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May 16, 2023 22:52

• On May 8-14, two persons perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from May 8 to May 14, 2023, two persons perished during the armed conflict ongoing 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.

May 16, 2023 21:50

• Sochi resident states law enforcers' threats because of his pacifist views

  Dmitry Yarikov has faced threats from law enforcers after a protocol was drawn up against him on discrediting the Russian Army.

May 16, 2023 21:31

• Court blocks YouTube channel of Circassian activist Yaganov*

  In his YouTube channel, Ibragim Yaganov, a Circassian activist from Kabardino-Balkaria, had posted extremist materials and justified terrorism, the court has ruled and issued a judgement to block the channel.

May 16, 2023 20:16

• Kadyrov reports ransoming his horse with the help of Ukrainian special services

  The stallion Zazu, who has disappeared from the stable in the Czech Republic, has been ransomed with the help of Ukrainian special services for USD 18,000, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, has stated.

May 16, 2023 19:07

• Rights defenders point to tougher penalties for those who refuse to go to SMO

  Konstantin Trifonov, a contract military serviceman, sentenced to 25 days of arrest in Nalchik for refusing to go to the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, faces no other punishment, but the responsibility for those who now refuse to go to the SMO will be more severe.

May 16, 2023 17:15

• Former critic of Kadyrov boasts of participation in killings of Ukrainians

  After returning to Chechnya, blogger Khusein Djambetov, suspected of involvement in an Ichkerian community in Ukraine, posted a video in which he boasted of participating in killing Ukrainian soldiers.

May 15, 2023 23:57

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 8-14, 2023

  Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, case of Ingush activists, abolition of visas and resumption of flights from Russia to Georgia, 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 May 8-14, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

May 15, 2023 23:08

• Nalchik activists refused to hold events on Circassian Day of Mourning

  The authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria have banned holding events in memory of the victims of the Caucasian War, threatening responsibility for violating the ban, reports Aslan Beshto, the chair of the “Coordinating Council of Adyg Public Associations”.

May 15, 2023 22:16

• Lawyers see no reasons for negative reaction of residents of Chechnya to military training

  In Russia, military training of citizens in the reserve takes place every year, and the training cannot be considered as mobilization, lawyers note.

May 15, 2023 20:51

• Contract soldier arrested in Nalchik for refusing to go to Ukraine

  The military court in Nalchik has sentenced Konstantin Trifonov, a contract soldier, to 25 days of disciplinary arrest for his refusal to follow the order to leave for the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine.

May 15, 2023 19:07

• Resident of Dagestan, detained in Ukraine, asks for asylum in Germany

  Imangazali Magomedov, a resident of Dagestan, who was detained in Ukraine, has applied to the German Embassy with a request for the status of a political refugee.

May 14, 2023 23:55

• Kadyrov announces losses of "Akhmat-Grozny" OMON Unit

  Over the 23 years of the existence of the "Akhmat-Grozny" OMON (riot police) Unit, a total of 121 its fighters have perished, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated without specifying how many of them perished in the Russia's special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

May 14, 2023 23:38

• ECtHR communicates complaint of Ruslan Rakhaev, former police captain

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has demanded from Russian authorities to answer the questions concerning the complaint of Ruslan Rakhaev, a former head of the criminal investigating division of the city of Cherkessk, about the conditions of his transportation to the colony.

May 14, 2023 17:37

• Volgograd student fined for discrediting Russian Army

  A court in Volgograd has imposed a fine on Denis Umerov, a student, treating his comment in a social network as discrediting the Russian militaries.

May 14, 2023 16:34

• Relatives of journalist Nozdrinov complain about court's bias

  The court that considers the case of the Kuban (from the Krasnodar Territory) journalist, Alexander Nozdrinov, accused of discrediting Russian militaries, is biased. The judge refuses to coordinate the time of sessions; and the defence is forced to postpone sessions on other cases, Natalia Volivach, one of the advocates, has complained.

May 14, 2023 15:27

• KBR resident fined for discrediting Russian militaries

  The court has fined Islam Mambetov, a resident of the Zalukokoazhe village in the Zolsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), after concluding that his posts in the social network had discredited Russian militaries.

May 13, 2023 22:11

• Court refuses to conduct examination of Zarema Musaeva's health

  The defence has failed to present documents stating that Zarema Musaeva needs hospital treatment, the court in Grozny has decided and refused to order a medical examination of her health condition.

May 13, 2023 21:45

• Lawyers point to falsification of charges against Ingush activists

  The accusation of creating an extremist community is based on the assumption that the defendants had communicated with each other before the rally in Magas; but some did not even know each other, Bashir Tochiev, Akhmed Barakhoev's advocate, has stated.

May 13, 2023 19:52

• Shootout with law enforcers becomes second incident in Dagestan within seven weeks, two persons killed

  Dagestani law enforcers killed local residents in a shootout for the second time since March 27, when a similar incident occurred in the Kaitag District.

May 13, 2023 14:17

• Contract soldier from Krasnodar Territory sentenced for leaving his military unit

  In Sochi, the Garrison Military Court has sentenced contract soldier Alexander Kondratiev to 5.5 years of imprisonment for his six months’ absence from the military unit, recognizing the performance of “special tasks” as the mitigating circumstance.