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Residents of Dagestan complained about torture in pre-trial detention
Human rights
Residents of Dagestan complained about torture in pre-trial detention
21 August 2023

In Makhachkala, police officers tortured the brothers Mukhtar and Magomedrasul Bagomedov. They were required to confess in the manufacture of explosives.

Activist from Chechnya wanted by Russian authorities detained in Kyrgyzstan
Human rights
Activist from Chechnya wanted by Russian authorities detained in Kyrgyzstan
21 August 2023

At the Manas International Airport, employees of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan detained an activist from Chechnya, Mansur Movlayev.

In Stavropol, the fired head of a kindergarten is required to be punished for speaking out against the war with Ukraine
Human rights
In Stavropol, the fired head of a kindergarten is required to be punished for speaking out against the war with Ukraine
21 August 2023

In the Stavropol village of Donskaya Balka, after a denunciation, the head of the kindergarten Svetlana Shelar, who spoke out against the war with Ukraine, was fired. Now local “public activists” demand that law enforcement agencies conduct a thorough investigation into the woman.

A rally under the slogan
Society
A rally under the slogan "Putin is a killer" was held in Georgia
21 August 2023

The day before, in many countries of the world, actions were held in support of Alexei Navalny under the slogan "Putin is a killer." Three years ago, a Russian oppositionist was poisoned in a Tomsk hotel by agents of the Russian special services.

Execution of a family in Duba-Yurt, kidnapping by the military of a resident of Dyshne-Vedeno for the purpose of revenge, brutal murder in Grozny
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Execution of a family in Duba-Yurt, kidnapping by the military of a resident of Dyshne-Vedeno for the purpose of revenge, brutal murder in Grozny
20 August 2023

On the night of August 20, in the village of Duba-Yurt, unknown armed men in camouflage uniforms and masks broke into the house of Musa Yasadov and shot everyone who was there.

Well-known human rights activist denied mitigation of preventive measure in Azerbaijan
Human rights
Well-known human rights activist denied mitigation of preventive measure in Azerbaijan
20 August 2023

A court in Baku rejected a motion to replace detention in a pre-trial detention center with house arrest for human rights activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev. The accused also asked to be taken out of the glass cage and placed next to the lawyers. However, the judge did not grant this request.

Rostekhnadzor will check the activity of filling stations in Dagestan
Society
Rostekhnadzor will check the activity of filling stations in Dagestan
20 August 2023

A special commission, headed by Alan Tsaliev, head of the Caucasus Department of Rostekhnadzor, will investigate the causes of the explosion that occurred on August 14 at a gas station in Makhachkala. Recall that the cause of it was the ignition of saltpeter.

Shelling and “cleansing” of the village of Gekhi, kidnappings of men in Shali with impunity, murders in Grozny
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Shelling and “cleansing” of the village of Gekhi, kidnappings of men in Shali with impunity, murders in Grozny
19 August 2023

On August 19–23, a “cleansing operation” was carried out in the village of Gekhi. The reason for it was the blowing up of a Russian military vehicle that led to the victims.

A resident of North Ossetia was fined for doubting the ownership of the Crimea
Human rights
A resident of North Ossetia was fined for doubting the ownership of the Crimea
19 August 2023

A fine of 45,000 rubles was imposed by a court in Vladikavkaz on local resident Vissarion Aseev under an administrative article discrediting the Russian army.

Residents of Dagestan again protested due to lack of electricity
Society
Residents of Dagestan again protested due to lack of electricity
19 August 2023

Residents of the Scientific City of Makhachkala came out and blocked the road. There is no electricity or water in their houses. A huge traffic jam formed at the entrance to the city from the village of Leninkent. Also, people came out and blocked Akushinsky Street.