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24 years have passed since the rocket attack on Grozny by Russian troops
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
24 years have passed since the rocket attack on Grozny by Russian troops
21 October 2023

On October 21, 1999, the Russian army launched a missile attack on the central market of Grozny, a maternity hospital, the Main Post Office and a mosque in the village of Kalinina.

Security forces took migrants from a mosque in Kotelniki to send them to the war with Ukraine
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Security forces took migrants from a mosque in Kotelniki to send them to the war with Ukraine
21 October 2023

The day before, in Kotelniki near Moscow, riot police took migrants straight from the mosque to a military training center. There, all their documents were taken away and they were sent for a medical examination.

The defense of a man sentenced to five years, mobilized from the KBR, appealed the sentence
Human rights
The defense of a man sentenced to five years, mobilized from the KBR, appealed the sentence
21 October 2023

A lawsuit was filed to appeal the decision of the Nalchik Garrison Court. Previously, he sentenced Islam Margushev, mobilized from the Zolsky district of the KBR, to five years in prison on charges of evading military service.

Judicial violations revealed in the case of Crimean Tatar political prisoners
Human rights
Judicial violations revealed in the case of Crimean Tatar political prisoners
21 October 2023

In the criminal case of the deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Nariman Jelal, and the activist brothers Akhtemov, the standards of access to fair justice set out in the European Convention on Human Rights were violated. Human rights activists from the Crimean Process reported this.

Continuation of the shelling of Yalkhoi-Mokhk, murder in Starye Atagi, kidnapping of a resident of the village of Khatuni
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Continuation of the shelling of Yalkhoi-Mokhk, murder in Starye Atagi, kidnapping of a resident of the village of Khatuni
20 October 2023

The village of Yalkhoi-Mokhk was again subjected to artillery shelling. Nothing is known about the victims and destruction of the Memorial Human Rights Center.

Protests in support of Palestine are held in Dagestan
Society
Protests in support of Palestine are held in Dagestan
20 October 2023

Residents of Dagestan today held rallies in support of Palestine. The protests are taking place in the Khasavyurt and Karabudakhkent districts.

Georgians have become much more likely to seek asylum in Europe
Society
Georgians have become much more likely to seek asylum in Europe
20 October 2023

The number of applications by Georgian citizens for international protection to the EU has increased by 81% compared to 2021. According to the European Commission report, a total of 26,450 such applications were submitted. Only 7% of them were approved in the EU, which is 2% more than a year earlier.

In Dagestan, almost 20 million rubles were collected in one day to help Palestine
Society
In Dagestan, almost 20 million rubles were collected in one day to help Palestine
20 October 2023

In the courtyard of the central mosque of Makhachkala, donations are being collected to help Palestine. Since October 19, more than 17 million have been collected, the Insan charity foundation reported.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner complained about the lack of medical care in prison
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner complained about the lack of medical care in prison
20 October 2023

After the injection given by the paramedic, the health condition of Crimean Tatar political prisoner Vladlen Abdulkadyrov, who is serving time in a prison in the city of Yelets, Lipetsk region, noticeably worsened.

The Dagestan muftiate called on imams to pray for an end to the war
Society
The Dagestan muftiate called on imams to pray for an end to the war
20 October 2023

The Muftiate of Dagestan appealed to all imams of the republic’s mosques with a request to read a prayer (dua) at Friday services for an end to the war and bloodshed in the land of Palestine. A message about this appeared in the official Telegram channel of the public organization.