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The coronavirus immunization campaign, which in Chechnya has been accompanied by harsh coercion to vaccinate, has led to a wide spread of fake vaccination certificates, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* reported.

Rubati Mitsaeva, a former member of the government of self-proclaimed republic of Ichkeria, explained her desire to return to Chechnya. Rubati Mitsaeva claims she wants to live in her homeland among her relatives and said that she had stopped engaging in politics. Ramzan Kadyrov may benefit from the Rubati Mitsaeva’s return to the republic, Alexei Malashenko believes.

Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “efforts to defend freedom of expression.”

On October 7, the Swedish authorities informed the Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, that they had approved the awarding him with the status of a political refugee.

In Chechnya, law enforcers have visited the house of the parents of Magomed Alamov, the head of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) in Northern Caucasus, and asked about his whereabouts. Such law enforcers' visits may turn into fabrication of a criminal case, Alamov fears.

Law enforcers put pressure on a secret witness in a case on the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya: they threatened him with criminal prosecution and demanded from him to testify as requested by investigators, the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” reported on the 15th anniversary of the murder of the journalist.

The case on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya is being investigated under an article that provides for capital punishment, and the practice of a 15-year statute of limitations is extremely rarely applied in such cases, lawyers note. According to them, the resonant murder of the journalist is not an exceptional case.

Rubati Mitsaeva, who lives in Germany and supports Akhmed Zakaev, has turned to Ramzan Kadyrov with a request to allow her to return to Chechnya. Some social media users have supported her desire to return to her homeland.

On the 15th anniversary of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the "Novaya Gazeta" reports about the progress of the investigation into the assassination, recalling that this year the statute of limitation for the crime expires. The results of the investigation conducted by Politkovskaya's colleagues are presented in a documentary film.

The city of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, has celebrated the City Day and the 45th Ramzan Kadyrov's birthday; he has also taken the post of the head of Chechnya for another term. Kadyrov has combined the holidays to be more visible; his ambitions grow from year to year, Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, has noted.

Ramzan Kadyrov has officially taken office as the leader of Chechnya. While delivering his inaugural speech, he has promised to respect and protect the rights of citizens.

The Chechen Parliament has appointed for today its solemn sitting dedicated to the entry of Ramzan Kadyrov, who turns 45, into the post of head of the republic. Celebrations on the occasion of the City Day are also scheduled in Grozny.

One of the two fans of the "Spartak" Football Club (FC), who were beaten with truncheons by servicemen of the Akhmat Kadyrov regiment at the Grozny stadium, was drunk, and the other only asked to let his comrade go, eyewitnesses assert.

Fans of the “Spartak” FC (football club) may go to court with a request to punish Chechen law enforcers for beating people at the stadium, advocate Yevgeny Chernousov claims. The sports regulatory authorities do not intervene in off-field incidents, TV observer Alexei Durnovo notes.

During the week of September 27-October 3, 2021, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.