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Ramzan Kadyrov demanded to replace images of comic book characters on the walls of the children's centre in Kurchaloi with photographs of "real heroes." Some social network users considered the position of the leader of Chechnya to be too strict.

The documentary "Welcome to Chechnya" by the American director David France, which presents stories of persecutions of gays and lesbians in the republic, has become available to Russian spectators. Igor Kochetkov, the director of the "Russian LGBT Network" has treated the persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya as a crime against humanity.

Chechen investigators have started a new check of a complaint about the kidnapping of Salman Tepsurkaev, but have not yet reported the results of the previous one, the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) reports. According to lawyer Dmitry Piskunov, time for an effective investigation has been already lost.

During the week from November 9 to November 15, 2020, no information was received about any 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.

Italian law enforcers detained Turko Arsimekov, a native of Chechnya, on suspicion of making forged documents for members of an Austrian terrorist grouping, the Corriere della Sera reported.

For the ninth day already, at least 13 residents of Gudermes have been unreasonably kept in custody by Chechen law enforcers, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports. The human rights defenders express their concern that law enforcers torture the detainees in an attempt to force them to incriminate themselves.

The conclusion of the Russian Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) on the inadmissibility of interfaith marriages is in line with Muslim traditions, Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, has stated after the publication of the conclusion of theologians that Muslims should not marry adherents of other religions.

The promotion of the accounts of Kadyrov and his family members on the Instagram has to do with his political ambitions and the desire to increase his popularity, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

In Grozny, a court obliged the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) to pay two million roubles of compensation to relatives of prisoner Sultan Israilov, who died after torture at the Chelyabinsk penitentiary colony No. 2. The Sultan Israilov's parents, who filed a claim for fifteen million roubles of compensation, are satisfied with the court's verdict, their lawyer reports today.

The 2.4 million roubles for promoting six accounts of Ramzan Kadyrov's family members on the Instagram is a relatively low cost, not enough to get into top bloggers, PR experts believe. In general, Kadyrov invests greater money into the image of his children, said Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations.

Following Ramzan Kadyrov, in his speech, Vladimir Putin has condemned those who in France offend the feelings of believers under the guise of freedom of speech. The speech of the Russian President will not enhance the authority of the leader of Chechnya among Muslims in Russia or in the Arab countries, Caucasian experts suggest.

Law enforcers have spread a video of a so-called "prophylactic conversation" of employees of the State Traffic Inspectorate of Chechnya and an official of the Chechen Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM, or Muftiate) with the local residents who had violated traffic rules.