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A conscript who escaped from his unit received seven years in prison
Human rights
A conscript who escaped from his unit received seven years in prison
3 November 2023

On September 1, the Southern District Military Court upheld the sentence of conscript Pavel Kamagurov, who was sentenced to seven years for unauthorized abandonment of his place of service (Article 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). According to the publication "Kavkaz. Realii", this is the harshest of the known sentences under this article in the south of Russia.

A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia was fined for distributing an
Human rights
A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia was fined for distributing an "extremist" song
3 November 2023

On September 1, the Zelenchuk District Court of Karachay-Cherkessia fined a resident of the republic, Ramil Dolaev, for posting on social networks the song of the Chechen bard Timur Mutsuraev "Islamic Ummah" ("As Long as the World is Ruled by Wives"), which was included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials. The fine for the administrative offense was 2 thousand rubles.

Russia is introducing Islamic banking without the word
Economy
Russia is introducing Islamic banking without the word "Islam"
3 November 2023

On September 1, an experiment to introduce Islamic banking began in four regions of Russia. In Chechnya, Dagestan, Tatarstan and Bashkiria, financial products and services operating according to the principles of Sharia will be introduced over the course of two years. However, the words "Islam", "Sharia", "halal" are not mentioned in the law itself.

Zarema Musaeva's defense asks to overturn her sentence
Human rights
Zarema Musaeva's defense asks to overturn her sentence
3 November 2023

Team Against Torture lawyer Alexander Savin filed a complaint with the Court of Cassation. He asks to cancel the verdict of the Akhmatovsky District Court and the Supreme Court of Chechnya regarding Zarema Musaeva.

The Georgian opposition called on NATO to take a firm position against the deployment of Russian ships in Abkhazia
Politics
The Georgian opposition called on NATO to take a firm position against the deployment of Russian ships in Abkhazia
3 November 2023

Opposition members of the Georgian parliament appealed to NATO and the EU to “take a firm and united position against Russia’s ongoing policy of occupation and annexation.” They called for a response to the placement of a permanent base for the Russian navy in the Abkhaz port of Ochamchira.

The ECHR ordered the Russian Federation to pay compensation to a Chechen journalist
Human rights
The ECHR ordered the Russian Federation to pay compensation to a Chechen journalist
3 November 2023

The European Court of Human Rights awarded compensation in the amount of 7,500 euros to the journalist, a native of Chechnya, Zhalaudi Geriev. The ECHR found his treatment degrading and found a violation of one of the articles of the Human Rights Convention. During the trial, the man was kept in a cage.

The US imposed sanctions against Kadyrov's son-in-law and nephew
Society
The US imposed sanctions against Kadyrov's son-in-law and nephew
3 November 2023

The United States has imposed sanctions on yet another number of representatives of Russian business and industry. The list included the son-in-law and nephew of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, First Deputy Chairman of the Chechen Parliament Salman Zakriev and his son Ibrahim (Yakub), who recently headed the nationalized Danone Russia company.

The brother of a Chechen oppositionist thanked Germany for providing asylum
Human rights
The brother of a Chechen oppositionist thanked Germany for providing asylum
3 November 2023

The German authorities granted political asylum to a native of Chechnya, Mokhammad Abdurakhmanov. He is a human rights activist and the brother of opposition blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Mohammad was previously denied refugee status twice. He thanked Germany for the assistance provided.

Kidnapping of two residents of Alkhan-Yurt, brutal beating of men by FSB officers in Grozny
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Kidnapping of two residents of Alkhan-Yurt, brutal beating of men by FSB officers in Grozny
2 November 2023

At about 5 o'clock in the morning in the village of Alkhan-Yurt, employees of an unidentified security agency kidnapped Timur Adamovich Dakaev, born in 1976. They arrived at his house (Kirova Lane, 6) in three armored personnel carriers without side numbers. Little is known about the circumstances of what happened at Memorial Human Rights Center. The kidnappers did not introduce themselves, did not say the reason for detaining the young man, or where they were going to take him.

In Moscow, police beat and insulted Ossetians on ethnic grounds
Human rights
In Moscow, police beat and insulted Ossetians on ethnic grounds
2 November 2023

Lawyers of the “Team Against Torture” filed a statement with the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee and the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow regarding illegal actions of police officers. They insulted Tamerlan Marzoev, a native of North Ossetia living in Moscow, because of his nationality, beat him in front of his pregnant wife and forced him to do squats naked.