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January 06, 2023 21:54

• Dagestani villagers oppose construction on Chirkei Reservoir

  After the construction of fish farms on the Chirkei Reservoir, the water will become undrinkable, residents of the village of Chirkei have shared their fears in a video appeal to residents and authorities of Dagestan, urging them to influence the situation.

January 06, 2023 20:49

• Chechen minister reacts to reports about death of ROVD head Aguev in Ukraine

  The head of Rustam Aguev, the head of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division), who is in Ukraine, is alive. The reports about his death and that Ramzan Kadyrov was involved therein were treated as fake by Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, Foreign Relations, Press and Information.

January 05, 2023 23:55

• Delays in pensions increase resignation risk for head of Ingushetia

  Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, the head of Ingushetia, is at risk of resignation in the first half of 2023, according to a report by the Agency for Political and Economic Communications (APEC). Among the factors that have affected his rating are the problems with the payment of pensions.

January 05, 2023 23:52

• After visiting her husband in Syria, Dagestani woman accused of links with IS*

  After falling under her husband's influence, a mother of many children from Makhachkala went to Syria, where she joined the ranks of the "Islamic State" (IS)*, investigators believe. Her defence treats these allegations as unjustified.

January 05, 2023 23:31

• Mobilization deprives contractors from Southern Russia of chance to quit

  In Southern Russia, garrison military courts refuse to satisfy claims lodged by military servicemen, who seek dismissal due to the expiry of their contracts, citing the mobilization decree.

January 05, 2023 22:23

• Social media users criticise report on assistance to families of people mobilized from Baksan District of Kabardino-Balkaria

  Gas and heating have been installed in the houses of three families of the mobilized compatriots, the administration in Kabardino-Balkaria reports.

January 05, 2023 17:01

• Chechen activists in Europe support actions of solidarity with Saakashvili

  Natives of Chechnya took part in rallies in support of Mikhail Saakashvili, organized by Georgian activists in European cities.

January 05, 2023 06:30

• Week in the Caucasus: a review of main events from December 26, 2022, to January 1, 2023

  The development of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; sentencing of the Arashukov grouping; the scandals around Chechen authorities, – read about these and other events that happened in the Caucasus during the week from December 26, 2022, to January 1, 2023, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

January 04, 2023 21:52

• Kuban authorities react to reports about summonses to military training

  The information that the military commissariats (registration and enlistment office) of the Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) demands from enterprises to allocate employees for sending to military training camps is not true, the territorial operative headquarters has stated.

January 04, 2023 21:48

• Kadyrov recalls pacifism of Chechen preacher Kishiev after calls to go to Ukraine

  On the day of memory of preacher Kunta-Khadji Kishiev, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who regularly reports on sending volunteers to the special military operation and calls on religious figures to join it, has recalled the pacifist position of Kunta-Khadji Kishiev.

January 04, 2023 17:31

• In Vienna, migrants demand to protect rights of Chechen refugees

  A rally against the extradition of Chechen refugees took place in front of the Croatian Embassy in Vienna. About 500-700 refugees from Chechnya cross the Bosnian-Croatian border every week, and the flow has grown amid fears of continued mobilization, the human rights organization “Vayfond” reports.

January 04, 2023 10:11

• Court in Rostov-on-Don denies compensation to contractor for his wound in Ukraine

  The Vladikavkaz Garrison Court has refused to satisfy the claim of Shamil Chupanov, a military serviceman, who demanded a certificate of his wound in Ukraine in order to receive the due compensation. The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has also denied Chupanov.

January 03, 2023 23:53

• Father of Magomed-Ali Sultanov murdered in Dagestan urges to stop protests

  The father of Magomed-Ali Sultanov, a resident of Kayakent, who was killed in a brawl, has expressed his gratitude to fellow villagers for their support. The father has noted that all his demands have been met; and those who call for new protests are pursuing their own goals.

January 03, 2023 20:36

• Journalists treat disruption of pickets in Gadjiev's support as systemic

  For the third week in a row, law enforcers have disrupted the solo pickets in support of the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, although the protests are held in compliance with all the legal requirements.

January 03, 2023 20:33

• Dagestani lawyer achieves ICRF’s check on incident at rally against mobilization

  The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) began checking the actions of the policemen who hit a participant of a protest rally against the mobilization in Makhachkala, lawyer Arsen Magomedov said after the Ministry of Internal Affairs had found no violations in the actions of the policemen.

January 03, 2023 05:18

• In Stavropol, court refuses to consider claim filed by mobilized father of disabled child

  In Stavropol, a court has refused to consider a complaint filed by a local resident who disputes the draft to the army within the military mobilization due to the fact that he has two dependent children, one of whom is sick. Despite the above, the man has been mobilized and sent to the air assault regiment.

January 02, 2023 22:57

• Native of Chechnya complains about beating by law enforcers in Croatia

  Law enforcers have beaten up a native of Chechnya who had arrived in Croatia. Complaints also arrive from other people from this camp, human rights defenders have informed, demanding from the Croatian Prosecutor's Office to punish those responsible.

January 02, 2023 22:55

• Law enforcers disrupt picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Dagestani journalist

  In Makhachkala, policemen have detained Magomed Magomedov, a journalist, who was holding a solo picket in support of his arrested colleague, and Abdulmumin Gadjiev's mother.

January 02, 2023 22:53

• Relatives of young man killed in Dagestan demand to punish perpetrators

  At a gathering in Kayakent, relatives of the perished Magomed-Ali Sultanov demanded from investigators to find and punish all those involved in committing the crime.

January 01, 2023 22:47

• Kadyrov's words about women's role in raising children angered social network users

  Single women are unable to raise their son as real males, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. Instagram* users have found this statement to be overly categorical; some responded by suggesting that Kadyrov stop sending men from Chechnya to Ukraine.