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January 11, 2023 05:46

• ECtHR awards compensation to relatives of Dagestani natives killed in Chechnya

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized the law enforcers’ responsibility for the deaths of eight residents of Dagestan in Chechnya in October 2016 and awarded 27 complainants 609,000 euros in compensation.

January 10, 2023 23:56

• Court denies alternative service for Kuban resident instead of mobilization

  The Prikubansky District Court of Krasnodar has dismissed the claim lodged by Roman Volik, a resident of Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory), who tried to obtain alternative military service instead of mobilization, referring to his anti-war convictions.

January 10, 2023 23:50

• Dagestan: pensioner fined for discrediting Russian militaries

  The court has fined Khadis Gazimagomedov, a 63-year-old pensioner from Dagestan, by 15,000 roubles for posting pacifist photos in a social network.

January 10, 2023 23:46

• Dagestani villagers rally to discuss gas supply problems

  In the village of Avadan, Dokuzparin District, local residents tried to block the highway, demanding to solve their problem with gas supply. Heating boilers turn off because of low pressure in the gas system; the problem affects different villages of Dagestan, Telegram users have informed.

January 10, 2023 23:29

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 2-8, 2023

  Hunger strike declared by prisoner of conscience Tofig Yagublu, critical consequences of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, sharp deterioration in the Mikhail Saakashvili’s health, and persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 2-8, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

January 10, 2023 15:57

• Resident of Nalchik challenges South Korea's refusal to grant asylum

  The South Korean Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has denied asylum to Djashar Khubiev, a football player from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who had left Russia due to the threat of being sent to the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

January 10, 2023 15:48

• Makhachkala: law enforcers increase pressure on picketers

  Under absurd pretexts, law enforcers prevent pickets in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" weekly outlet, by detaining picketers; and even an occasional female passer-by was taken to the police station, Dagestani journalists have informed.

January 09, 2023 23:40

• Kadyrov ignores reports about death in Ukraine of his representative’s son

  Ramzan Kadyrov, six days after the funeral of a son of the representative of the leader of Chechnya in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, has not commented on his death in Ukraine.

January 09, 2023 23:30

• Dagestani resident complains about torture in rehabilitation centre

  Elina Umakhanova, who was placed in a rehabilitation centre in Makhachkala at the request of her relatives, complained to the police about the illegal restriction of freedom and torture she was subjected to in the rehabilitation centre.

January 09, 2023 21:16

• For the second time in a row, policemen disrupt pickets of Gadjiev's colleagues in Makhachkala

  Law enforcers have detained Magdi Kamalov and Magomed Magomedov, journalists, who were on their way to the site of weekly solo pickets in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

January 09, 2023 21:10

• Wife of mobilized man with traumas achieves his return to Krasnodar

  Alexei Abramov, who had been mobilized to participate in the special military operation (SMO) conducted in Ukraine despite his spinal traumas, has returned to Krasnodar. This is entirely the achievement of his wife, the advocate has stated.

January 09, 2023 21:08

• Volgograd oppositional activist fined for discrediting army

  Ruslan Nurushev has been fined by 40,000 roubles for posting a leaflet criticizing the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine. For similar leaflets he was already been fined by 85,000 roubles.

January 09, 2023 21:01

• After reports about Aguev's death, Kadyrov shows him in video

  Two days after Akhmed Dudaev, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Press, denied reports about the death of Rustam Aguev, the head of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division), the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that Aguev and other Chechen commanders were "in perfect health" and showed them in a video.

January 09, 2023 07:37

• Details of case against Ivan Alexeev from Rostov-on-Don, accused of discrediting Russian militaries, are known

  Ivan Alexeev has been fined by 45,000 roubles for expressing his opinion about the actions of the Russian Army in Ukraine.

January 08, 2023 07:40

• In Southern Russia, Christmas services pass under heavy security

  In the churches of Southern Russia, Christmas services were held under heavy security guards. In their Christmas statements, religious figures and officials mentioned the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

January 07, 2023 23:57

• Volgograd resident fined for criticizing Russian president

  Kirill Shekurov, a resident of Volgograd, was fined by 40,000 roubles for posting criticism of Vladimir Putin, Russian President, on the Internet.

January 07, 2023 23:08

• Tourists outraged by the new restrictions at "Rosa Khutor" resort in Sochi

  The sale of tickets to the ice rink has been suspended due to the large number of visitors, the administration of the "Rosa Khutor" resort has announced amid the limited sales of ski passes.

January 07, 2023 22:14

• Former FSB officer complains about threats to his relatives in Dagestan

  The law enforcement bodies are putting pressure on relatives of Emran Navruzbekov, a former FSB officer from Dagestan, who has requested political asylum in Europe.

January 07, 2023 16:58

• Kadyrov boasts about number of graduates of Special Forces University

  The Russian Special Forces University, operating in the city of Gudermes, has trained more than 9,000 fighters to be sent to Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.

January 07, 2023 00:00

• Nalchik developer detained after complaints from real estate investors

  In Nalchik, the police detained a developer of three housing complexes, suspected of fraud with the money of real estate investors. The detention was preceded by a video message recorded and made public by the homebuyers.