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December 28, 2021 11:50

• Relatives of Stavropol resident accused of extremism appeal to ECtHR

  Gegam Rostomyan, the father of a disabled child, was detained on suspicion of possessing drugs, but then law enforcers accused him of involvement in an extremist organization because of a transfer of 500 roubles. The man gave confessions under torture, his relatives assert.

December 28, 2021 11:46

• Two Georgian residents arrested in South Ossetia

  Two citizens of Georgia were arrested for two months on the charge of illegal border crossing and tobacco smuggling, the KGB of South Ossetia announced.

December 28, 2021 11:36

• Verdict in case on Khangoshvili’s murder does not make Chechen migrants feel safer

  Today, a verdict against Vadim Krasikov, a citizen of Russia, found guilty of murdering Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, came into force. A court in Berlin stressed that an order for the murder had come “from the state bodies of Russia.” According to the Zelimkhan Khangoshvili’s family and members of the Chechen Diaspora abroad, critics of the authorities from among the Chechen migrants still face danger.

December 27, 2021 22:35

• Film director Sokurov refuses to continue dispute with Kadyrov

  Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov accused film director Alexander Sokurov of trying to “destroy Russia from the inside.” The film director did not comment on the accusations against him. Alexander Sokurov considers the question of speaking at a meeting with the Russian President settled.

December 27, 2021 22:29

• On December 20-26, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week of December 20-26, 2021, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

December 27, 2021 22:22

• Two natives of Stavropol Territory detained within the case of Basaev's raid on Dagestan

  Kairbek Bakiev and Ilkhan Kanmurzaev, natives of the Stavropol Territory, have been detained on suspicion of taking part in the attack of Basaev's and Khattab's grouping on Dagestan in 1999, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported.

December 27, 2021 22:15

• Kadyrov invites emigrants to Mitsaeva and return to Chechnya

  The natives of Chechnya living in Europe, except for a few persons, may return to their homeland, like Rubati Mitsaeva, a former supporter of Akhmed Zakaev, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.

December 27, 2021 15:27

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 20-26, 2021

  Opposition protest action in Sukhumi; kidnapping of relatives of Ramzan Kadyrov’s critics in Chechnya; mass hunger strike of Mikhail Saakashvili’s supporters in Tbilisi; criminal case against the Mayor of Krasnodar, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 20-26, 2021, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

December 27, 2021 12:22

• Kadyrov blames those Chechens who claim kidnappings of their relatives of supporting terrorism

  The information about the mass kidnappings of relatives in Chechnya is being spread by the bloggers who are trying to slander the authorities, and who support terrorism, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.

December 27, 2021 12:13

• Rights defenders treat practice of torturing detainees in Kuban as systemic

  The situation with torture of detainees in Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory is named in this way by the name of the main river) stands out among other Russian regions; this practice has become systemic there, human rights defenders have stated in their comments on the pre-mortal statement of Evgeny Ipatov, a Sochi resident, about his torture at a law enforcement structure.

December 27, 2021 12:05

• Resident of Chechnya apologizes for criticizing New Year Tree

  A resident of Chechnya has filmed a video with a crooked New Year Tree and posted it on the TikTok; later, he had to apologize for his joke treating it as an unworthy deed.

December 27, 2021 11:44

• Some kidnapped Abubakar Yangulbaev's relatives released in Chechnya

  Some of the kidnapped relatives of Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), have returned home. The resonance triggered in the media by their kidnapping has affected their fate, Abubakar Yangulbaev believes.

December 27, 2021 11:36

• Tbilisi: several hunger-strikers turn to doctors

  The capital of Georgia is hosting a mass hunger strike of supporters of Mikhail Saakashvili, a former President of Georgia. It total, there are 150 hunger-strikers; and yesterday, three of them stopped their protest action following doctors' recommendation. Over the past 24 hours, several hunger-strikers had increased blood tension; and doctors rendered medical help to them.

December 26, 2021 11:46

• Amid mass kidnappings, Kadyrov's daughter awarded for defence of human rights

  Aishat Kadyrova, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Culture, has received a medal "For the Protection of Human Rights", the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) reported on December 25. However, the Kadyrova's Instagram page contains no human rights statements, including no comments on kidnappings of relatives of her father's critics.

December 26, 2021 11:24

• Abubakar Yangulbaev, rights defender, reports kidnapping his relatives in Chechnya

  A total of 37 relatives have been kidnapped by Chechen law enforcers and kept for two days at ROVDs (District Interior Divisions), Abubakar Yangulbaev, a rights defender from the Committee against Torture (CaT) has informed.

December 26, 2021 11:10

• Social network users outraged by Dagestani officials' inaction in purchases for sick children

  Children with type one diabetes began receiving sensors for flash monitoring systems only after the intervention of Sergey Melikov, said Magomed Beibulatov, the father of a child with diabetes. Instagram users were outraged by the fact that involvement of the region head is needed to solve such problems.

December 25, 2021 17:02

• Three nightclubs closed in Tbilisi for violating anti-covid restrictions

  With the support of law enforcers, local authorities have sealed up the popular nightclubs "Bassiani", "Khidi" and "Mtkvarze" in Tbilisi for violating the anti-covid restrictions. The club owners and their supporters tried to hamper the officials' actions, which led to clashes with policemen.

December 25, 2021 16:16

• Instruction to Mishustin to deal with energy crisis encourages Dagestani residents

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Mikhail Mishustin, the country's Prime Minister, to deal with the problems in Dagestan with the supplies of water, gas and electricity. After the instruction, the situation with long-standing problems will probably get off the ground, residents of Dagestan have suggested on the Instagram.

December 25, 2021 15:32

• Akhmed Pogorov's arrest extended by two months

  The Yessentuki City Court has extended the custody of Akhmed Pogorov, a co-chairman of the World Congress of the Ingush People, until February 25, 2022. His defence has treated the ruling as unjustified and will appeal against it.

December 25, 2021 11:52

• Mansur Sadulaev's activeness drop fails to save his relatives from kidnapping

  Mansur Sadulaev, the founder of the "Vayfond" Association that is in opposition to Kadyrov, has stated that during the last year he significantly reduced his activeness in social networks, but Chechen law enforcers have still kidnapped his maternal relatives.