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Crimean Tatar political prisoner placed in strict conditions
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner placed in strict conditions
8 July 2025

Timur Yalkabov, sentenced to 17 years, was transferred to strict conditions in IK-17 in Murmansk. According to his wife, the reason was allegedly that the prisoner did not work in his previous place of detention - the prison in the city of Dimitrovgrad in the Ulyanovsk region.

None of the 14 witnesses testified against Zarema Musayeva
Human rights
None of the 14 witnesses testified against Zarema Musayeva
8 July 2025

The Shali City Court of Chechnya continued to consider the criminal case against Zarema Musayeva. She is accused of disrupting the activities of the colony. According to the investigation, the seriously ill woman allegedly attacked the guard who was escorting her to the hospital, scratched his neck and tore off his shoulder strap.

Moskalkova: Azerbaijani Ombudsman promptly responded to request regarding detained Russians
Politics
Moskalkova: Azerbaijani Ombudsman promptly responded to request regarding detained Russians
7 July 2025

Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova reported that her Azerbaijani colleague Sabina Aliyeva promptly responded to the request regarding the detentions of Russians, promising to take all necessary measures "to restore justice and legality."

Criminal case against former sports minister of Dagestan transferred to court
Society
Criminal case against former sports minister of Dagestan transferred to court
7 July 2025

A criminal case against former sports minister of Dagestan and former mayor of Kizilyurt Magomed Magomedov, as well as his alleged accomplices, has been submitted to the Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don.

Another serviceman in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic was sentenced to five years for evading military service
Human rights
Another serviceman in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic was sentenced to five years for evading military service
7 July 2025

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced a serviceman named Elberdov to five years in prison. He was accused of unauthorized abandonment of his unit under Part 5 of Article 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

In the capitals of the North Caucasus Federal District, civil servants earn the most
Economy
In the capitals of the North Caucasus Federal District, civil servants earn the most
7 July 2025

The highest salaries in a number of regions of the North Caucasus are formed in the civil service. This is where many local residents are trying to get into.

Pashinyan Accuses Catholicos of Justifying Coup Attempt
Politics
Pashinyan Accuses Catholicos of Justifying Coup Attempt
7 July 2025

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Catholicos of All Armenians Ktrich Nersisyan planned to carry out a military coup in the country.

The Georgian Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into the attempted suicide of the former head of the Adjara Autonomous Republic government
Society
The Georgian Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into the attempted suicide of the former head of the Adjara Autonomous Republic government
7 July 2025

Former Chairman of the Adjara Autonomous Republic government Tornike Rizhvadze was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the chest in the Geohospital (Sagarejo, Kakheti region), where he received emergency medical care. This was reported by the Georgian Interior Ministry. According to the agency, the ex-politician has a damaged lung, but his health condition is stable.

Society
"SVO" member killed his wife and daughter in Vladikavkaz
7 July 2025

A 58-year-old man who had previously participated in a "special operation" in Ukraine killed his 23-year-old daughter and wife. He attacked them with a kitchen knife. Another, 15-year-old daughter was seriously injured and hospitalized.

Melikov urged Dagestanis and Azerbaijanis
Politics
Melikov urged Dagestanis and Azerbaijanis "not to fall for provocations"
7 July 2025

The head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, urged Dagestanis and Azerbaijanis "not to fall for provocations" amid difficulties in relations between Russia and Azerbaijan.