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The kidnapping of a woman and looting in Grozny, an anti-war picket on the Rostov-Baku highway, a ransom demand for the corpse of Magomed Tsagaraev
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
The kidnapping of a woman and looting in Grozny, an anti-war picket on the Rostov-Baku highway, a ransom demand for the corpse of Magomed Tsagaraev
1 August 2023

On August 1, 2001, early in the morning in the first half of August, the Russian military took Satsita Sadykova, a mother of two children, from a 9-storey building on Olimpiyskiy Proyezd in Grozny.

Journalist and activist Timur Kuashev was killed 9 years ago
Human rights
Journalist and activist Timur Kuashev was killed 9 years ago
1 August 2023

Own correspondent of the first Caucasian independent magazine "DOSH" closed at the end of 2022 in Kabardino-Balkaria Timur Kuashev, who disappeared on the night of July 31, 2014, was found dead on the morning of August 1 near the village of Khasanya, in the suburbs of Nalchik.

One of the leaders of the Azerbaijani opposition was left under arrest
Human rights
One of the leaders of the Azerbaijani opposition was left under arrest
1 August 2023

The court in Baku did not satisfy the defense's petition for house arrest and left the leader of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Prosperity Party, Gubad Ibadoglu, in custody.

Zarema Musayeva expressed hope for a fair verdict in the Supreme Court
Human rights
Zarema Musayeva expressed hope for a fair verdict in the Supreme Court
1 August 2023

Zarema Musayeva, sentenced in Chechnya to five and a half years, is awaiting an appeal in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and hopes for the best. This was reported by Novaya Gazeta.

The US and Türkiye hope for a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Politics
The US and Türkiye hope for a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan
1 August 2023

The US has said it continues to believe that a peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia is "within reach."

Activist Convicted for Supporting Shamil Basayev Placed in ShIZO of KBR Colony
Human rights
Activist Convicted for Supporting Shamil Basayev Placed in ShIZO of KBR Colony
1 August 2023

Daria Polyudova, a Kuban activist of the Left Resistance, sentenced to nine years, was sent to a punishment cell in colony No. 4 of Kabardino-Balkaria.

100,000 Russians have emigrated to Armenia since the beginning of the war with Ukraine
Society
100,000 Russians have emigrated to Armenia since the beginning of the war with Ukraine
1 August 2023

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Armenia has received almost 100,000 Russians. This was reported by the French newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré.

19 people detained at protest against Russian cruise ship in Batumi
Society
19 people detained at protest against Russian cruise ship in Batumi
1 August 2023

Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia the day before detained 19 people, including a citizen of Ukraine, at a protest in Batumi for petty hooliganism and disobedience to the police. This is stated in the message of the Public Defender of Georgia.

Discovery of a mass grave in the Shali region, blockade of Urus-Martan
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Discovery of a mass grave in the Shali region, blockade of Urus-Martan
31 July 2023

According to information that HRC Memorial could not verify, in the summer of 2001, a burial was discovered between the town of Shali and the village of Serzhen-Yurt, next to the canal, 200 meters from the Russian checkpoint.

Number of political prisoners increased in Azerbaijan
Human rights
Number of political prisoners increased in Azerbaijan
31 July 2023

From April to July, the number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan increased from 182 to 204 people. This was announced by the Union "For Freedom of Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan".