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A police officer in Adygea was convicted of assaulting journalists
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A police officer in Adygea was convicted of assaulting journalists
2 December 2025

Former police officer Murat Adzhigiriev was sentenced in Maykop to two years and three months in a penal colony for assaulting journalists from the Adygea State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (GTRK Adygeya) in the republic's Supreme Court. In addition to his prison term, he was fined 50,000 rubles.

Former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora may face life in prison
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Former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora may face life in prison
2 December 2025

The criminal investigation against Shahin Shikhlinsky, the former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg, accused of organizing two murders and leading an ethnic criminal group in the Sverdlovsk region in the 2000s, has been completed. The case has been sent to court, where the trial will begin soon. The defendant pleads not guilty.

The Ingush Parliament Rescinds Ban on Immortalizing Stalin
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The Ingush Parliament Rescinds Ban on Immortalizing Stalin
2 December 2025

In Ingushetia, the bill "On the Ban on Immortalizing Stalin's Memory," which had caused a widespread outcry, has been quietly repealed. This was reported by historian Ibragim Kostoyev, who noted the disappearance of the relevant text from the parliament's website and received a response from the republic's People's Assembly withdrawing the bill from consideration at the request of the prosecutor's office.

A serviceman from North Ossetia was sentenced to five years for evading military service
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A serviceman from North Ossetia was sentenced to five years for evading military service
1 December 2025

A court in Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced Timur Yandiev, sentencing him to five years in prison for evading military service during mobilization. Yandiev was absent from his unit for more than four months, beginning on April 25, 2025, and was arrested on September 6 in Mozdok.

In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a serviceman was sentenced to eight years for deserting his unit
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In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a serviceman was sentenced to eight years for deserting his unit
30 November 2025

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found serviceman Khatkutov guilty of evading military service during mobilization. According to the case file, he failed to report to his military unit on December 20, 2024.

Property worth 80 million rubles confiscated from the head of state's property manager in Ingushetia
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Property worth 80 million rubles confiscated from the head of state's property manager in Ingushetia
29 November 2025

A court in Ingushetia has ordered the forfeiture of property worth over 80 million rubles belonging to relatives of the head of state's property manager. The prosecutor's office and the FSB claimed that the official purchased cars, housing, and land with unverified income.

Ingush deputies asked Putin to defer military service for technical university graduates
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Ingush deputies asked Putin to defer military service for technical university graduates
28 November 2025

Deputies of the People's Assembly of Ingushetia have appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to defer military service for graduates who have completed higher or secondary technical education and found employment within a month of graduation. The deferment is expected to be for up to two years, but no later than until they reach the age of 30.

In Dagestan, a member of parliament is accused of accepting large bribes
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In Dagestan, a member of parliament is accused of accepting large bribes
28 November 2025

Izi Aliyev, a member of parliament and former head of the Social Fund, has been arrested in Dagestan. Investigators accuse him of organizing a criminal group that accepted bribes in 2023 for the illegal allocation of child benefits.

Authorities are confiscating assets worth 190 million rubles from the former head of the Federal Tax Service for Ingushetia
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Authorities are confiscating assets worth 190 million rubles from the former head of the Federal Tax Service for Ingushetia
27 November 2025

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has discovered assets worth 190 million rubles belonging to Magomed Kushtov, the former head of the Federal Tax Service for Ingushetia, and his brother, Ilyas, who holds the position of deputy head of a department in the same tax service. The property was registered to relatives and trusted individuals. The assets include expensive real estate in Moscow, North Ossetia, and Ingushetia, as well as a fleet of luxury cars.

In Dagestan, they demanded that those responsible for the desecration of an image of Imam Shamil be found
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In Dagestan, they demanded that those responsible for the desecration of an image of Imam Shamil be found
26 November 2025

In Makhachkala, vandals desecrated a poster depicting Imam Shamil, the leader of the North Caucasus national liberation resistance in the 19th century. State Duma deputy from Dagestan, Saigidpasha Umakhanov, reported thousands of complaints from outraged residents and demanded that law enforcement hold the perpetrators accountable.