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February 02, 2023 18:20

• ECtHR awards compensation to Jehovah’s Witnesses* from two regions of Southern Russia for their disrupted meetings

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized the disruption of meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses* by law enforcers in Kabardino-Balkaria and the Rostov Region as a violation of the right to freedom of religion and awarded compensation to the complainants in the amount of 7500 euros.

February 02, 2023 05:55

• Volgograd installs bust of Stalin amid dispute over city renaming

  Today, in Volgograd, busts of Joseph Stalin and Soviet Marshals Georgy Zhukov and Alexander Vasilevsky have been installed on the occasion of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad.

February 01, 2023 23:32

• After homophobic complaint, Novorossiysk store removes rainbow from ads

  The bosses of a store in Novorossiysk have replaced the image on the signboard after a visitor saw attributes of the LGBT propaganda therein it and contacted the police.

February 01, 2023 23:31

• Rostov court obliges Catholic priest to leave Russia

  In Rostov-on-Don, the court of appellate instance has rejected the complaint lodged against the decision to expel Mikhal Mzhyglud, the rector of the Catholic Church in Novocherkassk, out of Russia. The Polish priest has violated the immigration legislation, which could pose a threat to the security of the state and people's lives, the court has ruled.

February 01, 2023 20:16

• Krasnodar resident mobilized with hernias sent to hospital

  Initially, during the examination, they tried to award Alexei Abramov, a mobilized resident of Krasnodar, who suffered from multiple spine hernias, the category "fit (for military service) with minor restrictions"; now, documents are being prepared for his hospitalization.

February 01, 2023 16:44

• Colleagues of journalist Gadjiev note interest of Makhachkala residents in pickets in his support

  Law enforcers did not interfere with the pickets held by journalists Idris Yusupov and Magomed Magomedov in Makhachkala, but carried out a standard procedure to verify the activists’ personal data. According to the picketers, passers-by actively expressed their support.

February 01, 2023 16:40

• Chechen native Djumaev placed in punishment cell

  Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, sentenced for using violence against law enforcers, was transferred to a punishment cell. His relatives believe that the punishment measure was deliberately used by warders of the penal colony to disrupt a visit of his mother.

January 31, 2023 18:25

• Lawyers comment on prospects for alternative service for residents of Northern Caucasus

  Amid the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, Northern Caucasus faces a growing demand for an alternative military service. A mobilized person can be sent to the rear if he categorically refuses to take up arms, Artyom Mugunyants, a lawyer, has explained.

January 31, 2023 18:20

• Law enforcers release Volgograd activist

  Daniel Kurakin has been let free after interrogation by investigators, human rights defenders have informed.

January 31, 2023 18:09

• Spouses arrested in Krasnodar for pacifist talks

  Olesya and Alexei Ovchinnikov have been detained in a Krasnodar restaurant after one of the visitors called law enforcers because of the pacifist talks of the spouses.

January 31, 2023 18:05

• Seven residents of Chechnya publicly reprimanded for drinking alcohol

  The police chief of the Urus-Martan ROVD (District Interior Division) has reprimanded seven persons for drinking alcohol and driving cars while intoxicated; a respective was posted in the social network. Commentators expressed bewilderment at posting such entries.

January 31, 2023 16:56

• Kadyrov reacts to new action with burning of Koran

  Ramzan Kadyrov has emphasized that an act of Rasmus Paludan, an organizer of the burning of the Koran, who dedicated his new action in Denmark to the leader of Chechnya, has no excuses and threatened the Danish politician with “punishment.”

January 31, 2023 16:33

• Court sides with Chechen woman in her dispute with MIA

  In Chechnya, a court granted a claim of Umarai Kusaeva, an 85-year-old victim of the Stalinist deportation, and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to issue her a certificate of rehabilitation as a victim of political repression.

January 30, 2023 22:17

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 23-29, 2023

  Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, continuation of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, official data on the natives of Southern Russia perished in Ukraine, struggle of Azerbaijani oppositionists, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 23-29, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

January 30, 2023 22:16

• Kadyrov treats students’ expulsion for wearing hijabs as fascism

  Ramzan Kadyrov has treated the hijab ban, due to which the natives of Dagestan and Chechnya were expelled from the college in Novocherkassk, a manifestation of fascism, and threatened to "take action" for disrespect for Muslim customs.

January 30, 2023 21:33

• Activist detained for picketing in support of Zarema Musaeva

  In Moscow, law enforcers have detained Anna Saifutdinova, who went out to a picket demanding the release of Zarema Musaeva.

January 30, 2023 20:14

• Resident of Chechnya accused of discrediting militaries

  Law enforcers have accused Aslanbek Arsaev of discrediting the Russian Army.

January 29, 2023 22:44

• Call of Chechen Mufti not to ban mothers from visiting their children causes scepticism in social media

  Relatives should not forbid children to see their mother after their parents’ divorce, Chechen Mufti Salakh Mezhiev stated. Some Instagram* users support the Chechen Mufti, while their opponents point out that religious figures have no real influence in such situations.

January 29, 2023 22:40

• Prosecutor to obtain new examination of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s articles

  A public prosecutor did not agree with the experts’ conclusions, which strengthened the defence’s version stating that Abdulmumin Gadjiev was not guilty, and convinced the court to order an additional examination of the journalist’s articles, the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial” reported.

January 29, 2023 22:30

• Governor to redirect to refugees 1.5 billion roubles from payments to pensioners in Kuban

  The Governor of the Krasnodar Territory instructed his subordinates to allocate almost 1.5 billion roubles intended for Kuban pensioners, veterans of labour, and victims of political repressions to support migrants from the zone of the special military operation.