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The riots at the Makhachkala Airport. Screenshot of the photo from the Telegram channel "Ranshe vsekh. Nu pochti" (Before anyone. Well, almost)
19:52, 9 December 2023
Resident of Dagestan accused of attacking law enforcer during airport unrests
According to information from the Dagestani Supreme Court (SC), at least one of those arrested because of unrests at Makhachkala Airport is accused of assaulting a law enforcer. The SC has received at least 74 complaints against the arrests due to above unrests.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: https://archi.ru
18:51, 9 December 2023
ECtHR recognizes violations of rights of participants in street protests in Sochi and Taganrog
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) awarded compensation to five residents of Sochi and a resident of Taganrog, recognizing their detentions at rallies in support of Alexei Navalny* as illegal.
Evgeny Manchenko. Screenshot of the video youtu.be/k_W1jt7rSoM
16:33, 9 December 2023
Court’s decision in case against law enforcers gives hope to mother of beaten Krasnodar resident
In Krasnodar, the court of cassation cancelled the acquittal of two former policemen and returned for reconsideration the case on beating of disabled person Evgeny Manchenko. The court’s decision gave hope for a fair verdict, states a victim’s mother.
Members of the "Akhmat" unit. Photo: https://grozny.tv
23:58, 8 December 2023
"Vyorstka": four Akhmat fighters removed from terrorist list ahead of time
After taking part in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine as members of the "Akhmat" unit, four natives of Chechnya, Dagestan and the Bryansk Region have been prematurely excluded from the list of terrorists and extremists run by the "Rosfinmonitoring" (Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service), the outlet named "Vyorstka" (Layout) has reported.
Themis. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:50, 8 December 2023
Kuban court treats talks about Islam as illegal missionary activities
Ilesbek Baltaev, a citizen of Uzbekistan, has been fined in the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) for illegal missionary work; the court has treated talks about Islam and prayers in a prayer room as such work.
Vadim Kharchenko*. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77opLWXPAaQ *included into the register of foreign agents
23:25, 8 December 2023
Rights defenders declare blogger Vadim Kharchenko* political prisoner
The persecution of blogger Vadim Kharchenko* under the article of discrediting the Russian Army is politically motivated, the human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" has informed and demanded his release and termination of the criminal case against him.
Refugees from Palestine. Photo by the Russian Ministry for Emergencies
15:54, 8 December 2023
Social network users dispute about reception of Palestinian refugees in Nalchik
It is appropriate to accept refugees when the republic's own problems have been resolved, users of the Instagram* public have pointed out in connection with the arrival of refugees from Palestine in Nalchik. Their opponents treat such statements unacceptable and express their readiness to help Palestinians.
A criminal case. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
04:35, 8 December 2023
Case on torture of Caucasian natives in Saratov prison hospital received by court
The Saratov Regional Court received a case on torture of prisoners, including natives of Chechnya, Dagestan, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, in the regional tuberculosis hospital No. 1 of the regional Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) in Saratov. Charges have been brought against two former employees of the FSIN and six prisoners.
Nina Tseretilova, screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CNhgcXdHEUd/
22:52, 7 December 2023
Court refuses to limit Nina Tseretilova’s parental rights despite protests of her children
Relatives of Nina Tseretilova, a native of Dagestan, whose children have been living in a shelter for a year after refusing to live together with their mother, have expressed their indignation by a decision of the court which refused to limit the Nina Tseretilova’s parental rights.
22:11, 7 December 2023
Resident of Dagestan convicted for spreading fakes about Russian Army
The Khasavyurt City Court has found Shakhban Abakargadjiev, a Khasavyurt resident, guilty of spreading fake news about the Russian Army and sentenced him to five years of freedom deprivation, but then commuted his sentence.
