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Kadyrov-linked company exports rapeseed from Ukraine
Politics
Kadyrov-linked company exports rapeseed from Ukraine
28 August 2024

The Grozny-registered company "Torgtrade" exported 2.6 thousand tons of rapeseed oilseed from the Kherson region of Ukraine, which is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. This is the property of 77-year-old resident of Chechnya Roza Mollaeva. Tamerlan Berikhanov, a former employee of the Grozny administration's finance department, answered the journalists' phone number registered in her name.

EU warns Georgia against oppressing opposition
Politics
EU warns Georgia against oppressing opposition
28 August 2024

European External Action Service spokesman Peter Stano said the EU is concerned about statements by the Georgian Prime Minister and other officials from the ruling Georgian Dream party regarding the ban on opposition parties.

The North Caucasus republics have become leaders in industrial waste growth
Economy
The North Caucasus republics have become leaders in industrial waste growth
28 August 2024

Significant growth dynamics of industrial waste have been recorded in four republics of the North Caucasus Federal District. Thus, over the year, the mass of waste from enterprises in Chechnya increased by 98.7% (up to 716.9 thousand tons), in Kabardino-Balkaria - by 83.8% (up to 103.5 thousand tons), in Ingushetia - by 79.5% (up to 13.4 thousand tons). This was reported by the audit and consulting network FinExpertiza.

Six people accused of preparing an attack on a church have been detained in Ingushetia
Society
Six people accused of preparing an attack on a church have been detained in Ingushetia
28 August 2024

FSB officers detained six people in Nazran and the village of Kantyshevo (Ingushetia). According to investigators, they were planning an attack on security forces and the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Sunzha.

Incident in Volgograd colony affects lives of migrants in Russia
Human rights
Incident in Volgograd colony affects lives of migrants in Russia
27 August 2024

Russia has stepped up checks on migrants after the seizure of a colony in the Volgograd region on August 23. The media reported on tightened controls on the streets of Moscow, citing migrants. However, there are no official statements from the Russian authorities. For more details, watch our video.

Azerbaijani economist loses 27 kg due to long hunger strike in pretrial detention center
Human rights
Azerbaijani economist loses 27 kg due to long hunger strike in pretrial detention center
27 August 2024

Economist Fazil Gasimov, a doctoral student at Istanbul University, has been on a hunger strike for 75 days in protest against his arrest. He has lost 27 kg and weighs only 40 kilograms.

Russian authorities expressed a desire to prevent a
Politics
Russian authorities expressed a desire to prevent a "color revolution" in Georgia
27 August 2024

Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin, publishing available intelligence data, stated that Russia would like to prevent attempts at a "color revolution" in Georgia.

Journalist from Dagestan fined for solitary pickets
Human rights
Journalist from Dagestan fined for solitary pickets
27 August 2024

A court in Makhachkala found journalist Idris Yusupov guilty of holding pickets and fined him 30 thousand rubles. As a foreign agent, he has no right to initiate public events, the investigation found.

After an hour, Crimean Tatar political prisoners were able to see their relatives
Human rights
After an hour, Crimean Tatar political prisoners were able to see their relatives
27 August 2024

In the Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don, the consideration of the case of the fifth Bakhchisarai group of defendants in the "Hizb ut-Tahrir" case began. Seydamet Mustafaev, Remzy Nymetulaev, Abdulmejit Seitumerov, Amethan Umerov, Ruslan Asanov and Eldar Yakubov were able to see their relatives at the court - an hour after their arrest.

Alleged members of Basaev's and Khattab's detachments denied the charges
Human rights
Alleged members of Basaev's and Khattab's detachments denied the charges
27 August 2024

The Southern District Military Court held a hearing on the case of Kaytarba Nasyrov and Toymaskhan Ajinyazov. They rejected the charges brought against them in the case of an attack in 1999 on Russian servicemen in Dagestan during the second Russian-Chechen war.