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21:57, 16 July 2023
Posts in social network cause check of Volgograd teacher on discrediting Russian Army
Policemen came home with a check to Roman Melnichenko, a former teacher of the Volgograd State University (VolSU). The reason was in his posts in a social network, in particular, video clips in the Ukrainian language.
Announcement of the verdict against Alexander Khmelev in the case on abandoning the service in the Grozny garrison military court. Screenshot of the photo published on the "Grozny Inform" website on December 26, 2022 https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/146935/
20:21, 16 July 2023
Chechen courts demonstrate tougher approach to desertion
After the announcement of mobilization, the toughening of the Russian legislation has led to more severe sentences for absence from a military unit or desertion, including in Chechnya, where coercion to participate in the special military operation (SMO) is typical, human rights defenders have noted.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video posted on Kadyrov's Telegram channel on July 14, 2023 https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3757
16:43, 16 July 2023
Kadyrov decides to take part in new elections of the head of Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov has refuted the rumours that a replacement was searched for him, declaring his readiness to re-nominate for the post of the head of Chechnya at the next election. This Kadyrov's statement contradicts his earlier plans to leave the post.
23:12, 15 July 2023
Resident of Novorossiysk fined for posting flag on social media
The publication of the flag of a Ukrainian paramilitary formation was the reason to impose a fine on a resident of the city of Novorossiysk. He posted the flag image in a social network 10 months before the above formation was banned in Russia.
Elena Milashina. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqB1Tjy_tWc
21:55, 15 July 2023
Human rights defenders request state protection for Milashina
An investigator from Chechnya questioned in Moscow Elena Milashina, a journalist of the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”, in connection with an attack on her in Grozny. A lawyer of the “Team Against Torture” (TaT)* requested the investigators to provide the journalist with state protection for investigative actions in Chechnya in connection with the threat to her life.
Igor Nagavkin (on the right) in the courtroom. June 2017. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlZ5jAB5Sgc
18:50, 15 July 2023
Court dismisses all motions of human rights defender Igor Nagavkin
Convicted human rights defender Igor Nagavkin requested the court of appeal to question participants in the investigation, the victim, and the fourth defendant in the case on theft, but the Volgograd Regional Court refused to grant the request. The motions of Igor Nagavkin and another convict to request materials of the case and exclude evidence were also dismissed.
Ali Bataev. Photo: https://www.kavkazr.com/a/chechenskiy-bezhenets-obyavil-golodovku-v-deportatsionnom-tsentre-shveytsarii-v-rossii-emu-grozit-presledovanie/32503470.htm
17:53, 15 July 2023
Chechen refugee goes on hunger strike in Swiss deportation centre
The authorities of Switzerland have considered illegal the stay in the country of Chechen native Ali Bataev, who arrived from Ukraine, and intend to deport him to Russia. Ali Bataev went on a hunger strike, as he believes that he will be persecuted by the authorities of Chechnya.
Valery Kotovich. Photo: https://memopzk.org/figurant/kotovich-valerij-nikolaevich/ included into the register of foreign agents
23:45, 14 July 2023
Court upholds verdict against Colonel Kotovich in case on fakes about Russian army
In Rostov-on-Don, the military court refused to change the verdict against Valery Kotovich, Colonel of the “Rosgvardiya”, convicted under the article on disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces.
Barakh Chemurziev. Screenshot of the video by the Council of Teips (Family Clans) of Ingush People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fr6C2Gaa4w
21:57, 14 July 2023
Advocate for Ingush activist, Barakh Chemurziev, highlights gross contradictions in verdicts to protest leaders
The testimonies of some secret witnesses, which made the basis for the verdict against the Ingush oppositionists, contradict those of MPs and high-ranking law enforcers. The latter testified to the desire of the defendants to prevent violence at the rally, Magomed Abubakarov, the advocate for Barakh Chemurziev, has stated at the trial.
Igor Nagavkin. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=889D7ey9c0w
21:07, 14 July 2023
Human rights defender Nagavkin accuses court of bias
