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Kadyrov's son received a position in the security service of the head of Chechnya
Society
Kadyrov's son received a position in the security service of the head of Chechnya
5 November 2023

State Duma Deputy Adam Delimkhanov and Minister of National Policy and Press of the Republic Akhmed Dudayev congratulated Adam Kadyrov, the 15-year-old son of Ramzan Kadyrov, “on his appointment to a responsible position in the security service of the Head of the Chechen Republic.”

Kidnappings of men, beatings of civilians and other war crimes in Urus-Martan and Goyty
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Kidnappings of men, beatings of civilians and other war crimes in Urus-Martan and Goyty
4 November 2023

At 2 a.m. in the city of Urus-Martan, employees of an unidentified security agency - up to 20 people in total - kidnapped two local residents. Having burst into the house on Chekhov Street, they did not introduce themselves and, without explaining the reasons for their actions, took the son of the owner of the house, Shamil Bazaev, and his neighbor, Khasan Umarovich Amayev, born in 1982, out onto the street.

Chronicle of the Russian-Ukrainian war (September-October 2023)
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Chronicle of the Russian-Ukrainian war (September-October 2023)
4 November 2023

On September 1, Ukrainian troops advance south and southeast of the village of Rabotino, a stronghold of the Russian defense.

The President of Georgia proposed the creation of a bicameral parliament
Politics
The President of Georgia proposed the creation of a bicameral parliament
4 November 2023

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili proposed making changes to the state order and creating a bicameral parliament. The head of state noted that there is no “real self-government” in the country.

In the case of Crimean Tatar political prisoners, the lawyer suspected the prosecution witness of working for the special services
Human rights
In the case of Crimean Tatar political prisoners, the lawyer suspected the prosecution witness of working for the special services
4 November 2023

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.

Attack on a family in the village of Assinovskaya, fatal wounding of a 12-year-old boy in the village of Voikova, Grozny
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Attack on a family in the village of Assinovskaya, fatal wounding of a 12-year-old boy in the village of Voikova, Grozny
3 November 2023

At about 10 p.m., in the village of Assinovskaya, masked soldiers attacked the house in which Natasha and her husband Said-Akhmed Khadzhimuradov lived.

Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva arrested in Kazan
Human rights
Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva arrested in Kazan
3 November 2023

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.

Ramzan Kadyrov creates new military units
Politics
Ramzan Kadyrov creates new military units
3 November 2023

On October 24, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the formation of a new Chechen battalion named after Sheikh Mansur, which will fight as part of the Russian Defense Ministry. On October 26, another new unit was announced – the Baysangur Benoevsky Rosgvardia battalion.

Russia withdrew from the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Human rights
Russia withdrew from the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
3 November 2023

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.

Apti Visaev found guilty of preparing a terrorist attack
Human rights
Apti Visaev found guilty of preparing a terrorist attack
3 November 2023

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.