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Defense seeks parole once again for Zarema Musayeva
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Defense seeks parole once again for Zarema Musayeva
6 August 2026

Lawyers representing Zarema Musayeva have once again asked a court in Russia’s Chechen Republic to grant her parole, arguing that she became eligible for early release while being held in pretrial detention, according to the human rights organization Team Against Torture.

Defense lawyer Alexander Savin submitted the request to the Shali City Court.

“While she was still in pretrial detention, she had already served the portion of her sentence required by law to apply for parole,” Savin said.

FSB Informs Nalchik Resident of Son's Death After Six-Month Search
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FSB Informs Nalchik Resident of Son's Death After Six-Month Search
6 August 2026

Khalid Karaf, a resident of Nalchik who had spent months trying to determine the fate of his missing son, was summoned—along with his wife and daughter—to the FSB headquarters, where they were informed that the son had died. *Kavkazsky Uzel* (Caucasian Knot) reported this, citing the man himself and a source within a Circassian organization.

Flood Victims in Dagestan Forced to Seek Compensation Through Prosecutors
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Flood Victims in Dagestan Forced to Seek Compensation Through Prosecutors
5 August 2026

Residents of several villages in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan affected by severe spring flooding say they have struggled to obtain compensation for damaged homes, with many claiming they secured payments only after appealing to prosecutors, commissioning independent expert assessments and requesting new inspections, the independent outlet Kavkazsky Uzel reported. Regional authorities have acknowledged that about 2,000 compensation claims initially rejected were later approved following appeals.

Armenia Named Among Potential Host Countries for EU Return Hubs
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Armenia Named Among Potential Host Countries for EU Return Hubs
4 August 2026

Italy has put forward a proposal to establish migrant return hubs outside the European Union at an emergency meeting of EU interior ministers, with Armenia previously identified as one of the potential host countries. Yerevan, however, says it has received no such proposal, and the ministers concluded their talks without announcing any decision to create a return hub in Armenia.