Memorial continues to investigate human rights violations in the North Caucasus.

The courts of Dagestan began to publish the first decisions in cases against participants in the riots at the Makhachkala airport. Most of the cases were filed under articles of petty hooliganism and “obstructing transport infrastructure.” Basically, the rioters received several days of arrest for swearing in the street.

A secret witness under the pseudonym “Mustafayev” was unable to answer questions during interrogation in the case of the first Dzhankoy group of Hizb ut-Tahrir. Lawyer Emil Kurbedinov spoke about this. He emphasized that the witness with a high degree of probability “is an agent of the special services” and there was no reason to classify him.

On October 31, the Supreme Court of Tatarstan upheld the decision of the lower court and remanded Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist for the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, in custody until December 5. The woman has dual citizenship – Russian and American. She is charged under Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Evasion of duties stipulated by the legislation of the Russian Federation on foreign agents”) – for failing to register as a foreign agent.

On October 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law "On the denunciation of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities." At the end of September, he submitted a corresponding bill to the State Duma. Thus, the Russian Federation withdrew from the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

On October 13, the 1st Eastern District Military Court in Khabarovsk sentenced Chechen Apti Visaev to 17 years in a special regime penal colony for preparing a terrorist attack in Norilsk. The defendant did not admit guilt and stated that the criminal case against him was fabricated by the FSB.

On October 13, the Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny began the criminal trial of 19-year-old Volgograd student Nikita Zhuravel, who burned the Koran and is now accused of hooliganism and insulting the feelings of believers.

On October 10, Director of the Russian FSB Alexander Bortnikov said at a meeting of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee that since 2022, two terrorist crimes have been committed and 37 have been prevented in the North Caucasus. According to the FSB, they were prepared by supporters of the international terrorist organization ISIS and "individuals recruited by Ukrainian special services and neo-Nazi organizations."

On October 10, the Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow found 43-year-old Ilyas Dovletmurzaev, a native of the Chechen village of Aslanbek-Sheripovo, guilty of illegal possession of weapons.

On October 10, Ossetian journalist Ruslan Totrov reported on his Telegram channel "Freedom Square" about another fine issued to him for a post about a "fascist state" on a social network. The administrative case was initiated under Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation ("incitement of hatred or enmity towards a group of persons"). This is the fourth fine for Totrov, who left Russia in 2021.