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Activists of the all-Russian organization "Russia's Labour Valour" have decorated Adam Kadyrov, a son of the head of Chechnya, who had beaten up the arrested Nikita Zhuravel, with their public award. Adam has also received the medal "For Contribution to Development of Russian Special Forces University".

Human rights defenders have noted that among the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the problem with evacuation of victims of domestic violence is most acute in Dagestan, Ingushetia, and Chechnya, since in those republics, the authorities and the law enforcement bodies take the side of family aggressors.

The persecution of Nikita Zhuravel is politically motivated and aimed at intimidating the public, states the human rights project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial.” The human rights defenders requested the authorities to immediately release the resident of Volgograd and launch an investigation into his beating by a son of Ramzan Kadyrov.

Chechen officials had to spend up to a third of their monthly salaries buying children's crafts during the "Children of Chechnya to Children of Palestine" campaign, local government officials said. Parents of school pupils and kindergarten children said that their children made crafts with enthusiasm.

A position at the level of deputy minister in the regional government cannot be held by a person without completed higher education; this restriction is established by the republic's law of Chechnya, lawyers have stated in their comments on the appointment of Akhmat Kadyrov.

The Mufti of Chechnya awarded 15-year-old Adam Kadyrov the Order “For Service to the Religion of Islam” for his personal contribution to the defence of Islamic values. The award became the seventh for the Chechen leader’s son after he had beaten arrested Nikita Zhuravel.

Since the start of the special military operation (SMO), more than 9000 residents of Chechnya have been employed in military service, Ramzan Kadyrov has reported.

The pardoning of Sergey Khadjikurbanov, convicted of killing Anna Politkovskaya, for his participation in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, is evidence of injustice and voluntarism, Anna's children and the editorial board of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper have stated.

The Military Court of Appeal in Vlasikha began consideration of a complaint filed by defenders against the verdict to Aslambek Ezhaev, a book publisher from Chechnya. The defence alleges numerous violations during the consideration of the case in the first instance court.

Sergey Khadjikurbanov, who was sentenced to 20 years in penal colony in 2014 for his involvement in the murder of the journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, has been released before term after taking part in hostilities in Ukraine, his former advocate has informed.

Chechen schoolchildren take the situation in the Gaza Strip to their hearts, school staff and parents note. The Ministry for Public Education does not monitor the conduct of prayers in schools, and the decision is made by school administrations, education officials report.

The problem of domestic violence affects women of different ages, but mostly young women under 30 try to escape from it. However, they face threats of losing contact with their children, who remain in families with their fathers; besides, the problem of "honour killings" is pressing, human rights defenders have indicated in the report "Evacuation of domestic violence victims from Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya."

Rain of awards for Kadyrov family, detainees in Makhachkala, opposition in Azerbaijan, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, Vagif Khachatryan’s case, destruction of Armenian Church in Nagorno-Karabakh, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 6-12, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.