Chechnya

December 22, 2024 20:54

• Russian SAM names conditions for permissible polygamy for Muslims

  As follows from a fatwa (a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (sharia), – note of the “Caucasian Knot”) of the Ulema Council of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Russia, polygamy is permissible for Muslim men in Russia, and a Muslim can be in a religious marriage with four women with fair and equal treatment of all his wives.

December 21, 2024 23:48

• Families of convicts and defendants in airport riot case have to address Kadyrov because of Melikov’s position

  The authorities of Dagestan did not respond to requests from relatives of the people convicted and accused in the case on riots at an airport in Makhachkala, so they had to appeal to the leader of Chechnya for help. Analysts believe that Ramzan Kadyrov refused the meeting due to his unwillingness to conflict with Sergey Melikov and to be known as the defender of the pogrom participants.

December 21, 2024 17:47

• Chechen Ombudsperson asks for state protection for Murdiev's relatives

  Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson, has petitioned the court for state protection for the family of Roman Murdiev, because they are receiving many threats.

December 20, 2024 23:18

• Relatives of those convicted of riots at Makhachkala Airport hope for Kadyrov's help

  Relatives of those accused and convicted within the case of riots at Makhachkala Airport intended to ask for help from the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, but were unable to get an appointment with him. At a meeting with the Dagestani Ombudsperson, they wrote a letter to Sergey Melikov (the head of Dagestan) and threatened protests in case of no reaction.

December 20, 2024 14:30

• Kadyrov’s proposals on Syria called part of Moscow’s PR campaign

  Options for cooperation with Syria were voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov as part of a PR campaign by the Russian authorities, who are trying to save face after the fall of the Assad regime, analysts note.

December 20, 2024 12:13

• Relatives of authorities critic detained in Chechnya

  In Chechnya, law enforcers have detained two relatives of the activist who has criticized the republic's authorities.

December 20, 2024 12:04

• Musaeva arrested under new criminal case

  A court in Chechnya has sent Zarema Musaeva into custody within a new criminal case of disrupting the activities of a penal colony. A human rights defender has linked the new case to a social media post placed by one of Musaeva's sons.

December 19, 2024 23:58

• Kadyrov reports on thousands sent to frontline

  Since the start of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, over 51,000 fighters have been sent from Chechnya, including 20,400 volunteers. About 10,000 fighters from Chechnya are in the combat zone, Ramzan Kadyrov has reported on the departure of a new group from the Grozny Airport.

December 19, 2024 23:08

• Musaeva’s new case becomes formal reason to leave her in penal colony

  Zarema Musaeva suffers from pain in her legs, but she does not receive medical treatment in a hospital. Human rights defenders believe that the new case on disorganization of the activities of the penal colony is not related to the motion for conditional early relief (CER) for Zarema Musaeva.

December 18, 2024 22:56

• Kadyrov proposes excluding new Syrian leaders from list of terrorists

  The leader of Chechnya voiced the idea of excluding the “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham”* grouping, which seized power in Syria, from the list of terrorist organizations. Ramzan Kadyrov also proposed sending Chechen law enforcers to Syria.

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