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November 25, 2022 15:22

• Housing investor of demolished high-rise building in Gelendjik goes on hunger strike

  Lyudmila Guslyakova, a pensioner, has begun her hunger strike at the Krasnodar Territorial Administration. She demands fulfilment of authorities' promises to provide housing to equity holders of the 14-storey building in Gelendjik, which was demolished as an illegal construction.

November 25, 2022 15:16

• Ingush native Leyla Gireeva remains in danger due to persecution from her relatives

  After her release from the police, Leyla Gireeva stays in a safe place, but she is still in danger due to threats from her relatives, reports Miron Rozanov, the spokesperson for the “NC (Northern Caucasus) SOS Crisis Group”.

November 25, 2022 15:10

• After fashion show, Makhachkala designer accused of gay propaganda

  After a fashion show in Makhachkala, the police have opened a case against Elnara Askerova, a designer, for promoting non-traditional sex among children; two guys in effeminate images participated in the show.

November 25, 2022 06:10

• Kadyrov's declaring jihad was one of the reasons for creation of "Turan" battalion in Ukraine

  The appearance in the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the battalion of the Turkic nations named "Turan" has nothing to do with Turkey and the Turkic countries. The battalion commander's polemic with Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, stems from religious not ethnic differences, analysts believe.

November 24, 2022 14:47

• Native of Ingushetia, who ran away from home, tells threat of murder by relatives

  Leyla Gireeva, a native of Ingushetia, who fled domestic violence but was found by her relatives in Saint Petersburg, was detained by law enforcers. An activist who came to help the girl was also detained.

November 23, 2022 23:57

• Activist Votanovsky avoids criminal prosecution for discrediting army

  After conducting a check, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) refused to initiate a criminal case against the Krasnodar activist Vitaly Votanovsky for discrediting the Russian Army.

November 23, 2022 23:51

• Caucasian experts argue about connections of man shot dead in Grozny with IS

  The man who killed a law enforcer in Grozny hardly acted alone, and it is logical to consider the photo with the flag of the “Islamic State” (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”) as a sign of his connection with the organization, researcher Akhmet Yarlykapov points out.

November 23, 2022 23:46

• Woman from Dagestan punished for discrediting army

  A court has found a female resident of Dagestan guilty of discrediting the Russian Army and sentenced her to a fine.

November 23, 2022 14:09

• North-Ossetian woman suspected of discrediting militaries

  A protocol under the article on discrediting the Russian Army has been drawn up against Marina Gagieva, a resident of North Ossetia. This was reported by the "Kavkaz.Realii"* project.

November 23, 2022 14:09

• Baisangur Yangulbaev included in list of extremists and terrorists

  The “Rosfinmonitoring” (the Russian Federal Service for Financial Monitoring) has included Baisangur Yangulbaev in the list of extremists and terrorists.

November 23, 2022 14:08

• Rights defenders report about raid on relatives and friends of murdered Chechen Magomed Zakriev

  Chechen law enforcers have taken away relatives and friends of Movsar Zakriev, who was shot dead on November 21 in Grozny, to some unknown place.

November 23, 2022 14:07

• Career progress of Zakriev and Ibragimov is new manifestation of nepotism in Chechen leadership

  Ibragim Zakriev, a nephew of the head of Chechnya, has headed the structure that united two ministries; while Turpal-Ali Ibragimov, another Kadyrov's relative, who had headed one of these ministries, has became the new Secretary of the Security Council.

November 23, 2022 11:46

• Knife attack on policeman was the first in Chechnya in 16 months

  The attack on a policeman in Grozny, which resulted in the murder of a man armed with a knife, was preceded by a similar incident that occurred in the capital of Chechnya in July 2021. Since 2019, there have been at least five attacks with bladed weapons on law enforcers committed in the republic.

November 22, 2022 23:56

• Verdict to KBR activist, Aslan Iritov, challenged at ECtHR

  The trial of Aslan Iritov, an activist from the city of Nalchik, was not fair, and his sentence was based only on policemen's testimonies, the lawyers stated in their complaint lodged to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

November 22, 2022 23:53

• Kadyrov reports about completion of enlistment in “Akhmat-1” battalion

  More than 2000 people have been enlisted in the “Akhmat-1”, a new special unit of the “Rosgvardiya”, and the fighters are ready to go to Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov announces.

November 22, 2022 10:15

• Chechen theologian calls on not to be afraid to die in “fight against Satanism” in Ukraine

  Magomed Khitanaev, a theologian from Chechnya, has called on Christians and Muslims to fight together “against Satan” in Ukraine without fear of death, thus explaining the need for the special military operation.

November 22, 2022 10:12

• Court refuses to recognize the wound of Dagestani contract soldier

  The military court in Makhachkala has rejected the lawsuit of Robert Mikhraliev, a contract soldier, who was not issued a certificate of being wounded in the special operation in Ukraine by the military hospital.

November 22, 2022 10:05

• Policeman attacked and killed in Grozny

  In central Grozny, an unknown man has attacked a policeman with a knife, as a result of which the law enforcer died. The attacker was killed while trying to escape with the policeman's service pistol, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated.

November 21, 2022 13:17

• Makhachkala Mayoralty explains delays in providing land to Novy Khushet residents

  Residents of the Makhachkala dwelling settlement of Novy Khushet have been waiting for years to receive the land plots that had occurred in private ownership, locals have complained.

November 21, 2022 13:14

• Kadyrov reports training and sending group of volunteers to Ukraine

  A new group of volunteers has left Chechnya for the combat zone after training at the Russian Special Forces' University, Ramzan Kadyrov has announced, treating volunteer units as "the main driving force" of the military operation in Ukraine.