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December 05, 2023 19:51

• Dagestan: picket in support of journalist Gadjiev attracts law enforcers' increased attention

  The solo picket held by Magomed Magomedov, a journalist, in defence of the convicted Abdulmumin Gadjiev took place under the law enforcers' supervision. The demand to release Gadjiev also interested passers-by, the picketer has stated.

December 05, 2023 19:13

• Lawyers point to court's option to softly punish Nikita Zhuravel for burning Koran

  Generally, Russian courts hand down fairly lenient sentences under the article imputed to Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, for burning down the Koran; and the court in Chechnya has every option not to deviate from this trend, the lawyers interviewed by the Caucasian Knot have indicated.

December 04, 2023 23:36

• Journalist Magomedov demands to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev

  Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), held a solo picket in Makhachkala with the demand to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

December 04, 2023 23:28

• Resident of Akhtubinsky District fined for posting video in messenger

  In the Akhtubinsky District, a court fined local resident Vladimir Ivaschenko 30,000 roubles, recognizing that the video posted by the local resident in a messenger discredited the Russian Armed Forces.

December 04, 2023 22:50

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 27-December 3, 2023

  Authorities against dissent in Azerbaijan, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, around Nagorno-Karabakh, natural disasters in Southern Russia, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 27-December 3, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

December 04, 2023 22:16

• Arrest of Sochi activist Melikhova extended for three months

  A court extended the arrest of activist Marina Melikhova, accused in a criminal case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, by three months. The above information has been reported by the “OVD-Info”* human rights project with reference to advocate Maria Spasibukhova.

December 04, 2023 21:14

• Picketer detained in Tyumen after criticizing Kadyrov

  The detainee was walking through the city with a poster containing criticism and accusations against Kadyrov, a source has reported. "The man has been detained. The motives for his action are currently being clarified," the "Ura.ru" quotes the source as saying.

December 04, 2023 18:59

• Sochi woman fined for pro-Ukrainian slogan

  The court has fined Olga Verkhososova, a resident of Sochi, by 40,000 roubles, after treating the slogan in support of Ukraine voiced out in the presence of militaries as discrediting the Russian Army.

December 04, 2023 18:09

• Contract serviceman from Volgograd Region convicted of evading service

  The court has sentenced Roman Semak, a military contractor from the Volgograd Region, to 2.5 years and six months in custody, finding him guilty of evading service.

December 02, 2023 21:45

• Analysts argue about initiators of reception of Palestinians in Dagestan and Chechnya

  The reception of migrants from Palestine was organized in Dagestan and Chechnya on the initiative of the federal authorities, note Caucasian experts Akhmet Yarlykapov and Ruslan Kutaev.

December 02, 2023 19:48

• “Hamas” releases fiancée of Rostov native on last day of truce

  Militants from the “Hamas” movement released a fiancée of Rostov-on-Don native Alexander Trufanov on the last day before the resumption of hostilities, while the man himself remained hostage.

December 01, 2023 23:52

• Arrest of Ingush woman accused of links with militants extended

  The Malgobek court has extended until December 31 the arrest of Leila Gatagazheva, a native of Ingushetia, accused of collaborating with militants.

December 01, 2023 21:56

• Total of 242 cases on unrests in Dagestan considered by courts

  Overall, 104 people have been arrested; other 94 – fined under cases of riots at the Makhachkala Airport in Dagestan.

December 01, 2023 21:33

• Chechen teenager arrested in Germany under terror act preparation case

  Together with his acquaintance of Afghan origin, a 16-year-old native of Chechnya has been arrested in Germany on charges of preparing a terror act.

December 01, 2023 18:50

• Aid collection for Palestinians unites residents of Ingushetia

  Residents of Ingushetia have perceived the collection of humanitarian aid for Palestinians as a nationwide action and have started bringing to aid reception centres even the money that they had set aside for medical treatment or from their pensions, Khasan Nalgiev, the head of the "Tesham" Charitable Fund, has reported.

December 01, 2023 18:13

• Two Rostov-on-Don natives freed from “Hamas” captivity

  Irina Tatti, a native of Rostov-on-Don, and her daughter Elena Trufanova, who were taken hostage during the “Hamas” attack on Israel in October, have been released from captivity. A grandson of Irina Tatti still stays hostage together with his bride.

November 30, 2023 20:21

• Appointment as battalion curator to introduce Adam Kadyrov into law enforcers’ circle

  Adam Kadyrov, a minor son of the leader of Chechnya, does not have the competence to lead a military unit, but his appointment as curator of the Chechen battalion of the Ministry of Defence is intended to introduce him into the law enforcers circle, suggest human rights defenders.

November 30, 2023 19:35

• Adam Kadyrov announced as curator of the MoD's Chechen battalion

  The 16-year-old Adam Kadyrov has been entrusted to act as curator of the battalion named after Sheikh Mansur, associates of the head of Chechnya has informed.

November 30, 2023 19:32

• Seven persons convicted in the case of prison jamaat in Kalmyk colony

  A court in Rostov-on-Don has found seven residents of Southern Russia guilty of taking part in a terrorist cell in a Kalmyk colony and sentenced them to terms of freedom deprivation ranging from eight to eleven years.

November 30, 2023 17:08

• Kaspiysk PO refuses to check complaint about registration female students wearing hijabs

  The Prosecutor's Office (PO) of the city of Kaspiysk has refused to check the legality of registering female students wearing hijabs at the Kaspiysk Medical College. This decision was appealed against at the Dagestani PO, Arsen Magomedov, a lawyer, has informed.