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The deportation of the Kalmyk people. Photo: https://www.idelreal.org

16:07, 29 December 2022

Kalmykia honours memory of those who died during years of deportation

On the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Kalmyk people, the cities of Kalmykia hosted commemorative events. It is important to continue to keep the memory of the victims of deportation, users of the social media point out.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru

14:43, 29 December 2022

Ramzan Kadyrov receives award from National Guard of Russia

Ramzan Kadyrov has received the Medal “For Comradeship-in-Arms” of the National Guard of Russia, which is awarded for strengthening military cooperation, including with other countries.

Natives of Chechnya on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Screenshot of the video by the Balkan service of Radio Liberty https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/ceceni-s-granice-bih-traze-azil-eu/32195930.html

13:52, 29 December 2022

In the Balkans, group of immigrants from Chechnya face deportation threat

Several dozen natives of Chechnya have stuck in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the refusal of border guards to let them into Croatia. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the natives from Chechnya face the threat of deportation, human rights defenders assert.

At the site of the shootout with law enforcers in Kabardino-Balkaria. Screenshot of the video https://ria.ru/20221228/boeviki-1841850658.html

13:46, 29 December 2022

Shootout with law enforcers in KBR was the second in three months

The shootout in the suburbs of Nalchik, in which law enforcers killed two people, was preceded by a similar incident in the Prokhladnensky District in October 2022. Prior to this, there had been no armed incidents in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) for more than a year.

Rauf Arashukov (in the back on the right) and Raul Arashukov (in the back in the center) in the courtroom. Photo: t.me/moscowcourts

16:42, 28 December 2022

Arashukovs sentenced to life imprisonment

Rauf Arashukov, a former senator (a member of the Russia's Federation Council) from the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), and his father, Raul Arashukov, have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

A solo picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Makhachkala, December 5, 2022. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

16:34, 28 December 2022

Colleagues of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev treat law enforcers' attention as attempt to stop pickets

For the second week in a row, pickets in support of the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, arouse increased attention of law enforcers; it is associated with the pressure on the "Chernovik" weekly, and aims to stop the actions, Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the weekly outlet has stated.

A law enforcer. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru

16:19, 28 December 2022

Two persons killed in shootout with law enforcers in Nalchik, sources report

On December 26, a shootout took place in a forest on the outskirts of Nalchik, during which two previously convicted residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, suspected of plotting an explosion in a military registration and enlistment office, were killed, the media and Telegram channels reported with reference to sources in the law enforcement bodies.

Vladimir Sevrinovsky. Photo: Vladsevr. https://ru.wikipedia.org

16:11, 28 December 2022

Journalist Sevrinovsky achieves cancellation of decision on his arrest in Makhachkala

In Makhachkala, a court found no offense in the actions of journalist Vladimir Sevrinovsky, who arrived in September to cover protests against mobilization.

Zaur Tatlok. Photo by Marina Svetlova, "Argumenti Nedeli"

04:49, 28 December 2022

Advocate accuses Adygean law enforcers of violating his rights

Zaur Tatlok, a lawyer of the Krasnodar Bar Association, has accused law enforcer from Adygea of hindering his professional activities. According to his story, he came to the police station with his client, who had complained about torture, but he was forced to leave by threatening with administrative prosecution.

Military servicemen. Photo Diego Gonzalez, unsplash.com

04:41, 28 December 2022

Stavropol Territory: father of many children tries to challenge his mobilization

A resident of the Stavropol Territory, who has three children, has filed a lawsuit challenging the decision of the mobilization commission.

The order named after Akhmat Kadyrov. Photo: Kei https://ru.wikipedia.org/

23:46, 27 December 2022

Chechen authorities decide to spend 13.5 million roubles on Kadyrov orders

The authorities of Chechnya, which is subsidized from the Russian state budget, have allocated 13.5 million roubles for the manufacture of 43 orders named after Akhmat Kadyrov. The awards must be made of gold and adorned with diamonds, sapphires and rubies, the "Kavkaz Realii"* project has reported.

A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis

23:34, 27 December 2022

Makhachkala resident fined for beating law enforcer up at protest action

A court has fined Isa Abdulaev, a resident of Makhachkala, by 50,000 roubles, finding him guilty of beating up a police officer during an anti-mobilization protest.

Marat Ismailov. Photo: https://riaderbent.ru/v-dagestane-yurist-suditsya-s-mvd-za-pravo-polzovaniem-telefonom-v-otdelah-politsii.html

23:23, 27 December 2022

Dagestani lawyer succeeds in seeking apology for his detention near picket

A court obliged a policeman from Makhachkala to issue a written apology to lawyer Marat Ismailov, who was detained while passing by a solo picket held in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

23:13, 27 December 2022

Special forces fighter from Krasnodar demoted after refusing to participate in special military operation

Vitaly Mozgalin from the Krasnodar Territory, a fighter of a special forces battalion of the Chief Intelligence Agency (known as GRU), who refused to participate in the special military operation in Ukraine, was demoted from a corporal.

Khasan Ibragimov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://chechnyatoday.com

18:08, 27 December 2022

Chechen authorities confirm incident with Kadyrov’s representative in Simferopol

When commenting on reports about Khasan Ibragimov’s involvement in the beating of a restaurant visitor by Chechen law enforcers, the authorities of Chechnya announced that Khasan Ibragimov, the representative of the leader of Chechnya, became a participant of a domestic conflict in Simferopol and that the information about his detention is not true.

23:46, 26 December 2022

Law enforcers report detention of terrorists in Dagestan and Chechnya

In Dagestan and Chechnya, members of the interregional terrorist community were detained, who, on the instructions of emissaries from the "Islamic State" (IS)*, were transporting people to Syria and Ukraine for taking part in hostilities against Russian militaries.

23:41, 26 December 2022

In Chechnya, court forbids contract soldier to leave service until mobilization end

Alexander Ryazanov, a contract soldier of the guards motorized rifle regiment in Chechnya, could not quit his service after the announcement of mobilization. His contract expired, but the Grozny Garrison Military Court forbade Ryazanov to leave the service, citing restrictions after the start of mobilization in Russia.

Apti Visaev. Photo: press service of the "Memorial" Centre for Defence of Human Rights

23:22, 26 December 2022

Apti Visaev complains about poor medical care at SIZO

Apti Visaev, a native of Chechnya, who was accused of preparing a terror act in Norilsk, has informed that he had been transferred, without explanation, into a special block of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where he does not receive the necessary medical care in full.

Darya Polyudova. Photo https://golos-kubani.ru

23:22, 25 December 2022

Kuban activist Polyudova* sentenced to nine years in prison

A court in Moscow has sentenced Darya Polyudova*, an activist from Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), to nine years in prison, finding her guilty of creating an extremist community and publicly justifying terrorism.

Yuri Shevtsov and Galina Shevtsova in the corridor of the Lenin District Court in Astrakhan. Photo courtesy of Vasily Shevtsov for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:18, 25 December 2022

Parents of blogger Shevtsov released after detention in Astrakhan

The defence found violations in the detention protocol of blogger Vasily Shevtsov's parents, and the court in Astrakhan released them without imposing punishment.

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