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December 30, 2022 12:39

• Video posted of beating up restaurant visitor by Chechen law enforcers in Simferopol

  Four men took part in beating up a restaurant visitor in Simferopol despite attempts to stop the brawl, says the video of the incident with Chechen law enforcers.

December 30, 2022 05:28

• Kadyrov announces his right to run for president

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has emphasized that he has the right to run for president in Russia, but he will never do that.

December 30, 2022 05:20

• Human rights defenders get insulting response from address of Chechen parliament chair Daudov

  The “Team Against Torture”* received responses to 37 out of 68 letters with a study on torture in Northern Caucasus sent to representatives of the authorities and the law enforcement bodies.

December 29, 2022 23:55

• After conflict with law enforcers, mass gatherings are banned in Urus-Martan

  Any resident of the Urus-Martan District, regardless of activity type, will be punished for participating in any mass meeting, the head of the district police has announced.

December 29, 2022 23:50

• Wives of mobilized Volgograd residents complain to prosecutor's office

  Women from the Volgograd Region have stated that their husbands are being held in custody after they refused to take part in hostilities; they receive no medical care and adequate food.

December 29, 2022 20:03

• Mother of perished Sochi policeman demands to investigate her son's death

  Alexei Belyakov, a Sochi policeman, was found dead in his car five years ago. All these years, investigators would not look for the perpetrators, Alexei's mother asserts.

December 29, 2022 19:57

• Contract soldier from Ingushetia achieves payments after dismissal

  After his request for dismissal for family reasons, a contract serviceman from Ingushetia lost his payments but after his appeal to the court, the command abandoned their claims, human rights defenders report.

December 29, 2022 16:07

• Kalmykia honours memory of those who died during years of deportation

  On the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Kalmyk people, the cities of Kalmykia hosted commemorative events. It is important to continue to keep the memory of the victims of deportation, users of the social media point out.

December 29, 2022 14:43

• Ramzan Kadyrov receives award from National Guard of Russia

  Ramzan Kadyrov has received the Medal “For Comradeship-in-Arms” of the National Guard of Russia, which is awarded for strengthening military cooperation, including with other countries.

December 29, 2022 13:52

• In the Balkans, group of immigrants from Chechnya face deportation threat

  Several dozen natives of Chechnya have stuck in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the refusal of border guards to let them into Croatia. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the natives from Chechnya face the threat of deportation, human rights defenders assert.

December 29, 2022 13:46

• Shootout with law enforcers in KBR was the second in three months

  The shootout in the suburbs of Nalchik, in which law enforcers killed two people, was preceded by a similar incident in the Prokhladnensky District in October 2022. Prior to this, there had been no armed incidents in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) for more than a year.

December 28, 2022 16:42

• Arashukovs sentenced to life imprisonment

  Rauf Arashukov, a former senator (a member of the Russia's Federation Council) from the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), and his father, Raul Arashukov, have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

December 28, 2022 16:34

• Colleagues of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev treat law enforcers' attention as attempt to stop pickets

  For the second week in a row, pickets in support of the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, arouse increased attention of law enforcers; it is associated with the pressure on the "Chernovik" weekly, and aims to stop the actions, Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the weekly outlet has stated.

December 28, 2022 16:19

• Two persons killed in shootout with law enforcers in Nalchik, sources report

  On December 26, a shootout took place in a forest on the outskirts of Nalchik, during which two previously convicted residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, suspected of plotting an explosion in a military registration and enlistment office, were killed, the media and Telegram channels reported with reference to sources in the law enforcement bodies.

December 28, 2022 16:11

• Journalist Sevrinovsky achieves cancellation of decision on his arrest in Makhachkala

  In Makhachkala, a court found no offense in the actions of journalist Vladimir Sevrinovsky, who arrived in September to cover protests against mobilization.

December 28, 2022 04:49

• Advocate accuses Adygean law enforcers of violating his rights

  Zaur Tatlok, a lawyer of the Krasnodar Bar Association, has accused law enforcer from Adygea of hindering his professional activities. According to his story, he came to the police station with his client, who had complained about torture, but he was forced to leave by threatening with administrative prosecution.

December 28, 2022 04:41

• Stavropol Territory: father of many children tries to challenge his mobilization

  A resident of the Stavropol Territory, who has three children, has filed a lawsuit challenging the decision of the mobilization commission.

December 27, 2022 23:46

• Chechen authorities decide to spend 13.5 million roubles on Kadyrov orders

  The authorities of Chechnya, which is subsidized from the Russian state budget, have allocated 13.5 million roubles for the manufacture of 43 orders named after Akhmat Kadyrov. The awards must be made of gold and adorned with diamonds, sapphires and rubies, the "Kavkaz Realii"* project has reported.

December 27, 2022 23:34

• Makhachkala resident fined for beating law enforcer up at protest action

  A court has fined Isa Abdulaev, a resident of Makhachkala, by 50,000 roubles, finding him guilty of beating up a police officer during an anti-mobilization protest.

December 27, 2022 23:23

• Dagestani lawyer succeeds in seeking apology for his detention near picket

  A court obliged a policeman from Makhachkala to issue a written apology to lawyer Marat Ismailov, who was detained while passing by a solo picket held in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev.