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A resident of the Krasnosulin District of the Rostov Region, the wife of a mobilized man and a mother of three. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent

17:53, 18 October 2022

Residents of Rostov Region tell about problems caused by mobilization of their relatives

Relatives of those mobilized in the Krasnosulin District of the Rostov Region have complained that they had lost their husbands' and sons' support, and worry about their financial wellbeing.

Idris Yusupov at a solo picket. Screenshot https://t.me/chernovik/39016

04:14, 18 October 2022

Colleagues of journalist Gadjiev hold solo pickets in Makhachkala

In Makhachkala, solo pickets were held by journalists Magomed Magomedov and Idris Yusupov. The activist demanded to stop the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev and release political prisoners.

A protest action at the waste landfill in the village of Poltavskaya. September 2022. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

04:07, 18 October 2022

Court recognizes violations at waste landfill in Poltavskaya village

The court has granted a claim filed by the Prosecutor’s Office and obliged a company engaged in monitoring a waste landfill in the village of Poltavskaya to install treatment facilities there and eliminate other violations against which local residents are protesting.

04:05, 18 October 2022

In Vienna, picketers demand to protect rights of Chechen native Amina Gerikhanova

In the Austrian capital, members of the Chechen Diaspora held a picket in support of Amina Gerikhanova and called on the Romanian authorities not to deport her to Russia.

The tourist apologized for his words about the Chechens. Screenshot of the video posted on Instagram* https://www.instagram.com/p/CjwfWyypvJE/

20:07, 17 October 2022

Tourist publicly apologizes for words about the Chechens

The derogatory words about Chechens were a manifestation of an erroneous opinion, a tourist who had visited Chechnya said in a video, asking to forgive him for his remarks. The man was forced to apologize, commentators have suggested.

Protesters in Nalchik. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNvo-9KMwvs

20:00, 17 October 2022

Rights defenders demand to stop persecuting anti-mobilization protesters in Nalchik

Human rights defenders and activists in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have called it illegal to bring the citizens-protesters in Nalchik on September 25-26 to administrative responsibility, and demanded to stop persecuting them.

Rubati Mitsaeva. Screenshot of the video posted on Instagram on October 14, 2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CjtC9sUhAfL/

23:45, 16 October 2022

Rubati Mitsaeva, Akhmed Zakaev's ex-ally, who returned to Chechnya, demands apologies for threats she received in Turkey

Rubati Mitsaeva, a former associate of Akhmed Zakaev, has stated that she and her daughter received threats when in Turkey on behalf of the blogger, Khasan Khalitov, and she resorted to retaliatory threats, demanding apologies.

23:44, 16 October 2022

Woman from Cherkessk criticizes court marshals for inaction

Galimat Okhtova from Cherkessk has treated the inaction of court marshals as the reason that two years after the verdict was passed on Mariam Karaeva, who had stolen the maternity capital from her daughter, the money has not yet been returned.

Residents of the highland village of Kharakhi in Dagestan build a water pipeline. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CjpMEjfoLhb/

23:59, 15 October 2022

Dagestani villagers have to build water supply line by themselves

Residents of the highland village of Kharakhi in Dagestan have raised money and almost completed the construction of an 11-kilometre-long water pipeline after officials stated that they had no budget for that.

Georgy Sveshnikov. 2017. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxVSo7JgGWk

23:57, 15 October 2022

ECtHR awards compensation of 45,000 euros to Sochi resident for torture

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay 45,000 euros to Georgy Sveshnikov, a resident of Sochi, as compensation within the case of torturing him by law enforcers.

23:52, 15 October 2022

Sochi blogger claims that her Telegram account was hacked

The Telegram channel "With Visor Open", in which the video was posted that caused the initiation of a case on discrediting the Russian Army, was hacked, the blogger, Anna Kolmagortseva, has informed. According to her story, she had promptly deleted both the video and the channel.

House No. 4 in Krivoshlykovsky Lane in Rostov-on-Don. Screenshot of the video by the 1rostov.tv

23:50, 15 October 2022

Rostov-on-Don: emergency house tenants have power and water supplies connected

After almost six weeks of outage, electricity and water supplies have been reconnected to No. 4 in Krivoshlykovsky Lane in Rostov-on-Don; the house was recognized as an emergency one. After the tenants' complaints, a criminal case of negligence was initiated.

10:43, 15 October 2022

Resident of Volgograd Region accused of discrediting militaries

The case of Eduard Safronov, a resident of the city of Volzhsky, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, has arrived in the court.

Roman Taganov. Photo courtesy of Yekaterina Taganova

10:41, 15 October 2022

After quitting SIZO in Adygea, activist Taganov needs doctors' care

After Roman Taganov has served his term at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) located near Maykop, the capital of Adygea, his health became worse, and he needs medical treatment, said his wife. His advocate has confirmed his client's poor health.

Magomed Dolgiev (second from the left). Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial” https://memohrc.org * This message has been created and distributed by a foreign media acting as a foreign agent

23:59, 14 October 2022

Court reconsiders sentence of policeman Dolgiev in case on rally in Magas

The Pyatigorsk City Court pronounced a new punishment for Ingush policeman Magomed Dolgiev, sentencing him a shorter suspended imprisonment. At the same time, the judge added to the verdict the motive of political hostility towards the authorities of the republic, human rights defenders report today.

The special military operation in Ukraine. Screenshot of the video by the Russian Ministry of Defence

23:57, 14 October 2022

At least 800 law enforcers from Southern Russia perish in Ukraine

Since the beginning of the special military operation, the authorities have confirmed the information about at least 800 residents of Southern Russia perished in Ukraine, including 512 residents of the North-Caucasian Federal District and 288 residents of the South Federal District.

Roman Taganov. Photo by Yekaterina Taganova

23:52, 14 October 2022

Activist from Adygea, Roman Taganov, released from SIZO

Roman Taganov, an activist, is back at large from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) a week after the decision of the Maykop court on his conditional custody came into force.

The gas box at the apartment block in Makhachkala, December 2021. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:50, 14 October 2022

Makhachkala: power outages follow gas shutdown

Because of a four-day-long gas supply shutdown, Makhachkala residents had to heat water and cook food by using electricity; some townspeople were forced to purchase electrical appliances, while power supply outages were also observed in a number of city districts.

Darya Polyudova. Photo by Anna gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"

03:53, 14 October 2022

ECtHR upholds Darya Polyudova's complaint about long custody

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has considered the complaint lodged by Darya Polyudova, an activist from the Krasnodar Territory, about her excessively long custody and the red tape in considering her appeals against her custody extensions.

The Grozny Airport. Photo: airports-online.ru

03:49, 14 October 2022

Amid mobilization, number of those who leave Chechnya increase significantly

This year, statistics have recorded a sharp increase in the number of those who leave Chechnya, moving both to the CIS countries and abroad.

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