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Dagestani journalist gets back equipment confiscated during search
Human rights
Dagestani journalist gets back equipment confiscated during search
21 August 2024

Police officers have returned laptops and a phone confiscated during a search to Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov, who was recognized as a "foreign agent." At the same time, law enforcement officers did not give an official response about the reasons for the investigative actions, Memorial employees reported.

Cause of death of Akhmatovite Akhmed Dzhabrailov, detained in Dagestan, was suffocation
Human rights
Cause of death of Akhmatovite Akhmed Dzhabrailov, detained in Dagestan, was suffocation
21 August 2024

The results of the examination showed that the previously detained by the police special forces fighter "Akhmat", a member of the "SVO" Akhmed Dzhabrailov died of suffocation due to "compression of the chest and abdomen." No drugs or alcohol were found in his blood, as previously assumed. This was reported on his Telegram channel by the activist Shamil Khadulaev.

In Armenia, the Belarusian Embassy was pelted with eggs due to Lukashenko's statements
Politics
In Armenia, the Belarusian Embassy was pelted with eggs due to Lukashenko's statements
21 August 2024

The Belarusian Embassy in Yerevan was pelted with eggs, tomatoes and potatoes. The protesters demanded the severance of diplomatic relations with Minsk.

The lowest one-time payments to
Society
The lowest one-time payments to "SVO" participants are assigned in Chechnya and North Ossetia
21 August 2024

Only 100 thousand rubles are offered to contract soldiers for participating in the war with Ukraine from the budgets of Chechnya and North Ossetia. These are the lowest rates among Russian regions. Such data are published on the website "Important Stories".

Stavropol Territory Outraged by High Fee for Singer Shaman
Society
Stavropol Territory Outraged by High Fee for Singer Shaman
21 August 2024

"I am just an infantryman," Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov told the Russian president during his visit to the special forces university in Gudermes. Putin, in turn, noted that "we are all infantrymen, we are all in the same position in this sense."

Svetlana Gannushkina has been charged over a letter in defense of an Ingush native accused of terrorism
Human rights
Svetlana Gannushkina has been charged over a letter in defense of an Ingush native accused of terrorism
21 August 2024

The Moscow prosecutor's office has opened an administrative case against human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina. The document states that she failed to indicate her "foreign agency" in her correspondence with Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova.

Kadyrov called himself Putin's foot soldier
Politics
Kadyrov called himself Putin's foot soldier
21 August 2024

"I am just a foot soldier," Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov told the Russian president during his visit to the Special Forces University in Grozny. Putin, in turn, noted that "we are all foot soldiers, we are all in the same position in this sense."

Murder of an Akhmat member in the Dagestan OMVD: who will answer?
Human rights
Murder of an Akhmat member in the Dagestan OMVD: who will answer?
20 August 2024

The Akhmat fighter killed in a police department in Dagestan suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. The sister of the deceased 48-year-old Akhmed Dzhabrailov told the BAZA Telegram channel about this. More details in our video report.

Putin Arrives in Chechnya
Politics
Putin Arrives in Chechnya
20 August 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Chechnya. At the Grozny airport, he was met by the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, along with members of the regional government and heads of law enforcement agencies.

Mothers of children killed in Beslan were not allowed to ask Putin questions
Human rights
Mothers of children killed in Beslan were not allowed to ask Putin questions
20 August 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the mothers of the children killed in Beslan during his visit to North Ossetia. The video released by the Kremlin shows only three women, who are shown for only a few seconds. They were not allowed to ask questions on camera.