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September 30, 2022 23:52

• Relatives succeed in seeking demobilization of Krasnodar resident

  Relatives of Vasily Malinochka, a 38-year-old resident of Krasnodar, demanded from the authorities to cancel the decision to mobilize him.

September 30, 2022 22:58

• Law enforcers report detention of initiators of protests in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, the administrators of the Telegram channels that posted calls for protests against the mobilization have been detained, law enforcers have informed. At least five persons have been detained: it follows from the posted video.

September 30, 2022 22:46

• Blogger Alibekov arrested within case on fakes

  Askhabali Alibekov, a blogger from Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), who was initially placed under recognizance not to leave within the case of spreading fakes about Russian militaries, has been placed in custody.

September 30, 2022 22:39

• Murad Muradov*, "Caucasian Knot" journalist, escapes arrest thanks to editorial assignment

  At the trial, the defence has presented an editorial assignment to cover the anti-mobilization action in Makhachkala and the photos, which evidence that Murad Muradov, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, was doing his reporter work; and this convinced the court to dismiss the case.

September 30, 2022 22:30

• Social network users dispute about appeal of wife of Dagestani Mufti to Putin

  By asking for a mobilization delay for residents of the republic, Aina Gamzatova, an adviser and the wife of the Mufti of Dagestan, has stated what men were afraid to say, some network users have noted.

September 29, 2022 23:59

• Dagestani leader promises punishment for calls for mass coming to Derbent military registration and enlistment office

  Today, men from Derbent have been called through loudspeakers to urgently appear at military registration and enlistment offices. Dagestani leader Sergey Melikov called the actions of the Derbent authorities the “utter” stupidity and promised to punish those responsible.

September 29, 2022 23:55

• Spouse of Dagestani Mufti asks Putin to postpone mobilization in republic

  In her appeal to Vladimir Putin, Aina Gamzatova, an adviser and a spouse of the Mufti of Dagestan, noted that young people unprepared for military operations were being mobilized in the republic. Aina Gamzatova asked the President of Russia to give the region six months to train recruits.

September 29, 2022 23:48

• Dagestani athletes criticize law enforcers for violent dispersal of rally in Makhachkala

  Law enforcers have dispersed anti-mobilization protesters in Makhachkala with excessive cruelty and by unreasonably using force against a woman, the mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters Magomed Ismailov, Mukhammad Mokaev and Amirkhan Oev have pointed out.

September 29, 2022 23:46

• Resident of Rostov Region accused of discrediting militaries

  The case against Valery Anufriev, a resident of the Tsimliansky District, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, has arrived at the court.

September 29, 2022 23:24

• Dagestan chooses violence against mobilization opponents

  Authorities of Dagestan have chosen a forceful method of suppressing actions against mobilization and bringing their participants to justice, including the criminal liability.

September 29, 2022 17:42

• Rights defenders report dozens of criminal cases initiated after protests in Makhachkala

  About 30 criminal cases on the use of violence against power officials are being investigated in Makhachkala in connection with protests against mobilization; two people have been arrested, human rights defenders report.

September 29, 2022 17:36

• UN calls for release of detainees at anti-mobilization protests in Dagestan

  During two days of protests against mobilization in Makhachkala, dozens of people were detained and arrested, an official of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner has pointed out and called for the release of those arrested.

September 29, 2022 16:29

• Political analysts consider Kadyrov’s call to mobilize half of Russian law enforcers a trick

  The Kremlin will not reduce the staff of the law enforcement bodies to send them to Ukraine, and the proposal of Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as his refusal to mobilize new fighters in Chechnya, was announced to calm residents of the republic, Dmitry Oreshkin and Alexei Malashenko point out.

September 29, 2022 16:26

• Human rights defenders recognize Rostov activist as political prisoner

  Maxim Rachkov, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, was unreasonably arrested in a case on dissemination of fakes about the Russian Armed Forces, human rights defenders announced.

September 28, 2022 16:26

• Journalist Vishnevetskaya arrested in Makhachkala

  A court in Makhachkala has arrested Yulia Vishnevetskaya, a correspondent for the Radio Liberty*, who was covering an anti-mobilization action against, for five days.

September 28, 2022 16:21

• Dagestani Ombudsperson calls on opponents of mobilization to go to Ukraine

  Residents of Dagestan should not try to avoid mobilization by taking part in protest actions, but take part in the special operation, Djamal Aliev, the republic's Ombudsperson, has stated.

September 28, 2022 16:13

• Journalist claims law enforcers' unjustified toughness during dispersing rally in Makhachkala

  Law enforcers have used excessive harshness while detaining protesters in Makhachkala, where on September 26 opponents of the mobilization gathered.

September 28, 2022 16:08

• Makhachkala: four protesters against mobilization arrested

  A court in Makhachkala has sentenced four participants of the anti-mobilization action to five days of arrest each.

September 27, 2022 23:59

• New Zealand imposes sanctions against Kadyrov

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of New Zealand announced imposing sanctions against Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in connection with the special military operation in Ukraine.

September 27, 2022 23:57

• Law enforcers beat paramedic at protest action against mobilization in Makhachkala

  Ratmir Sovzikhanov, a paramedic from Makhachkala, was taken to a hospital after he was beaten by law enforcers, who believed that he was filming on his mobile phone a protest action against mobilization. Ratmir Sovzikhanov was accompanying a patient in an ambulance.