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Ombudsman of Ukraine: at least 183 Crimean Tatars are illegally detained and subject to repression by the Russian authorities
Human rights
Ombudsman of Ukraine: at least 183 Crimean Tatars are illegally detained and subject to repression by the Russian authorities
3 July 2023

Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets said that at least 183 Crimean Tatars were illegally detained in Russian-occupied Crimea.

The residents of Chechnya work the least in the North Caucasus Federal District
Economy
The residents of Chechnya work the least in the North Caucasus Federal District
3 July 2023

In the first quarter of 2023, the population of North Ossetia worked an average of 39 hours per week (just under 8 hours per day). This is the maximum figure for the NCFD.

Georgia rejects allegations of providing Russians with a corridor to travel to Europe
Politics
Georgia rejects allegations of providing Russians with a corridor to travel to Europe
3 July 2023

Claims that direct flights between Georgia and the Russian Federation will increase the flow of Russians to Europe are unfounded, according to Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party.

Crimean Tatar political prisoners are illegally kept in prisons
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoners are illegally kept in prisons
3 July 2023

Convicted political prisoners Arsen Abkhairov, Rustem Emiruseinov and Eskender Abdulganiev are kept in prisons.

In Chechnya and the KBR, regular contract soldiers who did not want to go to war in Ukraine were sentenced to real terms
Human rights
In Chechnya and the KBR, regular contract soldiers who did not want to go to war in Ukraine were sentenced to real terms
3 July 2023

The Grozny and Nalchik garrison military courts sentenced two servicemen to five and a half years in prison.

The Caucasus marked the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Caucasian War
News
The Caucasus marked the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Caucasian War
3 July 2023

On May 21, in honor of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Caucasian War, Circassian activists held a traditional march to the Tree of Life monument in Nalchik. This year, the event was spontaneous – the authorities refused to sanction the place and time of the march under a formal pretext.

In Dagestan, a woman was forced to apologize for a scandalous video
Society
In Dagestan, a woman was forced to apologize for a scandalous video
3 July 2023

On May 2, the Shamilsky District administration published a video with an apology from a woman who had previously made public a video about the sale of stewed meat in the district center, allegedly stolen from the military.

Apti Visaev's wife and defense attorney banned from attending trial
Human rights
Apti Visaev's wife and defense attorney banned from attending trial
3 July 2023

On May 19, a judge of the 1st Eastern District Military Court in Khabarovsk removed Apti Visaev's wife and public defender Aisha Mutaeva from the trial of Apti Visaev, who is accused of preparing a terrorist attack. The woman was banned from attending the trial until the verdict. The reason was video recordings allegedly made by her in court and published on social networks.

Ingushetia ranked fifth in the country in terms of the quality of regional roads
Economy
Ingushetia ranked fifth in the country in terms of the quality of regional roads
3 July 2023

The share of regional roads (excluding federal highways) that meet the standards in Ingushetia last year is 81.7%.

The State Duma suggested that Islamic banking will attract foreign investment
Economy
The State Duma suggested that Islamic banking will attract foreign investment
3 July 2023

Islamic banking will attract $11-14 billion in investments to Russia, especially from Iran and Turkey. This was stated by the head of the State Duma Committee on the financial market Anatoly Aksakov.