In his last plea, Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, has doubted the impartiality of the appellate court and refused to ask for verdict mitigation. His advocate, Ilya Govorukhin, pointed to inconsistencies in the case files, while Sergey Ivaschenko, another advocate, has noted that such inconsistencies arise when courts fail to question important witnesses.
Olga Begretova (Efendieva). Photo by the "Memorial" Centre for Defence of Human Rights https://memorialcenter.org/news/byvshaya-sotrudnicza-memoriala-pozhalovalas-na-pogranichnikov
22:38, 13 July 2023
Activist from Nalchik complains about forced fingerprinting at airport
Border guards at the Minvody Airport have forced Olga Begretova, a human rights defender, to give her fingerprints and biological material, although these procedures are not provided for by the law. However, investigators found no violations in border guards' actions.
The Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:50, 13 July 2023
Contract soldier from Chechnya sentenced to a year for leaving his military unit
In Grozny, Alan Batyrkhanov, who had signed a contract for military service, has been sentenced to a year in prison for more than two-week-long absence from his military unit.
Artyom Magomedov. Photo: https://chernovik.net/content/lenta-novostey/nachalnik-policii-rutulskogo-rayona-artyom-magomedov-zaderzhan
20:11, 13 July 2023
Court re-sentences Dagestani law enforcer to imprisonment for torture
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has for the second time considered the case of Artyom Magomedov, the head of the Rutul ROVD (District Interior Division), accused of beating a detainee and again replaced his conditional sentence with a real imprisonment.
19:49, 13 July 2023
After picket disruption, Dagestani journalist Magomedov demands to admit investigators' inaction
Investigators have groundlessly ignored the application lodged by Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet, who demanded to bring to justice the policemen, who disrupted his solo picket, held in June 2022.
23:13, 12 July 2023
Court sides with activists in their dispute with Kabardino-Balkarian Ministry for Public Health
The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria granted a claim filed by the public organization “Patient Monitor” and invalidated the provisions of the territorial programme of state guarantees of free medical care for citizens of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) for 2023-2025, concerning per capita funding standards.
Elena Milashina and Alexander Nemov, an advocate. Photo from the Telegram channel of the “Team Against Torture”
21:34, 12 July 2023
Milashina and Nemov discharged from hospital
Elena Milashina, a journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta" outlet, and Alexander Nemov, an advocate, who were attacked in Grozny, have been discharged from the hospital under medical supervision.
The Nalchik Garrison Military Court. Photo: https://kbsu.ru
20:08, 12 July 2023
KBR: two military servicemen convicted for non-appearance at military unit
The Nalchik Garrison Military Court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has sentenced two soldiers, who failed to appear at their military unit, to real prison terms.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: https://roseurosud.org/espch/evropejskij-sud-po-pravam-cheloveka
18:41, 12 July 2023
Complaint about liquidation of HRC "Memorial"* sent to ECtHR
The decision to liquidate the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* was appealed against at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR); in the complaint, the lawyers pointed out the violation of six articles of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
15:47, 12 July 2023
Volgograd resident arrested for drawing a flag on a fence
A court recognized a drawing in the form of a white-blue-white flag as an extremist symbol and arrested Radmir Tuleshev, a resident of Volgograd, for 10 days.
Files of the Russian Investigative Committee. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:13, 11 July 2023
Police conduct a search at house of activist from Astrakhan
The police conducted a search at a house of Astrakhan lawyer Sarvan Gasanov after the activist had held a picket in support of Alexei Navalny*. Sarvan Gasanov claimed that the seized leaflets were planted to him and suggested that law enforcers intended to institute a criminal case against him under the article on extremist.
News
The announcement of the verdict against the Karabakh leadership in Baku. Screenshot from the "Report" photo from February 5, 2026, https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/lejla-alieva-podelilas-publikaciej-o-poezdke-v-gyojgyol-s-alenoj-alievoj#gallery_0cbbef4f9e6ba8e172d990a01ae0637a-8. Activists expressed hope for US intervention in the fate of convicted Karabakh leaders.

A teenager has been arrested in connection with the shooting at a Baku lyceum.

The defendants in the Meydan TV case are outraged by the ban on filming the trial.

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.