Chechnya

March 12, 2025 22:17

• During the week of March 3-9, 2025, four people perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  Four suspected militants were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus during the week from March 3 to March 9, 2025. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

March 12, 2025 21:38

• Relatives of Chechen natives accused in “Wildberries” shooting case plead them being not guilty

  Relatives of Chechen natives accused in the case on shooting in front of the “Wildberries” Company’s office in Moscow, as a result of which two natives of Ingushetia were killed, have claimed that those arrested are not guilty.

March 12, 2025 21:32

• Telegram blocking announcement surprises residents of Dagestan and Chechnya

  Authorities have only now acknowledged the blocking of the Telegram in Dagestan and Chechnya, although there has been no access to the messenger in these republics and in Ingushetia for several months, local residents have noted.

March 10, 2025 22:59

• Lena Patyaeva holds action in support of her friend Seda Suleimanova, who went missing in Chechnya

  Elena Patyaeva, a friend of Seda Suleimanova, who was taken to her relatives in Chechnya, has posted leaflets on the Kadyrov Bridge in Saint Petersburg.

March 08, 2025 22:38

• Analysts suggest to punish villagers for criticizing municipal authorities in Chechnya

  Residents of Chechnya who took part in gatherings to express their dissatisfaction with the shortage of water and gas supply may be punished because their discontent was expressed publicly. The residents face from apologies and dismissals to threat of being sent to the special military operation (SMO) zone. At the same time, the authorities of the republic may also punish local officials, analysts believe.

March 05, 2025 22:32

• ECtHR treats threats against Elena Milashina after her posting about Chechen gays as her rights violation

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found threats announced by Chechen leadership against journalist Elena Milashina, who wrote about persecution of gays in Chechnya, to be a violation of her privacy and the right to the freedom of expression.

March 03, 2025 23:17

• Amid decrease in his public activeness, Kadyrov takes many vacations

  Ramzan Kadyrov has gone on vacation for the second time since the start of the year. Less than two weeks passed from his public appearance after the first vacation to the announcement of the second one.

February 28, 2025 23:09

• Azeri authorities treat Kadyrov's statement about AZAL plane crash as belated

  The Azeri Govt has treated the awarding of AZAL flight attendants and the condolences expressed by Ramzan Kadyrov as belated, but acceptable.

February 27, 2025 23:37

• Ramzan Kadyrov decides to award surviving flight attendants of AZAL plane

  The flight attendants of the Baku-Grozny flight who survived the plane crash have been presented for an award for their services to Chechnya. In addition, a memorial plaque will be installed in Grozny.

February 27, 2025 23:07

• Ten years after Nemtsov’s murder, those who ordered his assassination remain unnamed

  On the tenth anniversary of the assassination of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, it became known that Abdul Elmurzaev, a native of Chechnya, has been put on the wanted list. He had been following Boris Nemtsov for two months before his assassination, the “Agency”* reports. Investigators have not yet made public the names of those who ordered the assassination of the politician.

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