Ksenia Abramova with her husband Alexei. January 8, 2023. Photo by Ksenia Abramova
21:46, 7 December 2023
Alexei Abramov's wife reports her husband's transfer to SMO zone
Alexei Abramov, a Krasnodar resident, who is seeking to cancel his mobilization decision due to health problems, has been sent to Mariupol and has failed so far to receive a repeated referral to the military medical commission, his wife has informed, adding that Alexei can buy painkillers, but they are helpless in relieving his pains caused by multiple backbone hernias.
20:10, 7 December 2023
Volgograd Region resident accused of spreading fake news about Russian Army
A case against Daniil Vodolagin, a resident of the Volgograd Region, charged under the criminal article on disseminating fake news about the Russian Armed Forces, has been brought to court.
19:12, 7 December 2023
Verdict to Ingush law enforcer for beating detainee increased
The appellate instance has sentenced Amiran Merzhoev, a former law enforcer, to two years in penal colony; earlier, he was sentenced conditionally for beating a detainee in Magas.
Refugees from Palestine at a meeting with Akhmed Dudaev. Screenshot of the video posted on Akhmed Dudaev's Telegram channel on December 3, 2023 https://t.me/akhmeddudaev/2574
18:50, 7 December 2023
Dudaev’s appeal to refugees violates tradition of Caucasian hospitality
With his speech delivered in Russian to refugees from Palestine, Akhmed Dudaev, Minister for National Policy, External Relations, Press, and Information of Chechnya, has given a signal to the authorities of Russia that in Chechnya, they do not have time to solve the problems of refugees who have already arrived from Palestine and that no new groups should be sent to the republic for now.
Zarema Musaeva at the court. Photo from the Telegram channel "Bakar Yangulbaev"
23:56, 6 December 2023
Penal colony administration opposes CER for Musaeva
When opposing conditional early relief for Zarema Musaeva, the penal colony administration has claimed that the convicted woman has been kept in a penal colony in Argun for a short time and has not admitted her guilt.
A female student wearing a hijab. Photo: Ingush Medical College named after Asiyat Tutaeva, http://ingmedcolledge.ru/
23:47, 6 December 2023
In Kaspiysk, medical school administration denies ban on hijabs
The Kaspiysk Medical School has imposed uniform regulations on clothing for its students, as well as recommendations for their appearance, but those regulations contain no ban on wearing hijabs, explains the medical school administration.
The Code of Administrative Offences of Russia. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
22:58, 6 December 2023
Kuban resident suspected of repeatedly discrediting Russian Army
Law enforcers began investigating a criminal case initiated against Gennady Vladimirov, a resident of the town of Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river), under four articles of the Criminal Code, including repeated discrediting of the Russian Army.
22:39, 6 December 2023
Rights defenders treat Nazran incident as honour killing
A woman's body was found in Nazran (the largest city of Ingushetia); a murder case is being investigated, sources have reported. According to their data, the body was deprived of its head and hands; human rights defenders don't rule out that the woman was a victim of domestic violence or of honour killing.
Handcuffs. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
16:11, 6 December 2023
Those accused of attacking Pskov paratroopers call the case fabricated
Arslan Taushev and Rasul Koshmanbetov, accused of attacking Pskov paratroopers, have stated that the accusation was based on the testimony of a single classified witness. They asked the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya to cancel the decision to return the case to the prosecutor's office, but the court has rejected this request.
Akhmed Dudaev at a meeting with the refugees from Palestine. Screenshot of the video posted on Akhmed Dudaev's Telegram channel on December 3, 2023 https://t.me/akhmeddudaev/2574
08:39, 6 December 2023
Dudaev reproaches Palestinian refugees of poor organization
Refugees from Palestine should maintain cleanliness and be more organized, and also not speed Chechen authorities up in solving their problems, Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, External Relations, Press and Information, has stated.
News
Analysts explained the significance of the decision in the Gubarev case.

Kadyrov secured Putin's support ahead of the next Chechen presidential election.

A still from Aishat Khizrieva's video message about leaving Russia: https://t.me/marem_group/1658 Khizrieva's escape sparked a social media debate about domestic violence in Chechnya.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.