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October 22, 2022 23:17

• Law enforcers resume raids near the Astrakhan mosque

  In the course of raiding a fair, held in the city of Astrakhan near the Red Mosque, law enforcers forces have detained 75 migrants, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

October 22, 2022 23:14

• Criminal case on discrediting army opened against a 71-year-old Sochi activist

  A criminal case has been initiated against Vladimir Atamanchuk, a 71-year-old Sochi activist, under the article on discrediting the Russian Army; he is under the recognizance not to leave.

October 22, 2022 23:08

• Court ruling in favour of Poltavskaya villagers encourages dump opponents

  The recognition by the court of violations in the operation of the garbage landfill located in the village of Poltavskaya (Krasnodar Territory) was a small victory in the fight against the dump, activists assert.

October 22, 2022 23:01

• Lawyers find no reason for prosecuting show organizers in Makhachkala for gay propaganda

  The fashion show held in Makhachkala with the participation of two young men dressed as women is not propaganda of homosexuality, since its participants did not agitate anyone, lawyers believe.

October 21, 2022 23:57

• Moscow City Court upholds half-million-rouble fine against HRC “Memorial”*

  The court of appeal did not grant the complaint filed against the decision to fine the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* 500,000 roubles for the lack of marking of a foreign agent.

October 21, 2022 23:45

• Kadyrov announces dispatch of another detachment of volunteers to Ukraine

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has announced that a new group of volunteers had left for the zone of the special military operation.

October 21, 2022 18:15

• Fashion show in Makhachkala turns into threats to organizers

  The organizers of the fashion show involving young men in effeminate images had no plans to disturb the "morality guardians" and risk their safety, but after the resonance in social networks, the participants and visitors of the show have faced threats, Svetlana Anokhina, a journalist, has informed.

October 21, 2022 18:09

• Makhachkala residents bespeak authorities' support in their dispute with developer

  Residents of several apartment blocks in Makhachkala have recorded a video appeal to authorities asking them not to allow building another multi-storey building in their yard. The Mayoralty has assured that they will defend tenants' rights in court.

October 21, 2022 18:05

• Head of Chechnya reports on his children's return to Grozny

  Ramzan Kadyrov has announced the return of his daughter and three sons to Chechnya after their voyage to the special operation zone.

October 21, 2022 17:55

• Video of Kadyrov's talk to Ukrainian POWs sparks lawyers' questions

  If the video of the meeting of the head of Chechnya with Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) was recorded without their consent, then this violates the POWs' rights, and the transportation of them is unacceptable without the escort of the military police, lawyers pointed out.

October 21, 2022 17:50

• Kadyrov claims that POWs were brought to Grozny by his children's decision

  Three Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) have been brought to Grozny by decision of the children of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov has informed.

October 20, 2022 23:55

• Video about participation of Kadyrov’s sons in battle provokes ironic comments in social media

  The “Grozny” ChGTRK (State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) posted a video report in which minor sons of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov are depicted staying in a trench. In their comments, social media users considered the video an element of PR steps for the leader of the republic.

October 20, 2022 23:47

• No forecasts on timing of mobilization in Dagestan possible due to information vacuum

  The mobilization quota of Dagestan and the number of residents of the region already called up for the military service are not made public, so it is impossible to estimate the timing of the completion of the mobilization in the republic, analysts point out.

October 20, 2022 17:41

• Activist Roman Taganov tells about problems with medical care at SIZO

  The staff of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) has ignored the detainees' complaints about feeling unwell and rendered no help to on e of them even during his heart attack, Roman Taganov, an activist from Adygea, has stated.

October 20, 2022 17:34

• Kadyrov boasts of his sons' participation in hostilities

  Akhmat, Eli and Adam Kadyrov provided fire cover for the advancing Chechen fighters, Ramzan Kadyrov has reported, posting a video of his sons firing grenade launchers and a machine gun from behind a bush.

October 20, 2022 16:00

• Amid mobilization, interest of Chechen companies in women's CVs has grown

  In late September, Chechen companies began inviting women to interviews by 11% more often than earlier in the month, the "HeadHunter" group of companies has informed. Instagram* users have attributed this dynamics to men's mobilization.

October 20, 2022 15:56

• Dagestanis demand apology for fashion show in Makhachkala

  The organizers of the fashion show in Makhachkala should apologize to Muslims of Dagestan, a group of Makhachkala townspeople has stated. The store, at the opening of which the fashion show was held with the participation of young men in effeminate images, should not exist, a Russian State Duma MP from Dagestan has stated.

October 19, 2022 23:34

• Practice of punishment by sending to front spreads beyond Chechnya

  The case of sending to the front a resident of Novocherkassk, who apologized for damaging patriotic banners, was a continuation of the practice begun in Chechnya of sending men to the zone of the special military operation after their criticism of the mobilization, human rights defenders pointed out.

October 19, 2022 23:26

• Chechen law enforcers report to Kadyrov’s children about trophies in Ukraine

  The children of the leader of Chechnya, who went to the zone of the special military operation, have been shown the trophies captured in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ramzan Kadyrov has assured that his sons are ready “to join the battle right now.”

October 19, 2022 23:18

• Dagestani gay Magomed Askhabov complains about investigators' inaction after torture

  Two months have passed since Magomed Askhabov filed a complaint about being tortured when at the rehabilitation centre (rehab) in Khasavyurt, where he was forcibly kept and "treated" for his homosexuality, but there has been no reaction. Askhabov filed a complaint with the court.