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November 23, 2022 11:46

• Knife attack on policeman was the first in Chechnya in 16 months

  The attack on a policeman in Grozny, which resulted in the murder of a man armed with a knife, was preceded by a similar incident that occurred in the capital of Chechnya in July 2021. Since 2019, there have been at least five attacks with bladed weapons on law enforcers committed in the republic.

November 22, 2022 23:56

• Verdict to KBR activist, Aslan Iritov, challenged at ECtHR

  The trial of Aslan Iritov, an activist from the city of Nalchik, was not fair, and his sentence was based only on policemen's testimonies, the lawyers stated in their complaint lodged to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

November 22, 2022 23:53

• Kadyrov reports about completion of enlistment in “Akhmat-1” battalion

  More than 2000 people have been enlisted in the “Akhmat-1”, a new special unit of the “Rosgvardiya”, and the fighters are ready to go to Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov announces.

November 22, 2022 10:15

• Chechen theologian calls on not to be afraid to die in “fight against Satanism” in Ukraine

  Magomed Khitanaev, a theologian from Chechnya, has called on Christians and Muslims to fight together “against Satan” in Ukraine without fear of death, thus explaining the need for the special military operation.

November 22, 2022 10:12

• Court refuses to recognize the wound of Dagestani contract soldier

  The military court in Makhachkala has rejected the lawsuit of Robert Mikhraliev, a contract soldier, who was not issued a certificate of being wounded in the special operation in Ukraine by the military hospital.

November 22, 2022 10:05

• Policeman attacked and killed in Grozny

  In central Grozny, an unknown man has attacked a policeman with a knife, as a result of which the law enforcer died. The attacker was killed while trying to escape with the policeman's service pistol, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated.

November 21, 2022 13:17

• Makhachkala Mayoralty explains delays in providing land to Novy Khushet residents

  Residents of the Makhachkala dwelling settlement of Novy Khushet have been waiting for years to receive the land plots that had occurred in private ownership, locals have complained.

November 21, 2022 13:14

• Kadyrov reports training and sending group of volunteers to Ukraine

  A new group of volunteers has left Chechnya for the combat zone after training at the Russian Special Forces' University, Ramzan Kadyrov has announced, treating volunteer units as "the main driving force" of the military operation in Ukraine.

November 21, 2022 13:03

• Social network users dispute with Kadyrov about Chechen language

  The Chechen language is dying out; it must be made the main communication language in families, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. Residents of Chechnya are fluent in Chechen; the demands of the head of the republic are excessive, users of the social network "VKontakte" have objected.

November 20, 2022 23:58

• Activists from Poltavskaya complain to Prosecutor's Office about law enforcers' pressure

  The spouses, Natalia Garyaeva and Vadim Motovilov, who are fighting against the garbage dump in the village of Poltavskaya, have filed a complaint with the Prosecutor's Office against the policemen who tried to take them by force to court from the kindergarten.

November 19, 2022 15:33

• Volgograd residents ask Putin to recall their relatives from frontline

  A group of Volgograd residents have recorded a video appeal to President Vladimir Putin, in which they asked him to help so that their relatives, who had been sent to the military operation zone as part of the mobilization, were not sent to the frontline.

November 19, 2022 15:24

• Idea of Sufi battalions exposes recruiting problems in Chechnya

  By calling on Chechen Sufis to form combat units on the principle of belonging to religious brotherhoods, Ramzan Kadyrov is looking for a new mobilization resource in Chechnya. However, the addressees of his call are ideologically not disposed to take part in hostilities, analysts believe.

November 19, 2022 15:14

• ECtHR accepts complaint against sentence to Kuban activist Antonova

  The complaint against the verdict to Yana Antonova, an activist from Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), convicted of taking part in the activities of an undesirable organization, will be considered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

November 18, 2022 23:59

• Human rights defenders call on Kokov to stop attacks on Institute for Humanitarian Studies

  Human rights defenders from Kabardino-Balkaria report that the police conducted searches at places of residence of some employees of the Kabardino-Balkarian Institute for Humanitarian Studies, and a campaign is being launched against them on social media.

November 18, 2022 23:52

• Rights defenders demand to stop discriminating natives of Chechnya in France

  French human rights organizations have urged the United Nations (UN) to influence the French authorities, who admit discrimination against natives from Chechnya and their deportation to Russia, where they face threats of torture, the "Memorial" Centre for Defence of Human Rights has informed.

November 18, 2022 23:36

• Defence treats sending Krasnodar activist to mental hospital as illegal

  Law enforcers had no right to forcibly take Irina Grigorieva, a Krasnodar activist, from home, as the judgement on her psychiatric examination is being appealed against in court, the woman's defence has pointed out.

November 18, 2022 23:31

• Advocates pointed to protraction of torture case of Dagestani prisoners at Kalmyk colony

  In the torture case of prisoners in the Kalmyk colony, investigators have not yet found any evidence and suspects, despite the identification of the law enforcers who used torture.

November 18, 2022 23:21

• Editorial Board of "Chernovik" announces pressure from Dagestani authorities

  The republic's authorities hinder the printing and distribution of the printed version of the Dagestani weekly "Chernovik" (Draft); thus, last week the outlet was not printed due to the printing house's refusal to print the weekly, the editorial board has stated.

November 17, 2022 23:40

• Dagestani comedians consider it excessive to be forced to apologize for a joke

  When commenting on a film crew’s apology for a humorous video message allegedly recorded on behalf of armed members of rural jamaat, Dagestani comedians noted that jokes should not become a reason for threats and forced apologies, and the authorities should not interfere in the sphere of humour.

November 17, 2022 23:33

• Political analysts explain family nature of US sanctions against Kerimov and Kadyrov

  By extending sanctions on relatives of Suleiman Kerimov and Ramzan Kadyrov, the USA is assessing the dependence of these politicians on the Kremlin and their ability to influence Putin, Pavel Zolotaryov, a deputy director of the Institute for the US and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), believes.