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A memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya was destroyed again in Moscow
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A memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya was destroyed again in Moscow
20 January 2026

A memorial plaque to journalist Anna Politkovskaya, installed on the Moscow building where she was killed, was destroyed twice in one day, Radio Liberty reported, citing the Telegram channel SOTA. The toppled and smashed temporary plaque bore the same inscription as the original.

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Formal membership in the "SVO" did not help the former head of Dagestan's Buinaksk district avoid arrest
20 January 2026

Ullubiy Khanmurzayev, the former head of Dagestan's Buinaksk district, who had previously gone to war against Ukraine as a "volunteer" after being accused of corruption, has been arrested on fraud charges.

Chechnya has the lowest crime rate in Russia
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Chechnya has the lowest crime rate in Russia
19 January 2026

According to the 2025 RIA Novosti rating, Chechnya, Ingushetia, and Dagestan demonstrated the lowest recorded crime rates among Russian regions. In Chechnya, the rate was 15.8 crimes per 10,000 residents, 37.4 in Ingushetia, and 41.6 in Dagestan.

A Dozhd journalist will be tried for comments about Russia's occupation of Georgian territories
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A Dozhd journalist will be tried for comments about Russia's occupation of Georgian territories
19 January 2026

A criminal case has been opened against Valeria Kichigina (née Fayzullina), editor and journalist of the opposition Russian TV channel Dozhd, for allegedly spreading "fakes" about the Russian army. She previously wrote that "20% of Georgia has been occupied by Russia for 15 years." It's worth noting that this is the first case under this article, and it concerns more than just the war in Ukraine.