Chechnya

September 17, 2024 17:37

• Grozny resident Batykaev sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment for attacking Pskov paratroopers

  A court sentenced Alavdi Batykaev, a resident of Grozny, to a term of imprisonment in a penal colony, recognizing him as a participant in an attack on Pskov paratroopers in 2000. The court’s verdict was pronounced despite the contradictions in the testimonies of witnesses and the Alavdi Batykaev’s statement that he was not guilty.

September 15, 2024 11:28

• Alaudinov's words about Anapa conflict show Chechen authorities' reaction to xenophobia

  Apti Alaudinov's words about the unfair detention of a Chechen resident after a brawl in Anapa have demonstrated the concern of Kadyrov's entourage about the growth of nationalism in the Russian society, analysts have noted.

September 14, 2024 23:59

• Health condition of convict for appeal to Kadyrov worsens at SIZO

  The oncology disease of Zakhar Zaripov, convicted of appealing to the head of Chechnya, is progressing, but he receives no due medical treatment at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), his relatives have reported.

September 14, 2024 23:47

• Parents of Chechen native detained after his story about torture

  In the Chechen town of Argun, policemen have detained the parents of Magomed Chagaev, who told about torture by law enforcers and discrimination against Muslims in jails.

September 12, 2024 19:30

• Historians treat draft to review rehabilitation decisions as part of propaganda

  The draft order by Igor Krasnov, the Russian Public Prosecutor General, to review rehabilitation decisions has no novelties, since rehabilitation of war criminals is prohibited by law. However, once adopted, it may result in cancelling some rehabilitation decisions, which may be used in propaganda, the historians interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

September 10, 2024 20:41

• On September 2-8, one person killed and another wounded in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from September 2 to September 8, 2024, one militant was killed and one law enforcer was wounded 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 other open sources.

September 04, 2024 23:47

• Case of Chechen MMA fighter Yakubov shows danger of quoting Basaev

  The inclusion of Ilyas Yakubov, a Chechen MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter, into the list of terrorists and extremists has restricted some of his rights. In order for a person to be charged with justifying terrorism, it is not necessary for him/her to justify it literally.

September 04, 2024 21:54

• Screwdriver attack in Magas shows state of armed underground

  Lone militants make use of surprise factor to attack law enforcers, but the use of improvised means in the attack on the traffic police post in Magas became evidence of the weakening of the armed underground, military experts and a Caucasus expert believe.

September 04, 2024 21:45

• Chechen Magomed Abubakarov claims being tortured by law enforcers

  Law enforcers tortured British citizen Magomed Abubakarov, a native of Chechnya, in attempts to force him to confess working for foreign intelligence agencies. Magomed Abubakarov is being denied medical care at a SIZO (pre-trial prison).

September 03, 2024 15:58

• Rights defenders point to difficulties of recording kidnappings in Chechnya

  No kidnapping statistics is currently run in Chechnya, as relatives of missing people are afraid to make disappearances public, human rights defenders have pointed out. Illegal detentions in Chechnya continue, but only most resonant cases become known.

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