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In Achkhoi-Martan, the court sentenced Magomed Gadaev, a native of Chechnya, who asked for state protection after being deported from France, to 1.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony in a case on possession of weapons.

The Timurziev brothers have not figured in any criminal cases under terrorist articles; therefore, authorities have no legal grounds to keep their bodies. The appeal of her father contains a reproach against Kadyrov, but underlines the scope of his power, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

In his video appeal to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Akhmetkhan Timurziev, a resident of Ingushetia, has noted that the refusal to give out dead bodies, even when it comes to murderers, contradicts the Muslim traditions.

The documentary "Welcome to Chechnya" by the American film director, David France, about the persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya has won an award from the British Film and Television Arts Academy.

The village of Makhkety, Vedeno District, has seen a ceremony of reconciliation of the families-participants in a road accident, in which two villagers perished. Many social network users have welcomed the families' reconciliation. Others have doubted that the accident perpetrators should not be punished under the law for criminal offenses.

Vladimir Vasiliev, a former head of Dagestan, froze the work on clarifying the border with Chechnya because of the threat of losing his authority; and his successor, Sergey Melikov, is under risk, when addressing this issue, of facing the discontent of residents of border villagers, Dagestani analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Lechi Sadulaev, a footballer of the "Akhmat" FC, has apologized for the brawl with players of the "Lokomotiv" FC not on his own initiative; it was a political decision of Chechen authorities, Akhmet Yarlykapov, a Caucasian expert, and Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, have suggested.

After the released investigation into the secret real estate owned by people from among the Ramzan Kadyrov’s associates, an owner of a luxurious mansion in Grozny was changed, the “Project” online edition reports.

Participants of a seminar held in Moscow note that the authorities recognize the need to return wives and children of militants, including natives of Northern Caucasus, from Syria. However, the problems of their rehabilitation and social adaptation are urgent.

After being disqualified for participating in a mass brawl and disrespecting the judge, Lechi Sadulaev, an "Akhmat" FC player, has apologized, echoing the controversial thesis about "Akhmat"'s hospitality.

The royalty of USD 6 million has never been paid to fighters at Russian tournaments; a fight with such a budget is unlikely to pay off, sports commentators said in connection with the proposal to Khabib Nurmagomedov, a Dagestani fighter, made on behalf of the "Akhmat" Absolute Championship Club.

Akraman Tataev, a resident of the city of Argun, filmed his video, in which he refuted the information about his kidnapping and torture, under law enforcers' pressure, as he fears for his life, human rights defenders have suggested.

The film "Forbidden Children" about the fate of five sisters from Chechnya, who ended up in the Syrian camp of Al-Khol after the death of their parents, was shown in Moscow. Evdokia Moskvina, the film director, told about the difficulties that the girls' relatives had to go through in order to achieve their return home.

At present, there is a chance that a wife of Salman Tepsurkaev will be granted the status of a victim due to the established practice of recognizing religious marriages in the republic.

A video has been posted with Akraman Tataev, whose relatives had complained to human rights defenders about his ill-treatment at the division of some power structure. Tataev claims that he has already returned home, and that law enforcers made him no harm.