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Alexander Nemov and Elena Milashina will be transferred to a hospital in Beslan
Human rights
Alexander Nemov and Elena Milashina will be transferred to a hospital in Beslan
4 July 2023

The beaten lawyer and journalist in Grozny will be accompanied by Chechen Ombudsman Mansur Soltaev. They will be transported to North Ossetia for treatment.

Vladimir Zelensky was horrified by the state of Mikheil Saakashvili and instructed the Foreign Ministry to expel the Georgian ambassador
Human rights
Vladimir Zelensky was horrified by the state of Mikheil Saakashvili and instructed the Foreign Ministry to expel the Georgian ambassador
4 July 2023

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to the terrible condition of the imprisoned ex-president of Georgia, citizen of Ukraine Mikheil Saakashvili after a long hunger strike.

Journalist and lawyer brutally attacked in Grozny
Human rights
Journalist and lawyer brutally attacked in Grozny
4 July 2023

In Chechnya, armed men attacked journalist Yelena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov, who were on their way to court for the sentencing of Zarema Musayeva.

The operation in the village of Assinovskaya is a “large-scale crime against civilians”
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
The operation in the village of Assinovskaya is a “large-scale crime against civilians”
3 July 2023

On July 3, 2001, on the outskirts of Assinovskaya station, an armored personnel carrier was blown up by a landmine. According to official data, the position of the federal forces was fired upon, one policeman was wounded.

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
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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.