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Chechen military servicemen preparing to be sent to Ukraine. Photo: Grozny-Inform; https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/139195/

10:49, 21 September 2022

Call for rally against mobilization spread in Chechnya

An audio message by a mother urging women to gather for a rally in front of the Main Mosque in Grozny and oppose sending their sons to Ukraine has been circulated among Chechen WhatsApp users.

Abdulmumin Gadjiev in a courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot

08:41, 21 September 2022

Gadjiev's colleagues treat witnesses' refusal to testify as proof of case falsification

At the latest court session on the case of the Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Askhab Djarbaev, a theologian, refused from his testimonies against the defendants, stating that he had not given such testimonies. Also, Kemal Tambiev, one of the defendants, stated the refusal from his testimonies given under pressure.

Unidentified persons poured paint over a banner with a portrait of a participant of the special operation in Ukraine. Photo: https://vk.com/rostovnadonu

08:27, 21 September 2022

Damage to banners in Rostov Region turns into criminal cases

Law enforcement bodies have opened criminal cases on discrediting the army after damaging banners with portraits of participants in the special operation in Ukraine in Rostov-on-Don and Novocherkassk.

Opponents of the landfill in the village of Poltavskaya block the road in protest, September 2022. Photo by Igor Scherbatsky and Natalia Goryaeva

23:33, 20 September 2022

Activist finds slander in statements voiced by official at gathering in Poltavskaya

Natalia Garyaeva reported to the police that at a gathering of residents in the village of Poltavskaya, an official accused activists of a commercial interest in closing the landfill. Natalia Garyaeva treated the official’s statement as defamation.

Ramzan Kadyrov (center, front row) during the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chechen Republic. Photo: press service of the head of the Chechen Republic

23:14, 20 September 2022

Kadyrov hands out awards to relatives and friends on occasion of centenary of Chechnya

The medal “100 years of the founding of the Chechen Republic” was awarded to the mother and three daughters of Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as his other relatives and officials holding top positions in the republic, follows from the decree issued by the leader of Chechnya.

The village of Paraul (Karabudakhent District of Dagestan. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=k5MRzwcCfsQ

18:49, 20 September 2022

Social media users argue about demands of Paraul residents

Residents of the village of Paraul in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan blocked a road with the demand to resolve the problem with the gas supply. Social media users noted that the local authorities should help the villagers. Their opponents argue that owners of greenhouses with their illegal connections to the gas pipelines are to blame.

Policemen. Photo: Vlad Alexandrov, Yuga.ru

18:35, 20 September 2022

Oppositionist Aushev’s brother killed in Ingushetia

Businessman Musa Aushev, a brother of oppositionist and human rights defender Maksharip Aushev, whose murder in 2009 remained unsolved, died after being attacked by unidentified people. Sources associated the killing with a conflict around a land plot.

Celebration of the Circassian Day in Nalchik. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot

18:21, 20 September 2022

On Circassian Day, residents of Nalchik recall unresolved problems of preserving their native language and traditions

The Circassian Day is a good occasion to recall the problems of the people, note residents of Nalchik interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”. Among the main problems of the Adygs, the people mentioned the preservation of their native language and national traditions, as well as the issue of repatriation of the Circassians.

Ships of the Caspian Flotilla. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia

14:08, 20 September 2022

Military serviceman from Caspian Flotilla fired for refusing to go to Ukraine

The garrison military court of Makhachkala has refused to find illegal the dismissal from the army of Firudin Gadjibekov, a serviceman of the Caspian Flotilla, who refused to go to the special operation zone in Ukraine.

Volunteers. Photo: https://vk.com/wall-4144008_1777287

13:54, 20 September 2022

Volgograd Governor gives number of volunteers in Ukraine

Since the start of the special operation a total of 1326 volunteers from the Volgograd Region have left for Ukraine, the Governor Andrei Bocharov has informed.

Marina Melikhova. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru

11:34, 20 September 2022

Krasnodar activist accused of discrediting Russian Army

Two protocols on discrediting the Russian Army have been drawn up against Marina Melikhova, a supporter of "Citizens of the USSR"*; she was recently released from custody, where she served her term for public calls for extremist activities.

11:05, 20 September 2022

Long beards of Chechen males anger Kadyrov

Some Chechen men wear too long beards without being fully immersed in religion, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated, urging "the beefy guys in tight T-shirts and with long beards" to shave them down to the norm.

08:38, 20 September 2022

ICRF ignores Askhabov's statement about torture at rehab

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has violated the deadline established by the law for responding to Magomed Askhabov's application about torture at the rehabilitation centre (rehab) in Khasavyurt, where he was forcibly held and "treated" for homosexuality, human rights defenders have stated.

Image made from video on domestic violence posted by the Caucasian Knot

08:23, 20 September 2022

Woman from Dagestan tells about her victory over domestic violence

The girl from Dagestan named Mika has managed to escape from her family, where she was subjected to violence, freedom restriction and was forcibly married at the age of 17; it follows from the podcast "Freedom (not) just around the corner."

Anastasia Shevchenko. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot

23:28, 19 September 2022

Court refuses to replace Anastasia Shevchenko’s suspended sentence with a real imprisonment

In Rostov-on-Don, a court closed a case on replacing the suspended sentence with the real imprisonment for activist Anastasia Shevchenko, who left Russia. The issue of replacing a suspended sentence with a real imprisonment can be decided in court only with the participation of a defendant, an advocate explains.

A law enforcer checks driver’s documents in Grozny. Photo: Shamil Maziev/IA ‘Grozny’

23:09, 19 September 2022

In Chechnya, police and National Guard announce more than 2400 vacancies after sending law enforcers to Ukraine

There are 414 vacant places in the departments and divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Chechnya, follows from the published list of vacancies. The local department of the National Guard of Russia is recruiting 2000 people, the authorities of the republic report amid the mass sending of fighters to Ukraine.

Dmitry Peskov. Photo: Kremlin.ru https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dmitry_Peskov

19:12, 19 September 2022

Kremlin responds to Kadyrov’s initiative on self-mobilization in regions

The Ramzan Kadyrov’s idea concerning the self-mobilization of people in the regions to be sent to Ukraine should be assessed by professionals, including the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov announces today.

Fighters of the ‘Alania’ battalion. Screenshot: https://t.me/batalyon15

18:51, 19 September 2022

Menyailo announces formation of a combined detachment of volunteers to be sent to Ukraine

Today, Sergey Menyailo, the leader of North Ossetia, has announced that volunteer battalions formed in the republic have already included 700 people, and by the end of September, it is planned to create a combined detachment to be sent to Ukraine.

An advertisement of the Private Military Company. Photo: Telegram-channel «ZERGULIO»

18:39, 19 September 2022

PMC advertised on city streets in Rostov Region

In Novocherkassk, leaflets calling for joining a private military company (PMC) were found near higher education institutions, the local branch of the “Yabloko” Party reported. According to local residents, similar advertisement is placed on the streets of Rostov-on-Don and Bataysk.

Said Amirov in a courtroom, May 20, 2015. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the Caucasian Knot

14:17, 19 September 2022

Property of Said Amirov and his associates seized in favour of the state

The court has satisfied the claim of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) about the confiscation in favour of the state of the property of Said Amirov, a former Mayor of Makhachkala, his relatives and people associated with him convicted of organizing murders, banditry and preparing a terror act; the property is worth more than five billion roubles.

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