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The European Court of Human Rights has announced that the Russian authorities should provide the information concerning whether Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, was tortured after his detention in 2014 and whether the criminal proceedings against him were politically motivated.

During the week from September 28 to October 4, 2020, no events related to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded; there were no casualties or wounded ones. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other sources.

The Urus-Martan ROVD (District Interior Division) of Chechnya has circulated a record of a talk with those detained for using narcotic drugs and driving while intoxicated. The public reprimand and invitation of violators' relatives to record prophylactic conversations caused misunderstanding among Instagram users.

The video stating that Chechens have gone to fight in Nagorno-Karabakh looks unconvincing, some social network users have pointed out. Some of them have suggested that the video, posted after Elkhan Suleimanov, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Public Health, had publicly supported Azerbaijan, was borrowed from some movie.

Law enforcers have no right to check the phones' contents of passers-by in Chechnya, Instagram users have stated.

The smartphone's memory must be regularly cleared of the data that may be of interest to Chechen law enforcers, the authors of the "1adat" Telegram Channel have advised in connection with the mass phone checks launched in Chechnya.

During raids, Chechen law enforcers check not only documents, but also mobile phones, examining the installed applications, residents of Chechnya report. Law enforcers check whether locals are commenting on reports of authorities' critics in social networks, locals have suggested.

It is more logical to consider Ramzan Kadyrov as a customer of the attempt on the life of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the leader of Chechnya himself suggests.

In Ingushetia, the authorities try to evict 13 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from North Ossetia and Chechnya from a barrack in Nazran, without offering any housing in return, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports. The human rights defenders promise to appeal to the Russian government.

Being the leader of the region, Ramzan Kadyrov should set an example for residents of Chechnya and comply with the mask regime, note human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".

Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, has urged residents of the republic to get vaccinated against influenza. The Chechen authorities are imposing vaccination on local residents, the residents of Grozny, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe. Theologians should not interfere with vaccination issues, especially since the procedure is voluntary, Instagram users have noted.

Social network users are sceptical about the news circulated by the Chechen mass media about Ramzan Kadyrov's nomination for the International Peace Prize, recalling the recent resonant humiliation of Salman Tepsurkaev. Kadyrov's nomination for the Prize with such a name is ridiculous; and the only aim of this step is his promotion, the human rights activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

The data about kidnapping of 53 persons by Chechen law enforcers within a month need to be confirmed, but they don't look overstated, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.

Elkhan Suleimanov, the Chechen Minister of Public Health, has posted a statement on the Instagram in support of Azerbaijan amid the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict. Some social network users have supported him; others have suggested him to go to the front.

Ramzan Kadyrov and his subordinates have again ignored the ban on holding mass events without wearing medical masks, when they attended the opening ceremony of the reconstructed ancient settlement of Khoi in Southern Chechnya.