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Grozny reacts to demolition of Chechen mosque in Dagestan
Religion
Grozny reacts to demolition of Chechen mosque in Dagestan
24 May 2025

Complaints from Chechens living in the village of Leninaul in the Kazbekovsky district of Dagestan about the demolition of a historic mosque by the authorities will not go unnoticed. Theologians from the spiritual administrations of the North Caucasus will gather to discuss this issue, as well as the issue of returning homes to people evicted from these lands during Stalin's deportations. This was stated by the Mufti of Chechnya Salakh Mezhiyev.

Head of Dagestan sentenced in absentia in Ukraine
Politics
Head of Dagestan sentenced in absentia in Ukraine
24 May 2025

Head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison in Ukraine for helping members of the "SVO". He was found guilty under the article on financing actions committed with the aim of changing the borders of Ukraine.

Another criminal case has been opened in Dagestan for participation in Shamil Basayev's detachment
Human rights
Another criminal case has been opened in Dagestan for participation in Shamil Basayev's detachment
24 May 2025

A man who is believed to be a member of the detachment of field commanders Shamil Basayev and Khattab has been detained in the Kaitag district of Dagestan. He allegedly took part in military actions in the Botlikh district of the republic in 1999 during the second Russian-Chechen war.

In Nalchik, police detained at least 8 participants in a rally in memory of the expulsion of Circassians
Human rights
In Nalchik, police detained at least 8 participants in a rally in memory of the expulsion of Circassians
23 May 2025

On May 21, a rally was held in the capital of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic in memory of the victims of the Caucasian War and those who died for the independence of the Circassian people. At least two thousand people took part in the action.

Four officers of the Akhmat unit were killed in a car explosion in Ukraine
Politics
Four officers of the Akhmat unit were killed in a car explosion in Ukraine
23 May 2025

A UAZ Patriot exploded between the city of Skadovsk and the village of Antonovka in the Kherson region. There were four officers in it, presumably associated with the Akhmat unit, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine reported.

Chechen detained in Kazakhstan asks not to be extradited to Russia
Human rights
Chechen detained in Kazakhstan asks not to be extradited to Russia
23 May 2025

Mansur Movlaev, who was put on the wanted list in Russia and fled from the Chechen authorities, has received the status of an asylum seeker in Kazakhstan. He also asked not to be extradited to Russia.

Georgian oppositionist arrested for failure to appear at parliamentary investigative commission meeting
Politics
Georgian oppositionist arrested for failure to appear at parliamentary investigative commission meeting
23 May 2025

On May 22, the Tbilisi City Court sentenced one of the leaders of the opposition party "Coalition for Change" Zurab Girchi Japaridze to arrest as a preventive measure. He was taken into custody in the courtroom.

Crimean Tatar journalist transferred from Siberian prison to the Far East
Human rights
Crimean Tatar journalist transferred from Siberian prison to the Far East
23 May 2025

Citizen journalist Rustem Sheykhaliyev was transferred from the Yeniseisk prison in Krasnoyarsk Krai to Blagoveshchensk in Amur Oblast. In February, the political prisoner was placed in the tuberculosis hospital of the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service for Krasnoyarsk Krai. This happened after his legs turned blue and began to hurt and swell even more.

Volgograd resident detained for comment on CTO events in Ingushetia
Society
Volgograd resident detained for comment on CTO events in Ingushetia
22 May 2025

A 21-year-old local resident of Volgograd was accused of publicly justifying terrorism. He is suspected of leaving a comment on social networks in support of natives of Ingushetia killed during the counter-terrorism operation in 2024.

A court hearing on the case of one of the opposition leaders has begun in Tbilisi
Politics
A court hearing on the case of one of the opposition leaders has begun in Tbilisi
22 May 2025

At today's session of the Tbilisi City Court, a preventive measure will be chosen for one of the leaders of the opposition party "Coalition for Change" Zurab Girchi Japaridze. The politician refused to pay bail in the amount of 20 thousand lari, assigned to him for refusing to appear for questioning at the investigative commission of the parliament.