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A foul neighborhood cannot be avoided / Residents of Dagestan protest against the construction of a landfill near a nature reserve
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A foul neighborhood cannot be avoided / Residents of Dagestan protest against the construction of a landfill near a nature reserve
5 November 2023

On September 7, about a hundred residents of the Kumtorkalinsky district of Dagestan came out to protest against the construction of a landfill near the Sarykum dune, which is part of the Dagestan Nature Reserve and has the status of a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Eight participants in the protest were detained by the police.

In Search of Jews / How the Fight Against Nazism Led to Anti-Semitic Protests.
Society
In Search of Jews / How the Fight Against Nazism Led to Anti-Semitic Protests.
5 November 2023

At the end of October, anti-Semitic protests, provoked by events in Palestine, took place in three republics of the North Caucasus. In Dagestan, rioters, outraged by the bombing of the Gaza Strip and the mass murder of Palestinian civilians, most of whom were children, seized the airport while waiting for a flight from Israel. The Kremlin said that these events were “inspired from the territory of Ukraine.” Social networks blame Islamists. Experts believe that pogroms are a completely Russian tradition.

Under Stalin's Dictation / The New History Textbook Deports Peoples in the Chapter
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Under Stalin's Dictation / The New History Textbook Deports Peoples in the Chapter "Accomplices of the Occupiers"
5 November 2023

The new history textbook for high school students, which arrived in schools at the beginning of the school year, has caused outrage among residents of the Caucasus due to its offensive interpretation of the reasons for Stalin's deportation of 1943-1944. As a result, the authors of the textbook agreed to amend one paragraph.

Kadyrov's son received a position in the security service of the head of Chechnya
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Kadyrov's son received a position in the security service of the head of Chechnya
5 November 2023

State Duma Deputy Adam Delimkhanov and Minister of National Policy and Press of the Republic Akhmed Dudayev congratulated Adam Kadyrov, the 15-year-old son of Ramzan Kadyrov, “on his appointment to a responsible position in the security service of the Head of the Chechen Republic.”

A native of Ingushetia attacked a school in France
Society
A native of Ingushetia attacked a school in France
3 November 2023

On October 13, a terrorist attack occurred in the city of Arras in northern France: 20-year-old Mukhammad Mogushkov, a native of Russia, attacked the school where he had previously studied, killed a teacher with a knife and wounded three others. Before the attack, he shouted "Allahu Akbar." The tragedy at the school will most likely lead to the expulsion from the country of Caucasian Muslims who were unable to integrate into the European environment.

The Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk People has been recognized as an extremist organization
Society
The Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk People has been recognized as an extremist organization
3 November 2023

On October 6, Rosfinmonitoring included the public association "Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk People" in its list of terrorists and extremists. Earlier, the Supreme Court of Kalmykia recognized the Congress as an extremist organization and banned its activities on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Ziyavudin Magomedov files lawsuit against Rosatom
Human rights
Ziyavudin Magomedov files lawsuit against Rosatom
3 November 2023

On September 26, Reuters reported on a multi-billion dollar lawsuit filed by Russian tycoon Ziyavudin Magomedov against Rosatom and other companies. The businessman, who is serving a 19-year sentence for creating a criminal group and embezzlement, believes that he is the victim of a state-sanctioned conspiracy.

UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev emigrated from Sweden to the UAE
Society
UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev emigrated from Sweden to the UAE
3 November 2023

On September 22, the Swedish television company SVT reported that Chechen athlete, UFC fighter Khamzat Chimaev no longer represents Sweden - he emigrated to the United Arab Emirates. This was stated by his manager Mahdi Shammas, without disclosing the reasons for this decision.

Over 20 active participants in riots at Makhachkala airport identified
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Over 20 active participants in riots at Makhachkala airport identified
3 November 2023

The Investigative Committee reported that it had identified more than 20 “active participants in mass riots” suspected in the case of the pogrom at Makhachkala airport at the end of October.

The US imposed sanctions against Kadyrov's son-in-law and nephew
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The US imposed sanctions against Kadyrov's son-in-law and nephew
3 November 2023

The United States has imposed sanctions on yet another number of representatives of Russian business and industry. The list included the son-in-law and nephew of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, First Deputy Chairman of the Chechen Parliament Salman Zakriev and his son Ibrahim (Yakub), who recently headed the nationalized Danone Russia company.