On December 27, the Moscow City Court read out the verdict of former member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation from Karachay-Cherkessia Rauf Arashukov and his father, ex-adviser of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Raul Arashukov. Both were sentenced to life imprisonment for organizing two murders, creating a criminal community and stealing gas.

On December 27, human rights activists from the North Caucasus branch of the Team Against Torture (CAT) spoke about the reaction their report “The Arithmetic of Torture,” which analyzed cases of violence by security forces, caused among the regional authorities. The parliament of Chechnya distinguished itself most of all - an anonymous answer with insults came from there.

On December 12, the Investigative Committee announced the completion of the investigation into the murder of the head of the Ingush Center for External Action, Ibragim Eldzharkiev and his brother. The crime is classified as a terrorist attack. There are 11 defendants in the case. The investigation considers businessman Khasan Polonkoev to be the organizer.

On December 8, the director of ChGTRK “Grozny” Chingiz Akhmadov accused the head of the government of unrecognized Ichkeria Akhmed Zakayev of the murder of Chechen opposition blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov. The next day, information appeared that the blogger was alive and testifying in Munich in court in the case of an attempt on the life of his younger brother Mohammad Abdurakhmanov.

On December 1, the Meshchansky Court of Moscow passed a verdict on the co-owners of the Summa group - the Dagestani businessmen brothers Magomedov. Ziyavudin Magomedov received 19 years of strict regime, ex-senator from the Smolensk region Magomed Magomedov - 18 years. The court also confiscated all the property remaining from the oligarchs and deprived them of state awards.

On November 30, the human rights association Vayfond reported that Chechen refugee Amina Gerikhanova, detained in Romania at the request of Russia as a participant in hostilities in Syria, was excluded from the database of persons wanted by Interpol. Now she can cross borders without fear of arrest.

On November 30, in Makhachkala, security forces conducted a search in the house of Dagestani historian, professor, and specialist on the Caucasian War, Hadji Murad Donogo. “After morning prayers, a group (not local!) arrived with a warrant. They went through the apartment and confiscated a computer, phone, flash drives, two bags of books, and folders. I still didn’t understand what they were looking for. Then they took me to the 6th department (Department for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Ed.), interrogated, in particular, they were interested in my participation in international scientific conferences,” Donogo said in his Telegram channel.

On November 3, the UN Human Rights Committee published a report on the situation in Russia, among others, noting the most significant cases of human rights violations in the North Caucasus. Among them are forced conscription to war, forceful suppression of anti-mobilization protests, abductions, torture, persecution of human rights activists and journalists, representatives of the LGBT community, “honor killings,” the practice of collective responsibility and female circumcision.