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A Muslim political prisoner sentenced to 14 years had his sentence reduced by three months.
Human rights
A Muslim political prisoner sentenced to 14 years had his sentence reduced by three months.
11 October 2023

The Military Court of Appeal commuted the sentence of Muslim political prisoner Bakhrom Khamroev by three months. Instead of 14 years in prison, he was given 13 years and 9 months in prison, the Memorial Human Rights Center reported.

A visit of Prigorodny representatives to the Government House, invasions of apartments and robberies in Grozny, another “cleansing” of Tsotsin-Yurt with robberies, beatings and murders
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
A visit of Prigorodny representatives to the Government House, invasions of apartments and robberies in Grozny, another “cleansing” of Tsotsin-Yurt with robberies, beatings and murders
10 October 2023

A protest against the illegal actions of federal forces in Chechnya ended in the village of Prigorodnoye. It was started by local residents on October 7, and the reason for its implementation was the murder of 11-year-old local resident Muslim Bisultanov.

A journalist from North Ossetia was fined again for criticizing the Russian authorities
Human rights
A journalist from North Ossetia was fined again for criticizing the Russian authorities
10 October 2023

A court in Vladikavkaz decided to fine journalist Ruslan Totrov 20 thousand rubles under the article of inciting hatred and enmity against a group of people.

Two more police officers have been arrested in Dagestan on charges of torture that led to the death of a man
Human rights
Two more police officers have been arrested in Dagestan on charges of torture that led to the death of a man
10 October 2023

The Supreme Court of Dagestan ordered the arrest of two more police officers suspected of torturing and killing a local resident at the police station. A criminal case has been filed against them for abuse of power. In total, seven security officials are under investigation.

Russian intelligence services named ISIS and Ukraine as the main terrorist threats
Society
Russian intelligence services named ISIS and Ukraine as the main terrorist threats
10 October 2023

Since 2022, two terrorist crimes have been committed and 37 terrorist crimes have been prevented in the North Caucasus Federal District.

In the new year, a history textbook with corrected facts about repressed peoples will appear in schools.
Society
In the new year, a history textbook with corrected facts about repressed peoples will appear in schools.
10 October 2023

A history textbook for grades 10-11 with a revised chapter on deported peoples will appear in schools in the new academic year. In the updated edition, the edits will affect not the entire chapter, but one paragraph about repressed peoples. This was announced by one of the authors of the book, MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov.

Political prisoner from Crimea Irina Danilovich could have suffered a stroke
Human rights
Political prisoner from Crimea Irina Danilovich could have suffered a stroke
10 October 2023

Placed in women's colony No. 7 in the city of Zelenokumsk (Stavropol Territory), citizen journalist and nurse Irina Danilovich may have previously suffered a stroke in the Simferopol pre-trial detention center.

Among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, Dagestan suffered the greatest human losses in the war with Ukraine.
Society
Among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, Dagestan suffered the greatest human losses in the war with Ukraine.
10 October 2023

The largest number of residents of the North Caucasian Federal District who died in the war with Ukraine was in Dagestan - 638. This follows from reports from representatives of the authorities and law enforcement agencies.

Robbery in the house of an entrepreneur in Alkhazurovo, the forced disappearance of a man in Argun, kidnapping and “extorting” a confession from a resident of Grozny
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Robbery in the house of an entrepreneur in Alkhazurovo, the forced disappearance of a man in Argun, kidnapping and “extorting” a confession from a resident of Grozny
9 October 2023

In the village of Alkhazurovo, military personnel carrying out a “cleansing operation” entered the house of 67-year-old Isa Rasulovich Magomadov, who lived at 29 Beregovaya St. They checked the residents’ documents, searched the premises and left.

The Russian Foreign Ministry assured that Russian peacekeepers remain in Karabakh
Politics
The Russian Foreign Ministry assured that Russian peacekeepers remain in Karabakh
9 October 2023

The Russian peacekeeping contingent remains in Karabakh and has no plans to leave the region. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Mikhail Galuzin.