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May 12, 2023 14:45

• Ingush activist Bagaudin Khautiev demands to cancel the verdict

  The prosecution has failed to provide any proof in the case of activists accused of organizing an extremist community and participating in the protest action in Magas, Bagaudin Khautiev has stated.

May 11, 2023 22:58

• Kadyrov's attitude towards POWs is contrary to Caucasian traditions

  The return of prisoners of war (POWs) from captivity back to the special military operation (SMO) zone and public apologies for their captivity became part of the intimidation of Chechen fighters, Oyub Titiev, a human rights defender, has noted.

May 11, 2023 20:44

• Targeted advertisements of PMC "Wagner" surprise Sochi townspeople

  Residents of Sochi, including those registered in other cities, have received targeted invitations to join the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC). It is not clear how the PMC had learned their names and addresses, Sochi residents have indicated.

May 11, 2023 17:03

• Human rights defenders report about detention of Chechen athlete by law enforcers

  World boxing champion Umar Salamov has been kidnapped by law enforcers together with residents of the village of Alkhan-Kala. The athlete has not been charged with aiding and abetting militants, but there is still no information about his whereabouts, human rights defender Oleg Orlov and Oyub Titiev report.

May 10, 2023 23:18

• Court refuses to cancel mobilization of two residents of Dagestan

  The military court has dismissed the lawsuits lodged by Sabir Khidirov and Musa Ashurbekov, residents of the city of Derbent, who had protested against the decision of the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) to mobilize them for taking part in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

May 10, 2023 21:54

• Monument to Stalin's deportees opened in Kalmykia

  In the village of Shin-Mer, a monument was opened to members of the Begshen-Shebener family clan, who were deported to Siberia in Stalin's time and returned to their homeland in 1957.

May 10, 2023 20:11

• Chechen refugees suspend their hunger strike at Croatian deportation camp

  The staff of the deportation camp in Croatia and the supervisory authorities have ignored the hunger strike held by the refugees from Chechnya seeking political asylum in this country.

May 09, 2023 23:59

• Son of arrested Zarema Musaeva put on federal wanted list

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has put Baisangur Yangulbaev, a son of Zarema Musaeva, on the federal wanted list, the human rights project “OVD-Info”* reports.

May 09, 2023 23:57

• Chechen fighter apologizes to Kadyrov for surrendering to Ukrainian forces

  One of the Chechen fighters who returned from the Ukrainian captivity publicly apologized to Ramzan Kadyrov, who criticized militaries for surrendering to the Ukrainian forces. According to the fighter, he is waiting to be sent to the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine.

May 09, 2023 19:32

• Human rights defenders alarmed by lack of information about fate of Arsamikov taken to Chechnya

  There has been no reliable information for a long time about the fate of Idris Arsamikov, who was taken away by law enforcers from Moscow to Chechnya, the “SK SOS Crisis Group”* reports. This fact gives reason to worry about his life, human rights defenders point out.

May 09, 2023 19:26

• Resident of Nalchik accused of plotting terror act despite his complaint of torture

  A case against Nalchik residents Ibragim Beituganov and Dalkhat Akhkobekov, accused of plotting a terror act in a local department of the FSB, has been submitted to court. Ibragim Beituganov complained that he confessed under torture, his advocate reported.

May 09, 2023 17:56

• Stavropol resident arrested after criticizing SMO in Ukraine

  The Kursky District Court of the Stavropol Territory has arrested for 12 days a local resident, Arthur Abramov, who spoke negatively about Russians because of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

May 09, 2023 15:17

• Gadjiev's colleagues note Makhachkala townspeople's interest in his case

  The solo pickets held in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev have interested Makhachkala residents and tourists, Magomed Magomedov and Idris Yusupov have reported. In his turn, Isa, one of Gadjiev's friends, believes that Makhachkala townspeople are apolitical; therefore, they don't come out to support the picketers.

May 08, 2023 21:50

• Court refuses to dismiss Dagestani contract soldier, wounded in Ukraine, from army

  Alexei Tarasov, a contractor from the military unit stationed in Kaspiysk, who was wounded in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, is seeking dismissal from service after his contract expires. However, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has considered his complaint and upheld the previous court ruling.

May 08, 2023 21:42

• Social media comment about Akhmat Kadyrov results in criminal case

  Oleg Tyryshkin, an activist from the city of Anzhero-Sudjensk, Kemerovo Region, has been accused of justifying terrorism. The reason was his comment place in social networks about the death of the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, in 2004 during an explosion at a stadium in Grozny.

May 08, 2023 20:39

• Relatives of Dagestani woman report her arrest in Moscow

  Ulker Gashimova, a resident of the city of Derbent, who was detained at a Moscow airport while trying to leave Russia, has been arrested for 10 days, her relatives have informed.

May 08, 2023 16:35

• Kadyrov confirms readiness of "Akhmat" to replace "Wagner" in Artyomovsk

  Chechen fighters are ready to occupy the positions of the "Wagner" PMC (Private Military Company) in the city of Artyomovsk, Ramzan Kadyrov has confirmed the words of Evgeny Prigozhin, stating that three OMON (riot police) units had already left for the special military operation (SMO) zone.

May 08, 2023 15:45

• Contract serviceman from Vladikavkaz imprisoned for leaving his military unit

  In Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia-Alania, the military court has sentenced Sergey Osipov, a contract serviceman, to six years in prison for his six-months of absence from service at his military unit.

May 07, 2023 12:52

• Case against five residents of Ukraine arrives in the court of Rostov-on-Don

  Five citizens of Ukraine have been accused of participating in a terrorist organization; their case has been submitted to the Southern District Military Court.

May 06, 2023 18:19

• Zarema Musaeva's arrest extended for three months

  A court in Grozny has extended the arrest of Zarema Musaeva, a figurants in the case of attacking a law enforcer, until August 12 2023.