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Journalist arrested in Azerbaijan
Human rights
Journalist arrested in Azerbaijan
21 November 2023

In Baku, after searches, the director of the online media Abzas Meda, Ulvi Hasanli, was detained. He was accused of smuggling foreign currency.

Regions of the North Caucasus are collecting aid to Palestine and announced the possibility of accepting refugees
Politics
Regions of the North Caucasus are collecting aid to Palestine and announced the possibility of accepting refugees
21 November 2023

The day before, the heads of Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya announced their readiness to accept refugees from Palestine. In Dagestan, they noted that the region is primarily waiting for women and children. Chechnya, in turn, reported that it was ready to accept 250 people.

Four Crimean Tatars received sentences ranging from 12 to 17 years
Human rights
Four Crimean Tatars received sentences ranging from 12 to 17 years
21 November 2023

The military appeal court in Vlasikha confirmed the sentence of four Crimean Tatar political prisoners Dzhebbar Bekirov, Rustem Tairov, Rustem Murasov and Zavur Abdullaev. They were sentenced to terms ranging from 12 to 17 years.

Inflation has accelerated in the North Caucasus Federal District
Economy
Inflation has accelerated in the North Caucasus Federal District
21 November 2023

In October, official inflation in the North Caucasus Federal District accelerated to 7.8% after 7.1% in September. This was reported by the Central Bank Rosstat. Annual price growth in Russia as a whole also continued to rise, reaching 6.6% (in September – 6%).

Five Crimean Tatars recognized as political prisoners
Human rights
Five Crimean Tatars recognized as political prisoners
21 November 2023

The defendants in the first Dzhankoy case of Hizb ut-Tahrir - activist Enver Krosh, journalist Vilen Temeryanov, Rinat Aliyev, Murat Mustafayev, Seityagi Abbozov and Edem Bekirov - are recognized as political prisoners. This was reported by the human rights project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial".

Artillery shelling of the village of Pobedinskoye and a residential area in Grozny
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Artillery shelling of the village of Pobedinskoye and a residential area in Grozny
20 November 2023

On the night of November 20, the village of Pobedinskoye came under artillery fire. One of the shells exploded near a checkpoint in the courtyard of a private house.

A resident of Dagestan was fined for watching Ukrainian channels
Human rights
A resident of Dagestan was fined for watching Ukrainian channels
20 November 2023

The Kizlyar city court in Dagestan found local resident Asiyat Magomedova guilty of discrediting the Russian army and fined her.

Previously convicted mercenaries of the Wagner PMC were detained in Dagestan for kidnapping
Human rights
Previously convicted mercenaries of the Wagner PMC were detained in Dagestan for kidnapping
20 November 2023

In Dagestan, participants in the war in Ukraine who had previously been convicted and given amnesty were detained. 39-year-old Bashir Akhmedov and 35-year-old Magomed Piraev are suspected of kidnapping businessman Abdulbasir Baitimirov and embezzling 31 million rubles.

Mikheil Saakashvili asked the President of Georgia for a pardon
Human rights
Mikheil Saakashvili asked the President of Georgia for a pardon
20 November 2023

Speaking at a meeting of the Tbilisi City Court, ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili said that he “does not want to ask President Salome Zurabishvili for anything,” but still hinted at a request for a pardon.

A Chechen who fled from Russia to Kyrgyzstan may be expelled back
Human rights
A Chechen who fled from Russia to Kyrgyzstan may be expelled back
20 November 2023

A court in Bishkek found a native of Chechnya, Mansur Movlaev, guilty of illegally crossing the border and decided to expel him from Kyrgyzstan. The man has repeatedly stated that he faces torture and death in the Russian Federation.