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November 28, 2022 17:02

• GPO achieves compensations to families of Kuban children with disabilities

  After the intervention of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), the families of the disabled children who had refused to eat at schools received the due compensations from the authorities.

November 28, 2022 16:38

• Vienna: protesters oppose Chechen's deportation to Russia

  If extradited from Poland to Russia, Alvi Akiev, a native of Chechnya, will face torture and criminal prosecution. This was claimed by protesters in Austria, who demanded Akiev's release from the migrant camp.

November 26, 2022 17:17

• KBR authorities refuse from mass New Year celebrations

  No mass entertainment events will be held on the New Year's Eve; no new decorations will be purchased, Kazbek Kokov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has announced. He assured that the saved money will be used to support military servicemen and their families.

November 26, 2022 16:53

• Authorities report deaths of more than 950 natives of Southern Russia in Ukraine

  Since the start of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, authorities have confirmed the deaths of at least 952 residents of Southern Russia, including 594 from the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and 358 from the Southern Federal District (SFD). Most of the dead are from Dagestan.

November 26, 2022 16:35

• Kadyrov introduces a mother of Aguev law enforcers to Putin

  The President of Russia and the leader of Chechnya have discussed the situation in the republic and the work of Chechen units during the special military operation, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov reports.

November 26, 2022 12:33

• Relatives of the guy murdered in Dagestani village demand to punish perpetrators

  Relatives of the 19-year-old Magomed-Ali Sultanov fear that the attackers on him will escape punishment, the Dagestani Ombudsperson has informed. According to investigators, the attacker was alone, but from the posted video it follows that four men took part in the brawl.

November 26, 2022 12:27

• Rights defenders believe that public outcry caused Leyla Gireeva's release

  In Saint Petersburg, policemen have set Leyla Gireeva, a detained native of Ingushetia, free because of the increased interest of journalists and human rights defenders in the story of the girl's escape from domestic violence, the latter have stated.

November 25, 2022 15:28

• Editors of Dagestani weekly "Chernovik" claims failure of issue due to printing house's refusal

  The staff of the printing house in Rostov-on-Don has refused to print a new issue of the Dagestani weekly "Chernovik" (Draft) due to pressure from the owners, the weekly's editors have reported. The new issue due to appear on November 25, is available in the electronic form only.

November 25, 2022 15:22

• Housing investor of demolished high-rise building in Gelendjik goes on hunger strike

  Lyudmila Guslyakova, a pensioner, has begun her hunger strike at the Krasnodar Territorial Administration. She demands fulfilment of authorities' promises to provide housing to equity holders of the 14-storey building in Gelendjik, which was demolished as an illegal construction.

November 25, 2022 15:16

• Ingush native Leyla Gireeva remains in danger due to persecution from her relatives

  After her release from the police, Leyla Gireeva stays in a safe place, but she is still in danger due to threats from her relatives, reports Miron Rozanov, the spokesperson for the “NC (Northern Caucasus) SOS Crisis Group”.

November 25, 2022 15:10

• After fashion show, Makhachkala designer accused of gay propaganda

  After a fashion show in Makhachkala, the police have opened a case against Elnara Askerova, a designer, for promoting non-traditional sex among children; two guys in effeminate images participated in the show.

November 25, 2022 06:10

• Kadyrov's declaring jihad was one of the reasons for creation of "Turan" battalion in Ukraine

  The appearance in the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the battalion of the Turkic nations named "Turan" has nothing to do with Turkey and the Turkic countries. The battalion commander's polemic with Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, stems from religious not ethnic differences, analysts believe.

November 24, 2022 14:47

• Native of Ingushetia, who ran away from home, tells threat of murder by relatives

  Leyla Gireeva, a native of Ingushetia, who fled domestic violence but was found by her relatives in Saint Petersburg, was detained by law enforcers. An activist who came to help the girl was also detained.

November 23, 2022 23:57

• Activist Votanovsky avoids criminal prosecution for discrediting army

  After conducting a check, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) refused to initiate a criminal case against the Krasnodar activist Vitaly Votanovsky for discrediting the Russian Army.

November 23, 2022 23:51

• Caucasian experts argue about connections of man shot dead in Grozny with IS

  The man who killed a law enforcer in Grozny hardly acted alone, and it is logical to consider the photo with the flag of the “Islamic State” (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”) as a sign of his connection with the organization, researcher Akhmet Yarlykapov points out.

November 23, 2022 23:46

• Woman from Dagestan punished for discrediting army

  A court has found a female resident of Dagestan guilty of discrediting the Russian Army and sentenced her to a fine.

November 23, 2022 14:09

• North-Ossetian woman suspected of discrediting militaries

  A protocol under the article on discrediting the Russian Army has been drawn up against Marina Gagieva, a resident of North Ossetia. This was reported by the "Kavkaz.Realii"* project.

November 23, 2022 14:09

• Baisangur Yangulbaev included in list of extremists and terrorists

  The “Rosfinmonitoring” (the Russian Federal Service for Financial Monitoring) has included Baisangur Yangulbaev in the list of extremists and terrorists.

November 23, 2022 14:08

• Rights defenders report about raid on relatives and friends of murdered Chechen Magomed Zakriev

  Chechen law enforcers have taken away relatives and friends of Movsar Zakriev, who was shot dead on November 21 in Grozny, to some unknown place.

November 23, 2022 14:07

• Career progress of Zakriev and Ibragimov is new manifestation of nepotism in Chechen leadership

  Ibragim Zakriev, a nephew of the head of Chechnya, has headed the structure that united two ministries; while Turpal-Ali Ibragimov, another Kadyrov's relative, who had headed one of these ministries, has became the new Secretary of the Security Council.