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Dagestan resident retained 9-year sentence for transferring money to his brother
Human rights
Dagestan resident retained 9-year sentence for transferring money to his brother
17 April 2023

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation upheld the sentence of 9 years for Dagestan native Abdul Akayev on charges of aiding terrorism. According to the investigation, he transferred money to his brother, who was a member of the banned ISIS organization.

A political prisoner of the Crimean Tatar is being held for more than two months in Shizo
Human rights
A political prisoner of the Crimean Tatar is being held for more than two months in Shizo
17 April 2023

Timur Yalkabova, wife of a political prisoner, complained to the Human Rights Commissioner in the Ulyanovsk region about the actions of the colony administration in Dimitrovgrad. She told me that her husband had been unjustifiably placed in the SHIZ, had his personal belongings confiscated, humiliated. 

In the Lugansk region, 3 people were killed as a result of an airstrike
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
In the Lugansk region, 3 people were killed as a result of an airstrike
17 April 2023

The Russian Federation shelled a village in the Lugansk region. Three people were killed, one was injured.

Derbent passed the largest iftar
News
Derbent passed the largest iftar
17 April 2023

About 35,000 people visited the Republican iftar in Dagestan. The Republic of Iftar visited the city. The largest collective dispersal in the region in the month of Ramadan was organized at the fountain in Nizami Ganjavi Park in Derbent.

A resident of Dagestan faces imprisonment for defamation of the Russian army
Human rights
A resident of Dagestan faces imprisonment for defamation of the Russian army
17 April 2023

Criminal proceedings were instituted against a 40-year-old resident of Tidib village, Shamil district, Dagestan, for the dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces (art. 207.3, para. 1).

Unemployment decreased in IFRS, remaining the highest in RF
Economy
Unemployment decreased in IFRS, remaining the highest in RF
17 April 2023

In 2022, compared to 2021, the number of unemployed in Ingushetia decreased by 8.1 per cent. This is the 3rd place in the country on this indicator, as reported by RIA «Rating».

Croatia denied political asylum to Chechen refugees
Politics
Croatia denied political asylum to Chechen refugees
17 April 2023

Five natives of Chechnya who had left Russia because of their unwillingness to participate in the war against Ukraine had been denied refugee status and international protection in Croatia. 
Citizens of the Russian Federation remain in the center for migrants, from where they can be both released for travel to another country and deported to Moscow.

Armenia closes channels for circumventing anti-Russian sanctions
Economy
Armenia closes channels for circumventing anti-Russian sanctions
16 April 2023

Armenia stops re-export of goods to Russia. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan demanded that the tax and customs services close the channels of circumvention of anti-Russian sanctions. This is written by the publication Hraparak. 

Return of Tumso
Society
Return of Tumso
16 April 2023

On April 16, Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov, one of the most famous critics of Ramzan Kadyrov, living in Europe, stated on his YouTube channel that he faked his own death after he became aware of the impending assassination attempt. The video post was published under the title “Operation Sucker.”

On Easter Sunday, a temple in Nikopol was shelled, two were wounded
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
On Easter Sunday, a temple in Nikopol was shelled, two were wounded
16 April 2023

On Easter, the occupiers shelled a church in the Ukrainian city of Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region. Two people were injured.