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September 22, 2022 11:52

• Eyewitnesses report details of suppressing rally against mobilization in Grozny

  In Grozny, law enforcers have stopped a protest held by the mothers who responded to the call to come out to protest against mobilization; and the women who travelled to the rally from the Shali District were detained on the way.

September 22, 2022 02:03

• Eight persons detained at protest against mobilization in Volgograd

  In Volgograd, law enforcers have detained eight participants of the action against the announced partial mobilization. A policeman claimed the absence of documents as the reason for detaining at least two of them.

September 22, 2022 01:45

• Putin's novelties not to reduce topicality of Kadyrov's initiative on self-mobilization

  The recruitment of volunteers for Ukraine will continue, despite the partial mobilization announced today in Russia; and the self-mobilization offered by the head of Chechnya will remain relevant, the military experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have predicted.

September 22, 2022 01:32

• Maikop woman accused of disseminating fake news about Russian Armed Forces

  A criminal case against Elena Sumina, a resident of Maikop, who is accused of disseminating fake news about the Russian Armed Forces, has been filed with the Maikop City Court.

September 22, 2022 01:17

• After rally, Kadyrov declares opponents of mobilization enemies of people

  The leader of Chechnya supported the partial mobilization announced by the President of Russia. Ramzan Kadyrov called the opponents of the mobilization the enemies of the people and suggested to send to Ukraine the husbands of those women who have come out today to a rally against the mobilization in Grozny.

September 21, 2022 19:27

• Court rejects arguments of Dagestani natives about falsification of case and torture

  The Fifth Cassation Court found untenable the arguments of the defence of Dagestani residents Rustam Idrisov and Vadim Maksubov about the falsification of a case on drugs and torture of Rustam Idrisov.

September 21, 2022 19:17

• Lawyers explain procedure for mobilization in Russia

  As part of the partial mobilization announced today by the President of Russia, it is planned to call on 300,000 reservists. The lawyers interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot” explain that not all citizens are subject to partial mobilization.

September 21, 2022 13:41

• Resident of Adygea fined for discrediting army

  The court has imposed a fine of 30,000 roubles on Onar Djafarov, a resident of Adygea, finding him guilty of discrediting Russian militaries after he had damaged a banner.

September 21, 2022 13:19

• Putin announces partial mobilization in Russia

  Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on partial mobilization, instructing the heads of Russian regions to ensure the conscription of reserve servicemen for military service.

September 21, 2022 11:10

• Defence claims ungrounded Daud Mamilov's sentence

  The advocate of Daud Mamilov, a native of Ingushetia, who was found guilty of involvement in a terrorist organization and sentenced to eight years in prison, has stated, apart from her appeal complaint, that there were no proofs of her client's guilt, and the verdict was unfounded.

September 21, 2022 10:49

• Call for rally against mobilization spread in Chechnya

  An audio message by a mother urging women to gather for a rally in front of the Main Mosque in Grozny and oppose sending their sons to Ukraine has been circulated among Chechen WhatsApp users.

September 21, 2022 08:41

• Gadjiev's colleagues treat witnesses' refusal to testify as proof of case falsification

  At the latest court session on the case of the Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Askhab Djarbaev, a theologian, refused from his testimonies against the defendants, stating that he had not given such testimonies. Also, Kemal Tambiev, one of the defendants, stated the refusal from his testimonies given under pressure.

September 21, 2022 08:27

• Damage to banners in Rostov Region turns into criminal cases

  Law enforcement bodies have opened criminal cases on discrediting the army after damaging banners with portraits of participants in the special operation in Ukraine in Rostov-on-Don and Novocherkassk.

September 20, 2022 23:33

• Activist finds slander in statements voiced by official at gathering in Poltavskaya

  Natalia Garyaeva reported to the police that at a gathering of residents in the village of Poltavskaya, an official accused activists of a commercial interest in closing the landfill. Natalia Garyaeva treated the official’s statement as defamation.

September 20, 2022 23:14

• Kadyrov hands out awards to relatives and friends on occasion of centenary of Chechnya

  The medal “100 years of the founding of the Chechen Republic” was awarded to the mother and three daughters of Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as his other relatives and officials holding top positions in the republic, follows from the decree issued by the leader of Chechnya.

September 20, 2022 18:49

• Social media users argue about demands of Paraul residents

  Residents of the village of Paraul in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan blocked a road with the demand to resolve the problem with the gas supply. Social media users noted that the local authorities should help the villagers. Their opponents argue that owners of greenhouses with their illegal connections to the gas pipelines are to blame.

September 20, 2022 18:35

• Oppositionist Aushev’s brother killed in Ingushetia

  Businessman Musa Aushev, a brother of oppositionist and human rights defender Maksharip Aushev, whose murder in 2009 remained unsolved, died after being attacked by unidentified people. Sources associated the killing with a conflict around a land plot.

September 20, 2022 18:21

• On Circassian Day, residents of Nalchik recall unresolved problems of preserving their native language and traditions

  The Circassian Day is a good occasion to recall the problems of the people, note residents of Nalchik interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”. Among the main problems of the Adygs, the people mentioned the preservation of their native language and national traditions, as well as the issue of repatriation of the Circassians.

September 20, 2022 14:08

• Military serviceman from Caspian Flotilla fired for refusing to go to Ukraine

  The garrison military court of Makhachkala has refused to find illegal the dismissal from the army of Firudin Gadjibekov, a serviceman of the Caspian Flotilla, who refused to go to the special operation zone in Ukraine.

September 20, 2022 13:54

• Volgograd Governor gives number of volunteers in Ukraine

  Since the start of the special operation a total of 1326 volunteers from the Volgograd Region have left for Ukraine, the Governor Andrei Bocharov has informed.