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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.

October 19, 2022 17:00

• PO reacts to activist's complaint about construction in Makhachkala park

  The coordination of the documents that allow the improvement of the territory adjacent to the kindergarten in the Lenin Komsomol Park has been cancelled, the Makhachkala Prosecutor's Office (PO) has stated in response to the appeal by Madina Ibragimova, an activist of the "City Is Ours" movement.

October 19, 2022 16:54

• Lawyers discuss damage of patriotic banners in Novocherkassk

  The suspect of damaging banners in Novocherkassk can be prosecuted under a criminal article on discrediting the actions of Russian militaries, especially if his relevant statements are found on the Internet, Evgeny Chernousov, a lawyer, is sure.

October 19, 2022 16:50

• Head of Ingushetia announces payments to families of those mobilized

  One-time payments of 100,000 roubles will be paid to each family of those mobilized from Ingushetia, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, the head of the republic, has announced.

October 19, 2022 16:44

• Social media users distrust statement of Dagestani leader about soonest end of mobilization

  Sergey Melikov, the leader of Dagestan, has announced that the partial mobilization will be completed in republic in the near future. Local residents note on Instagram* that the mobilization ends with the decision of the President of Russia, not the leader of the region.

October 19, 2022 16:38

• Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recognizes independence of Ichkeria

  The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a law recognizing the independence of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and recognized its territory as temporarily occupied by Russia. This decision was supported by 287 members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

October 18, 2022 20:05

• Kadyrov reports his kids' trip to Donbass

  Three Ramzan Kadyrov's sons have starred in the propaganda video story by the "Grozny" TV Channel from Mariupol, and posed for the photos taken by the press service of the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), who presented their sister Aishat Kadyrova with an order.

October 18, 2022 18:06

• Altan Ochirov, former employee of Elista Mayoralty, sentenced to three years for "fakes about Russian Army"

  The court sentenced Altan Ochirov, a former employee of the Mayoralty of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, to three years of freedom deprivation after finding him guilty of spreading fakes about Russian militaries. Ochirov refused to plead guilty and intends to appeal against the verdict.

October 18, 2022 18:03

• Activist Yuri Kostyuk extradited from Russia to Belarus

  Without waiting for the appeal's outcome, court marshals have extradited Yuri Kostyuk, an activist, who had requested asylum in Russia, from Sochi to Belarus. This was reported by the Belarusian "Viasna" (Spring) human rights centre in its Telegram channel.

October 18, 2022 17:53

• Residents of Rostov Region tell about problems caused by mobilization of their relatives

  Relatives of those mobilized in the Krasnosulin District of the Rostov Region have complained that they had lost their husbands' and sons' support, and worry about their financial wellbeing.

October 18, 2022 04:14

• Colleagues of journalist Gadjiev hold solo pickets in Makhachkala

  In Makhachkala, solo pickets were held by journalists Magomed Magomedov and Idris Yusupov. The activist demanded to stop the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev and release political prisoners.

October 18, 2022 04:07

• Court recognizes violations at waste landfill in Poltavskaya village

  The court has granted a claim filed by the Prosecutor’s Office and obliged a company engaged in monitoring a waste landfill in the village of Poltavskaya to install treatment facilities there and eliminate other violations against which local residents are protesting.

October 18, 2022 04:05

• In Vienna, picketers demand to protect rights of Chechen native Amina Gerikhanova

  In the Austrian capital, members of the Chechen Diaspora held a picket in support of Amina Gerikhanova and called on the Romanian authorities not to deport her to Russia.

October 17, 2022 20:07

• Tourist publicly apologizes for words about the Chechens

  The derogatory words about Chechens were a manifestation of an erroneous opinion, a tourist who had visited Chechnya said in a video, asking to forgive him for his remarks. The man was forced to apologize, commentators have suggested.

October 17, 2022 20:00

• Rights defenders demand to stop persecuting anti-mobilization protesters in Nalchik

  Human rights defenders and activists in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have called it illegal to bring the citizens-protesters in Nalchik on September 25-26 to administrative responsibility, and demanded to stop persecuting them.

October 16, 2022 23:45

• Rubati Mitsaeva, Akhmed Zakaev's ex-ally, who returned to Chechnya, demands apologies for threats she received in Turkey

  Rubati Mitsaeva, a former associate of Akhmed Zakaev, has stated that she and her daughter received threats when in Turkey on behalf of the blogger, Khasan Khalitov, and she resorted to retaliatory threats, demanding apologies.

October 16, 2022 23:44

• Woman from Cherkessk criticizes court marshals for inaction

  Galimat Okhtova from Cherkessk has treated the inaction of court marshals as the reason that two years after the verdict was passed on Mariam Karaeva, who had stolen the maternity capital from her daughter, the money has not yet been returned.

October 15, 2022 23:59

• Dagestani villagers have to build water supply line by themselves

  Residents of the highland village of Kharakhi in Dagestan have raised money and almost completed the construction of an 11-kilometre-long water pipeline after officials stated that they had no budget for that.