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The French authorities, contrary to the decision of the ECHR, are threatening to expel natives of Chechnya from the country
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The French authorities, contrary to the decision of the ECHR, are threatening to expel natives of Chechnya from the country
26 October 2023

After 20-year-old native of Ingushetia Mohammed Mogushkov killed a teacher at a school in the city of Arras, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered the expulsion of “dangerous” Russians to the Russian Federation.

Kabardino-Balkarian University has introduced a ban on prayers within its walls
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Kabardino-Balkarian University has introduced a ban on prayers within its walls
25 October 2023

Natives of Chechnya, students of Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after. HM. Berbekov, filed a complaint with the Chechen authorities. According to students, the university management prohibited performing prayers there, which are obligatory for Muslims.

Human rights activist from Chechnya fears for the lives of his relatives
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Human rights activist from Chechnya fears for the lives of his relatives
25 October 2023

According to the Team Against Torture, its employee Magomed Alamov cannot leave Chechnya because he fears for the lives of his relatives who will remain in the republic.

A resident of Dagestan was fined 150 thousand rubles for criticizing the Russian authorities and the army.
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A resident of Dagestan was fined 150 thousand rubles for criticizing the Russian authorities and the army.
25 October 2023

Two comments in telegram channels became the reason for the persecution of Saniyat Alikhanova, a resident of the Dagestan Kaspiysk. The court imposed a fine on her in the amount of 150 thousand rubles under the article on discrediting the Russian army.

KBR resident convicted of crossing out Z symbol on backpack
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KBR resident convicted of crossing out Z symbol on backpack
25 October 2023

Tamerlan Ivanov from Nalchik became a defendant in administrative cases of disobedience to the demands of a police officer and discrediting the army. A young man was detained on the street because of a pacifist inscription on his backpack and a crossed out letter Z.

Among the 8 convicted Russian journalists are a Crimean Tatar and a Dagestani
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Among the 8 convicted Russian journalists are a Crimean Tatar and a Dagestani
25 October 2023

At least 19 journalists are imprisoned in pre-trial detention centers or are serving sentences in prisons in Russia. “Verstka” reported this, citing media reports and human rights activists.

The court hearing in the case of Nikita Zhuravel was postponed due to the failure of Chechen imams to appear
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The court hearing in the case of Nikita Zhuravel was postponed due to the failure of Chechen imams to appear
25 October 2023

The Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny postponed the consideration of the criminal case against 19-year-old student from Volgograd Nikita Zhuravel, accused of burning the Koran. This is due to the non-appearance of the victims - 13 imams of mosques in Chechnya. The meeting was postponed to November 2.

The reading of witness testimony in the case of a native of Chechnya accused of the death of Pskov paratroopers has been completed
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The reading of witness testimony in the case of a native of Chechnya accused of the death of Pskov paratroopers has been completed
24 October 2023

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don continued consideration of the criminal case against 63-year-old Grozny resident Alavdi Batykaev. According to investigators, in 1999 he joined the illegal armed group of the “self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria” under the leadership of Shamil Basayev and Khattab.

A human rights activist from Chechnya is threatened by the relatives of an Ingush woman who ran away from home and whom he gave a lift to.
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A human rights activist from Chechnya is threatened by the relatives of an Ingush woman who ran away from home and whom he gave a lift to.
24 October 2023

Magomed Alamov, a lawyer for the Team Against Torture, accompanied 27-year-old Marina Yandieva from Ingushetia, who escaped from domestic violence. At first, relatives put Marina on the wanted list as missing, and then filed a complaint against her about the theft of jewelry.

In Ingushetia, four policemen were arrested for torturing a man
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In Ingushetia, four policemen were arrested for torturing a man
24 October 2023

In the Ingush Malgobek, the court arrested four police officers. They are accused under Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (exceeding official powers with the use of violence by a group of persons by prior conspiracy).