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December 01, 2023 23:52

• Arrest of Ingush woman accused of links with militants extended

  The Malgobek court has extended until December 31 the arrest of Leila Gatagazheva, a native of Ingushetia, accused of collaborating with militants.

December 01, 2023 21:56

• Total of 242 cases on unrests in Dagestan considered by courts

  Overall, 104 people have been arrested; other 94 – fined under cases of riots at the Makhachkala Airport in Dagestan.

December 01, 2023 21:33

• Chechen teenager arrested in Germany under terror act preparation case

  Together with his acquaintance of Afghan origin, a 16-year-old native of Chechnya has been arrested in Germany on charges of preparing a terror act.

December 01, 2023 18:50

• Aid collection for Palestinians unites residents of Ingushetia

  Residents of Ingushetia have perceived the collection of humanitarian aid for Palestinians as a nationwide action and have started bringing to aid reception centres even the money that they had set aside for medical treatment or from their pensions, Khasan Nalgiev, the head of the "Tesham" Charitable Fund, has reported.

December 01, 2023 18:13

• Two Rostov-on-Don natives freed from “Hamas” captivity

  Irina Tatti, a native of Rostov-on-Don, and her daughter Elena Trufanova, who were taken hostage during the “Hamas” attack on Israel in October, have been released from captivity. A grandson of Irina Tatti still stays hostage together with his bride.

November 30, 2023 20:21

• Appointment as battalion curator to introduce Adam Kadyrov into law enforcers’ circle

  Adam Kadyrov, a minor son of the leader of Chechnya, does not have the competence to lead a military unit, but his appointment as curator of the Chechen battalion of the Ministry of Defence is intended to introduce him into the law enforcers circle, suggest human rights defenders.

November 30, 2023 19:35

• Adam Kadyrov announced as curator of the MoD's Chechen battalion

  The 16-year-old Adam Kadyrov has been entrusted to act as curator of the battalion named after Sheikh Mansur, associates of the head of Chechnya has informed.

November 30, 2023 19:32

• Seven persons convicted in the case of prison jamaat in Kalmyk colony

  A court in Rostov-on-Don has found seven residents of Southern Russia guilty of taking part in a terrorist cell in a Kalmyk colony and sentenced them to terms of freedom deprivation ranging from eight to eleven years.

November 30, 2023 17:08

• Kaspiysk PO refuses to check complaint about registration female students wearing hijabs

  The Prosecutor's Office (PO) of the city of Kaspiysk has refused to check the legality of registering female students wearing hijabs at the Kaspiysk Medical College. This decision was appealed against at the Dagestani PO, Arsen Magomedov, a lawyer, has informed.

November 29, 2023 23:56

• Kabardino-Balkarian SC sides with advocate Tsipinova

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria refused to grant a public prosecutor’s appeal and upheld the acquittal of advocate Diana Tsipinova, who was accused of attacking a law enforcer.

November 29, 2023 23:54

• First group of forced migrants from Palestine arrives in Chechnya

  More than 50 residents of Palestine arrived in Chechnya. Adult migrants will be offered jobs, and children will go to schools, announce the republic’s authorities.

November 29, 2023 17:18

• On November 20-26, one person perished and one was wounded in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week on November 20-26, 2023, at least one person perished and another one was wounded during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

November 29, 2023 17:00

• Roman Kharitonov treats attention from law enforcers and social protection officers as pressure on his family

  Law enforcers took Roman Kharitonov to a police station and drew up a protocol against him for insulting the president of Russia. Roman Kharitonov considered a visit of social protection officers to his 92-year-old grandmother an element of pressure on his family.

November 28, 2023 23:57

• Refugees from Palestine report their needs to Dagestani officials

  Residents of Palestine who arrived in Dagestan asked to be provided with cellular communications and the Internet, as well as to draw up necessary documents. Some of them intend to obtain Russian citizenship. All refugees are accommodated at a recreation centre not far from Makhachkala.

November 28, 2023 23:13

• Victims figuring in Zhuravel's case on burning down Koran speak at trial

  The act of Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, who burned down the Koran, has offended Muslims' feelings and inflicted harm to them harm. This was stated by Imams of local mosques, who act as the suffered party in the case, considered by the Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny.

November 28, 2023 21:43

• Posts in social network result in criminal case against KBR resident

  After being fined for posting extremist symbols in a social network, a resident of the Baksan District, has placed another post with similar content. A criminal case has been opened against him, the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) has reported.

November 28, 2023 20:14

• After summoning activist, Gelendjik military commissar loses his post

  Igor Ogorodnikov, an election observer from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), who was given a summons at the polling station, has learned from the acting military commissar of the Krasnodar Territory that the Gelendjik military commissar had been transferred to a lower position.

November 28, 2023 17:16

• Mansur Movlaev leaves Kyrgyzstan due to threat of being sent to Chechnya

  After being released from custody, Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya, left Kyrgyzstan to avoid deportation to his homeland.

November 27, 2023 23:13

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 19-26, 2023

  Authorities against journalists in Azerbaijan, armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, Caucasus and Palestine, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 19-26, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

November 27, 2023 22:53

• KBR activists treat investigators' reaction to defence of scientists as intimidation

  The increased investigators' attention to the signatories to the appeal in defence of scientists is a continuation of pressure on the Kabardino-Balkarian Institute for Humanitarian Studies (known as KBIGI), Valery Khatazhukov, a human rights defender, has pointed out.