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«Memorial»: «Two residents of Chechnya died in the police»
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«Memorial»: «Two residents of Chechnya died in the police»
17 March 2023

At the end of 2022, two men were abducted by Chechen security forces in different places. Both were taken to police stations, where they died. Their relatives were forbidden to organize traditional memorial as reported by the Human Rights Center «Memorial».

Criminal proceedings could be initiated against the brother of the head of Ingushetia
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Criminal proceedings could be initiated against the brother of the head of Ingushetia
17 March 2023

Siloviki suppressed the activities of the criminal group, which stole more than 2 billion rubles from the Russian Pension Fund (RPF). Thirty-four people were detained in Moscow, Ingushetia and North Ossetia as part of the theft case. One of the figures is Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov - the older brother of the head of Ingushetia Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov, as reported by telegram channels.

Georgia fined citizens who burned the flag of the European Union
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Georgia fined citizens who burned the flag of the European Union
17 March 2023

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia fined five people for burning the flag of the European Union at protest rallies.

In Dagestan again began to hand out summonses for military enlistment offices
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In Dagestan again began to hand out summonses for military enlistment offices
16 March 2023

In 35 regions of the Russian Federation began to actively distribute summons for arrival at military commissariats. Among them is Dagestan. This was stated in the human rights group «Agora».

A man died in Dagestan, whose inhabitants of an abandoned village were forced to carry on a stretcher in the mountains
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A man died in Dagestan, whose inhabitants of an abandoned village were forced to carry on a stretcher in the mountains
15 March 2023

Kurban Murtazaliyev died in the hospital of Makhachkala after four days of coma. Death could have been caused by late hospitalization. The man lived in Khushet village of Tsumadi district. From there, the villagers, due to the lack of roads, were forced to carry the patient along the mountain path to the place from where he was able to pick up the helicopter sanaviation.

“Whom I trust, I appoint”: power by inheritance
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“Whom I trust, I appoint”: power by inheritance
14 March 2023

On March 14, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, appointed his 20-year-old daughter Khutmat as curator of the republic’s health care.

The Council of Elders of the Balkar People was liquidated “for extremism” and “violation of the charter”
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The Council of Elders of the Balkar People was liquidated “for extremism” and “violation of the charter”
14 March 2023

On March 14, the Nalchik City Court announced the decision to liquidate the public organization “Council of Elders of the Balkar People of the KBR.” The reason was an appeal by the head of the organization, Ismail Sabanchiev, and other activists to the country’s leadership, published in the newspaper “Bulletin of the Balkar People”. The court considered it a call to extremism.

Residents of Dagestan village are again forced to carry sick through the mountains
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Residents of Dagestan village are again forced to carry sick through the mountains
14 March 2023

People living in the village of Khushet, Tsumadi district of Dagestan, dragged a fellow villager on a stretcher on a mountain serpentine to the ambulance. There is no local hospital in the town.

A native of Ingushetia takes people to hospital free of charge
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A native of Ingushetia takes people to hospital free of charge
13 March 2023

Volunteer Ahmed Sadakov takes people who have come to Moscow for treatment, from the airport to the hospital. On his account - about 300 such charitable flights. 

Over 100,000 Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians moved to Armenia during the year
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Over 100,000 Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians moved to Armenia during the year
13 March 2023

From February 2022 to March 1, 2023, 114,000 people came to Armenia from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Almost half are ethnic Armenians.