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September 20, 2022 11:34

• Krasnodar activist accused of discrediting Russian Army

  Two protocols on discrediting the Russian Army have been drawn up against Marina Melikhova, a supporter of "Citizens of the USSR"*; she was recently released from custody, where she served her term for public calls for extremist activities.

September 20, 2022 11:05

• Long beards of Chechen males anger Kadyrov

  Some Chechen men wear too long beards without being fully immersed in religion, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated, urging "the beefy guys in tight T-shirts and with long beards" to shave them down to the norm.

September 20, 2022 08:38

• ICRF ignores Askhabov's statement about torture at rehab

  The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has violated the deadline established by the law for responding to Magomed Askhabov's application about torture at the rehabilitation centre (rehab) in Khasavyurt, where he was forcibly held and "treated" for homosexuality, human rights defenders have stated.

September 20, 2022 08:23

• Woman from Dagestan tells about her victory over domestic violence

  The girl from Dagestan named Mika has managed to escape from her family, where she was subjected to violence, freedom restriction and was forcibly married at the age of 17; it follows from the podcast "Freedom (not) just around the corner."

September 19, 2022 23:28

• Court refuses to replace Anastasia Shevchenko’s suspended sentence with a real imprisonment

  In Rostov-on-Don, a court closed a case on replacing the suspended sentence with the real imprisonment for activist Anastasia Shevchenko, who left Russia. The issue of replacing a suspended sentence with a real imprisonment can be decided in court only with the participation of a defendant, an advocate explains.

September 19, 2022 23:09

• In Chechnya, police and National Guard announce more than 2400 vacancies after sending law enforcers to Ukraine

  There are 414 vacant places in the departments and divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Chechnya, follows from the published list of vacancies. The local department of the National Guard of Russia is recruiting 2000 people, the authorities of the republic report amid the mass sending of fighters to Ukraine.

September 19, 2022 19:12

• Kremlin responds to Kadyrov’s initiative on self-mobilization in regions

  The Ramzan Kadyrov’s idea concerning the self-mobilization of people in the regions to be sent to Ukraine should be assessed by professionals, including the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov announces today.

September 19, 2022 18:51

• Menyailo announces formation of a combined detachment of volunteers to be sent to Ukraine

  Today, Sergey Menyailo, the leader of North Ossetia, has announced that volunteer battalions formed in the republic have already included 700 people, and by the end of September, it is planned to create a combined detachment to be sent to Ukraine.

September 19, 2022 18:39

• PMC advertised on city streets in Rostov Region

  In Novocherkassk, leaflets calling for joining a private military company (PMC) were found near higher education institutions, the local branch of the “Yabloko” Party reported. According to local residents, similar advertisement is placed on the streets of Rostov-on-Don and Bataysk.

September 19, 2022 14:17

• Property of Said Amirov and his associates seized in favour of the state

  The court has satisfied the claim of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) about the confiscation in favour of the state of the property of Said Amirov, a former Mayor of Makhachkala, his relatives and people associated with him convicted of organizing murders, banditry and preparing a terror act; the property is worth more than five billion roubles.

September 19, 2022 14:06

• Protesters in Vienna oppose sending fighters from Chechnya to Ukraine

  Members of the Chechen Diaspora have held a series of solo pickets in Vienna and announced similar daily actions against sending fighters from Chechnya to Ukraine.

September 19, 2022 13:33

• Republics of Northern Caucasus top rating of population's healthy lifestyle

  Dagestan and Chechnya have occupied top places in the rating of the population's commitment to a healthy lifestyle. The top five places are also occupied by Kabardino-Balkaria and Adygea.

September 19, 2022 13:01

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 12-18, 2022

  Summing up the outcome of the elections in Southern Russia; aggravation of the conflict on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia; mass protests in Yerevan and Stepanakert; new sanctions against Kadyrov and his statements in connection with the special military operation in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 12-18, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

September 19, 2022 11:07

• Chechen SC denies compensation to resident of Chechnya for torture by law enforcers

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has refused to satisfy the claim lodged by Mekhidi Timirbulatov, a local resident, who demanded 1.5 million roubles in compensation for torture by law enforcers in 2001.

September 19, 2022 10:45

• Social network users dispute on aptness of holiday in Armavir during military operation

  Some Instagram* users have treated the decision of the Armavir city administration to hold concerts of pop singers on the City Day as inappropriate during the military operation in Ukraine.

September 19, 2022 10:32

• Kuban activist suspected of taking part in undesirable organization

  A court in Krasnodar will consider the case of Vitaly Votanovsky, who had filmed the graves of the soldiers, who perished in Ukraine, and now is accused of taking part in an undesirable organization.

September 19, 2022 10:14

• Video of child abuse in Makhachkala kindergarten angers social media users

  A video footage of a kindergarten educator rudely treating a child has sparked outrage among social media users in Dagestan. The child is autistic; his parents filed a complaint with the police, the press secretary of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

September 18, 2022 12:32

• Melikov supports Kadyrov's self-mobilization initiative

  On September 17, Sergey Melikov, the head of Dagestan, expressed his agreement with a number of regional heads on the need for additional measures to support the military operation in Ukraine. Some social network users were sceptical about Melikov's statement, while others have approved it.

September 18, 2022 12:16

• Chechen law enforcer Aguev threatens to send to Ukraine those who open fire at weddings

  Rustam Aguev, the head of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division), has called on his subordinates to send those who use firearms during wedding ceremonies to Ukraine. It follows from a video posted on the YouTube.

September 18, 2022 11:58

• Kadyrov announces sending fighters to Ukraine "without bureaucracy and troubles"

  Chechnya's special role in sending volunteers to Ukraine is due to the fact that in the republic they get everything they need "without unnecessary bureaucracy and troubles," the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated.