the Prospekt 06
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJi6YbyKPUY

19:53, 30 June 2023

Investigators have no evidence, advocate of Ingush activist Nalgiev claims

In Pyatigorsk, a court continued to consider an appeal filed in the case of Ingush activists. Andrei Sabinin, an advocate of Ismail Nalgiev, emphasized that investigators had no evidence that the activists had organized riots during the rally in Magas. However, there is evidence proving that the defendants tried to stop the violence.

Magomed Abubakarov. Photo courtesy of his relative

19:49, 30 June 2023

Human rights defenders announce release of Magomed Abubakarov in Chechnya

Magomed Abubakarov, a citizen of the United Kingdom, who had been kept by Chechen law enforcers for several weeks, has been released.

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