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A resident of Adygea detained on suspicion of ties to Ukraine
Human rights
A resident of Adygea detained on suspicion of ties to Ukraine
24 January 2025

A 24-year-old resident of the Takhtamukaysky district of Adygea was detained for "commitment to Ukrainian nationalist ideas" and participation in a banned terrorist organization. This was reported by the regional FSB department.

A lawyer from Chechnya filed a lawsuit against a Moscow prosecutor and the head of a pretrial detention center
Human rights
A lawyer from Chechnya filed a lawsuit against a Moscow prosecutor and the head of a pretrial detention center
23 January 2025

A lawyer from Chechnya, Timur Idalov, filed a lawsuit with the Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow. He asks to bring to administrative responsibility the head of the department for supervision of compliance with laws in the execution of criminal sentences of the Moscow prosecutor's office, Alexey Zyazev, and the head of pretrial detention center No. 4, Igor Kempel. Idalov accused them of illegally depriving him of liberty from November 28 to December 27, 2024.

Aliyev met with the president of Israel amid criticism from the Muslim world
Politics
Aliyev met with the president of Israel amid criticism from the Muslim world
23 January 2025

As reported on the official website of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev met his colleague Yitzhak Herzog in Davos on January 21 at the initiative of the Israeli side.

In the CBD, a contractor was sentenced to a long term for leaving the military unit
Human rights
In the CBD, a contractor was sentenced to a long term for leaving the military unit
23 January 2025

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found contractor Murat Khapov guilty of involuntarily deserting the unit. He was sentenced to five years and six months in prison.

Armenia does not intend to unfreeze its participation in the pro-Russian CSTO bloc
Politics
Armenia does not intend to unfreeze its participation in the pro-Russian CSTO bloc
23 January 2025

Armenia will not unfreeze its membership in the CSTO in 2025. This is stated in the report of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the country.

The investigation into Zarema Musaeva's accusation of assaulting an FSIN employee has ended
Human rights
The investigation into Zarema Musaeva's accusation of assaulting an FSIN employee has ended
23 January 2025

In a new criminal case against the mother of Chechen activists Zarema Musaeva, the investigation is over. The woman is accused of disorganizing the activities of the colony (Part 2 of Article 321 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigation, she hit the employee of the FSIN, who accompanied her during trips to the hospital, and tore off his shoulder strap. Musaeva denies all accusations against him.

Another four participants in the disturbances at the Dagestan airport were given long terms
Human rights
Another four participants in the disturbances at the Dagestan airport were given long terms
23 January 2025

The court in the Stavropol region sentenced four more people involved in the criminal case of the pogrom at Makhachkala airport to 8 to 10 years in prison. Rajab Mutaev, Magomed Magomedbekov, Shamil Mugutdinov and Murtazali Murtazaliyev were found guilty of violating traffic safety requirements and participating in mass riots accompanied by violence.

A native of Azerbaijan, Rovshan Askerov, is included in the list of terrorists and extremists of the Russian Federation
Human rights
A native of Azerbaijan, Rovshan Askerov, is included in the list of terrorists and extremists of the Russian Federation
22 January 2025

A former connoisseur of the television game "What? Where? When?", journalist, native of Azerbaijan, Rovshan Askerov, was included in the list of terrorists and extremists of the Russian Federation, reports Rosfinmonitoring.

Human rights
"Lazarevsky Club" protested against the trial of Karabakh separatists in Azerbaijan
22 January 2025

The International Russian-Armenian "Lazarevsky Club" has expressed a strong protest in connection with the trial of the former leaders of Karabakh, which is being held in Azerbaijan.

At Grozny airport, women were detained for trying to carry a kilogram of gold around their necks
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At Grozny airport, women were detained for trying to carry a kilogram of gold around their necks
22 January 2025

Employees of the Chechen customs post detained two female passengers at Grozny airport. They tried to carry gold chains weighing about a kilogram around their necks.