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The lost dispute with the grandson of the Saudi Sheikh led to the fact that Adam Shakhidov had to explain Ramzan Kadyrov's threats addressed against Wahhabis. The head of Chechnya himself decided to strengthen religious work in the republic.

The report by the ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company) about a visit of Islam Kadyrov, a former Mayor of Grozny, to the investigator has been staged, commentators have stated in Chechen publics of the Instagram assert. Islam Kadyrov will evade punishment, Chechen residents believe.

The use of special means, such as an electric shocker (stun gun), is allowed to law enforcers, but not to a city mayor. However, Russia has no precedents of criminal prosecution for the unlawful use of a stun gun, lawyers said in their comments to the scandalous video with Islam Kadyrov, a former Grozny Mayor.

An Islamic judge has scolded, on air on TV, a couple from Grozny for the kids' vandalism. Some Instagram users have treated it as unnecessary humiliation.

The Chechen authorities force people to apologize in public for petty violations and complaints to officials, while the former mayor of Grozny, caught when using an electric stunning device against a woman, avoided voicing the public apologies, blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov noted.

After failing a discussion with a descendant of the Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Adam Shakhidov, the advisor to the leader of Chechnya, did not accompany Ramzan Kadyrov during his visit to Bahrain, residents of the republic noted. Ramzan Kadyrov is trying to create an image of a respected politician in the Middle East, explain experts engaged in the study of the Caucasus.

In Moscow, a court imposed fines of 10,000 roubles on LGBT activists Evelina Kozlova and Anastasia Reziuk, who came to a picket and called on to investigate killings and torture of gays in Chechnya.

The foreign policy activities of the Chechen leader suggest that the Kremlin perceives him as a confidant in the countries of the Middle East, note Caucasian and Islamic scholars.

Activists of the movement "Vo Blago Obschego Naroda" (For the Good of the Common People, also known as V.B.O.N.), who force Russian residents to apologize publicly for their insulting remarks against Azerbaijanis, have taken the practice from the Chechen authorities, and there are no such trends in Azerbaijan, human rights defenders and journalists note.

Magomed Daudov, whom the leader of Chechnya dismissed from office as a supervisor of a territorial sector for his inability to solve problems in the Kurchaloi District, reports that he is still in charge of the Shali District. The Chechen TV Channel declared the Shali District to be a separate sector, and that fact surprised local residents.

Students and public sector employees who were obliged to attend a match of the Grozny football team complained of a cold at the "Akhmat Arena". On October 30, the match between the "Akhmat" FC team and football players from Vladikavkaz ended with a score of 5:1Students and public sector employees who were obliged to attend a match of the Grozny football team complained of a cold at the "Akhmat Arena". On October 30, the match between the "Akhmat" FC team and football players from Vladikavkaz ended with a score of 5:1.

Compositions of Public Oversight Commissions (POCs) for monitoring human rights in penitentiary institutions in Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Adygea, the Rostov Region, and the Krasnodar Territory have been changed almost completely, and people who are far from human rights activities enter the POCs.

The video clip by Chingiz Akhmadov, a journalist of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company) showing Valid Yakhikhanov, who, according to the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, had been killed in Chechnya, is actively commented on by Instagram users. Some of them doubt that Yakhikhanov is alive.

By requiring villagers to observe mourning for their deceased neighbours, Ramzan Kadyrov continues to formulate a "code of conduct for a Chechen native," believes Mikhail Roschin, a researcher engaged in the oriental studies. The imposition of rules of behaviour leads to a decrease in the popularity of Ramzan Kadyrov, believes historian Alexei Malashenko.

It's senseless to limit the number of cars in wedding corteges, since most accidents involving them do without grave consequences, Grozny residents believe. In their opinion, it's just enough to send a patrol car to accompany a wedding motorcade.