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A resident of North Ossetia was fined for doubting the ownership of the Crimea
Human rights
A resident of North Ossetia was fined for doubting the ownership of the Crimea
19 August 2023

A fine of 45,000 rubles was imposed by a court in Vladikavkaz on local resident Vissarion Aseev under an administrative article discrediting the Russian army.

Residents of Dagestan again protested due to lack of electricity
Society
Residents of Dagestan again protested due to lack of electricity
19 August 2023

Residents of the Scientific City of Makhachkala came out and blocked the road. There is no electricity or water in their houses. A huge traffic jam formed at the entrance to the city from the village of Leninkent. Also, people came out and blocked Akushinsky Street.

Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
"Special operations" with mass robberies in Novye Atagi and Chiri-Yurt, an illegal search in the house of a resident of Urus-Martan, an APC hitting a shopping arcade in Argun
18 August 2023

In the village of Novye Atagi and the village of Chiri-Yurt, the Russian military carried out operations accompanied by mass robberies of local residents.

The North Caucasus is recognized as the worst in terms of the proportion of accident-free drivers
Society
The North Caucasus is recognized as the worst in terms of the proportion of accident-free drivers
18 August 2023

Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia took the last places in the rating of the Russian Union of Motor Insurers in terms of the share of accident-free drivers.

Second criminal case opened against critic of Chechen authorities
Human rights
Second criminal case opened against critic of Chechen authorities
18 August 2023

The investigating authorities of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against a human rights activist, a native of Chechnya, Abubakar Yangulbaev, under the article on incitement to terrorism (part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). This is reported by the telegram channel "Caution, news".

Journalists and human rights activists asked to transfer Nikita Zhuravel from the pre-trial detention center of Chechnya, where he was beaten by Kadyrov's son
Human rights
Journalists and human rights activists asked to transfer Nikita Zhuravel from the pre-trial detention center of Chechnya, where he was beaten by Kadyrov's son
18 August 2023

A member of the HRC under the President, journalist Eva Merkacheva, turned to the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service with a request to transfer Nikita Zhuravel, who was beaten by Kadyrov's son, from the pre-trial detention center in Chechnya to another region.

Kadyrov's associates supported his son's beating of a Russian student in Grozny's pre-trial detention center
Human rights
Kadyrov's associates supported his son's beating of a Russian student in Grozny's pre-trial detention center
18 August 2023

Deputy of the State Duma from Chechnya Adam Delimkhanov publicly supported the beating of Russian student Nikita Zhuravel in Grozny's pre-trial detention center by the 15-year-old son of Ramzan Kadyrov.

Report on abductions and other human rights violations in the North Caucasus and Ukraine sent to the UN
Human rights
Report on abductions and other human rights violations in the North Caucasus and Ukraine sent to the UN
18 August 2023

Forced abductions and arrests with other violations of human rights are actively practiced in the North Caucasus. This is stated in the joint report of "Memorial" and "Justice Initiative", sent to the UN.

Court in Dagestan rejects journalist's lawsuit on illegal detention
Human rights
Court in Dagestan rejects journalist's lawsuit on illegal detention
18 August 2023

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala refused to satisfy the claim of the deputy editor-in-chief of Chernovik Magomed Magomedov against the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The journalist asked that the actions of the police related to his detention be recognized as illegal, the Memorial Human Rights Center said.

Ukrainian musicians thanked Azerbaijan for supporting their country
Society
Ukrainian musicians thanked Azerbaijan for supporting their country
18 August 2023

The well-known Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy performed a concert program in Baku at the Heydar Aliyev Palace. Greeting the audience, soloist Svyatoslav Vakarchuk thanked the Azerbaijani people for supporting Ukraine.