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16:35, 13 February 2023

Court in Chechnya upholds contract soldier's dismissal for refusal to service trip

The command of the military was right by dismissing Zaur Kaimov, a contract soldier, for refusing to go on a service trip, a court in Grozny has ruled.

Ramzan Kadyrov and Apti Alaudinov. Photo from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3343

16:19, 13 February 2023

Kadyrov reports attempt to poison Alautdinov

Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the "Akhmat" special unit, and two adjutants have been hospitalized in a Moscow clinic after their contact with an envelope soaked in a poisonous substance, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, has stated.

Stele "Takhtamukai." Photo by the press service of the administration of the Takhtamukai District https://vk.com/public200468972

11:23, 13 February 2023

Investigators get interested in violation of housing rights of woman from Adygea

A mother of a large family from the Takhtamukai District of the Republic of Adygea has complained to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) that authorities would not improve her living conditions.

Akhmed Dudaev talking to the Ukrainian prisoners of war. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel of the Grozny Inform on February 11, 2023 https://t.me/groznyinform/18902

03:52, 13 February 2023

Chechen Minister Dudaev tells Ukrainian POWs about SMO goals

Akhmed Dudaev, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Press, has held a talk about religion with Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), during which he showed them footage of a gay pride parade in Kiev and explained that the goal of Russia's special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine is to counter the "Western ideology" and "non-traditional values."

A special operation. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/

15:54, 12 February 2023

CTO in Petrovsky Khutor comes as a surprise to residents of Stavropol Territory

Petrovsky Khutor, where a counterterrorist operation took place, is no different in terms of its ethnic composition, and local residents are mainly engaged in agriculture, analysts emphasize. According to them, the counterterrorist operation in Petrovsky Khutor went unnoticed by most residents of the Stavropol Territory.

Aider Rustemov. Photo: Musa urdun https://uk.wikipedia.org

23:37, 11 February 2023

Ukrainian Mufti treats Kadyrov's threats against him as real

Ramzan Kadyrov has reacted sharply to the video of a conversation with the Chechens-prisoner of war (POWs), because this video has received resonance in the Internet, Aider Rustemov, a Ukrainian Mufti, believes. He has noted that he is not afraid of threats, although he understands the reality thereof.

The Code of Administrative offences of Russia. Photo by the press service of the
Russian Prosecutor General's Office https://epp.genproc.gov.ru/ru/web/proc_sibfo/activity/legal-education/explain?item=62149294

16:17, 11 February 2023

Volgograd citizen fined for discrediting Russian Armed Forces

In Volgograd, a court fined local resident Yuri Goryushkin 30,000 roubles after recognizing that his comments on the social media had discredited the Russian Armed Forces.

Young people are dancing lezginka. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"

15:27, 11 February 2023

Coercion is main factor in family reunification in Chechnya

In Chechnya, family reunification takes place under pressure and is often traumatic for those who decide to divorce, said Saida Sirazhudinova, the president of the Centre for Studying Global Contemporary Issues and Regional Problems "Caucasus. World. Development", and Aida Mirmaksumova, a co-founder of the "Fathers and Daughters" project.

Murad Ragimov after detention. Photo: pytkam.net

14:23, 11 February 2023

Court obliges investigators to resume check on Ragimovs’ complaint about torture

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation should resume a check on the complaint filed by natives of Dagestan Murad and Firuddin Ragimov about torture, the fact of which was recognized by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the “Team Against Torture”* reports.

Law enforcers, a crimimal case. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot", photos by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

14:17, 11 February 2023

“Novaya Gazeta Europe” reveals a scheme for initiation of cases on terrorism in Chechnya and Kuban

In Chechnya and Kuban, people arrested on administrative cases are often accused of grave crimes. After a series of arrests, law enforcers institute cases under articles on terrorism, the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta Europe” reports.

22:10, 10 February 2023

Law enforcer arrested in Kuban within the case of detainee's death

In Krasnodar, a police officer has become a suspect in the case of the death of Ilya Afrosin, who complained of torture after detention, human rights defenders have informed.

Picketers at the memory action held on the 10th anniversary of the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Grozny office of the HRC "Memorial". Moscow, July 15, 2019. Screenshot of the video by the novayagazeta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAjuUTq8GCE

22:01, 10 February 2023

ECtHR awards compensations for detention of those who commemorated Estemirova

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay compensations for the detention of participants in the rallies and pickets, including the commemoration rally of Natalya Estemirova, who was killed in Northern Caucasus.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/385756/

17:25, 10 February 2023

Chechen MPs approve new name of Kadyrov's post

The members of the Chechen parliament have unanimously adopted changes to the Constitution of Chechnya, including the "Mekhkan-Da" as the name of the post of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot of the video from the YouTube channel ROMB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jex6a8-VIg

17:18, 10 February 2023

New expertise protracts trial of Abdulmumin Gadjiev's case

The court has appointed a new examination of the articles by Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist for the Dagestani "Chernovik" outlet; therefore, the court sessions on his case have been postponed indefinitely, his wife has informed.

A prison cell. Photo from the website http://izkolonii.ru

16:45, 10 February 2023

European Court recognizes conditions in penal colony of Volgograd as torture

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that the authorities of Russia must pay 10,400 euros to Vladimir Pasikov for torture conditions in a penal colony in Volgograd, although Russia refused to comply with the decisions of the European Court issued after March 15, 2022.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the post on the "Kadyrov 95" Telegram channel https://web.telegram.org/z/#-1141171940

01:33, 10 February 2023

Mufti's talk with POWs in Ukraine angers Kadyrov

The prisoners of war (POWs) from Chechnya, who talked with the Mufti in Ukraine, should punish the Mufti after their release, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.

A special operation. Screenshot of the video by the Russia-24 TV channel https://smotrim.ru/live/21

23:17, 9 February 2023

Law enforcers report liquidation of militant grouping in Stavropol Territory

During the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the Petrovsky Farm in the Stavropol Territory, four alleged militants were killed; residents of nearby houses were evacuated, the Russian National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) has informed.

A special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/

20:44, 9 February 2023

In Stavropol Territory, CTO regime introduced for the first time in five years

The previous counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the Stavropol Territory back in December 2017; now it has been announcement in the Petrovsky Farm located in the Territory.

Yan Rachinsky near the court building. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, February 8, 2022

15:42, 9 February 2023

Court ignores advocates' arguments about violations in "Memorial"* property case

The decision to transfer the property of the "International Memorial"* to the state was made with violations of the law, the advocates have pointed out at the consideration of the appeal at the Moscow City Court (MCC), but their arguments failed to convince the judge.

Zarema Musaeva. Photo: https://www.kavkazr.com/a/v-chechne-obvinyaemaya-v-napadenii-na-politseyskogo-zarema-musaeva-dala-pokazaniya-v-sude-/32157684.html * included by the Russian Ministry of Justice in the register of NCOs, performing the functions of a foreign agent

13:59, 9 February 2023

At PO, rights defenders achieve support in Zarema Musaeva's case

The Prosecutor's Office (PO) has treated as unjustified the actions of the investigator, who had sent to Chechnya reports about the violations during the detention of Zarema Musaeva, the "Team Against Torture"* has reported, calling it a rare event in their practice.

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