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23:44, 24 March 2021
Aslan Iraskhanov, a former commander of the Akhmat Kadyrov special-purpose police regiment, has been appointed the acting Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Chechnya to replace Apti Alaudinov. Earlier, Aslan Iraskhanov has been included in the US sanctions list.
20:25, 24 March 2021
Former policeman Suleiman Gezmakhmaev, who gave to the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” an interview about the extrajudicial executions in Chechnya, used psychotropic substances and fled Russia, while owing large amounts of money. This was reported by his relatives on the air of the “Grozny” TV Channel.
11:39, 24 March 2021
The idea of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper to go to court in connection with the harsh attacks of the head of Chechnya was supported by 71% of the voting participants. Some Facebook users found a lawsuit appropriate, while their opponents doubted that the court would be impartial.
11:34, 23 March 2021
The pressure on relatives of Suleiman Gezmakhmaev will give nothing to law enforcers, since the case has an incredible resonance, Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, believes. Given the interest of Chechen authorities in Gezmakhmaev's public repentance, even his distant relatives should fear for their lives, Igor Kalyapin, the head of the Committee against Torture (CaT), is sure.
23:59, 22 March 2021
Abuzaid Vismuradov, a commander of the “Terek” unit, and Ayub Kataev, the former chief of the Argun police, have been banned from entering the EU countries because of their involvement in torture, extrajudicial executions, and harassment of LGBT people in the republic.
20:00, 22 March 2021
Public outcry provoked by the investigation into extrajudicial executions in Chechnya released by the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”; return of Ingush activist Sautieva to SIZO; scheduling a date for parliamentary elections in Armenia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of March 15-21, 2021, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
17:22, 22 March 2021
In their comments to Tumso Abdurakhmanov's video about the testimonies of former policeman, Suleiman Gezmakhmaev, about extrajudicial executions and torture of detainees in Chechnya, YouTube users have suggested to disseminate this information as much as possible and translate into foreign languages.
09:28, 22 March 2021
During the week of 15-21, 2021, no information was received about the casualties and wounded persons in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
09:26, 22 March 2021
The "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company) has released a story, in which Adam Elzhurkaev, the head physician of the Centre for Islamic Medicine, publicly reprimanded Zura Dudaeva, a resident of Achkhoi-Martan, for practicing occultism. The woman said that she was not engaged in witchcraft; and the symbols found in her house were parts of her hobby for religion and philosophy.
11:31, 21 March 2021
Ramzan Kadyrov is the only regional head who dares objecting to Dmitry Perskov, the presidential press secretary; however, the head of Chechnya overestimates his influence; next time the Kremlin will severely siege him, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
08:37, 20 March 2021
The Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has commented on the testimonies of the Chechen law enforcer, Suleiman Gezmakhmaev, about torturing detainees widespread in Chechnya and Chechen authorities' reaction to the publication of the "Novaya Gazeta".
23:18, 19 March 2021
Apti Alaudinov, the Deputy Minister of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), personally prosecuted dissidents on trumped-up cases and intimidated critics of the authorities. In connection with the above, he has got in the republic the reputation of a cruel person, note human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
19:59, 19 March 2021
The Russian authorities should study the information made public by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" about extrajudicial killings in Chechnya and protect the newspaper's journalists from possible harassment, states Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe.
19:37, 19 March 2021
Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the dismissal of Chechen Police Chief Apti Alaudinov, the "Kommersant" reports today.
08:42, 19 March 2021
Vladimir Putin should organize a check of the activities of the "Novaya Gazeta", the Chechen Parliament has stated. After Elena Milashina's publication, Shamsail Saraliev, a State Duma MP, has appealed to the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO).