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Protests against expanding cooperation with Russia have flared up again in Abkhazia
Society
Protests against expanding cooperation with Russia have flared up again in Abkhazia
15 November 2024

Mass protests by the opposition and its supporters against the investment agreement with Russia continue in the capital of Abkhazia, Sukhum. The protesters gathered near the parliament threw stones and bottles at law enforcement officers. The security forces used tear gas to disperse the protesters. The demonstrators also rammed a car through metal barriers and broke into the parliament building.

Cryptocurrency mining will be banned in the North Caucasus due to a shortage of electricity
Economy
Cryptocurrency mining will be banned in the North Caucasus due to a shortage of electricity
15 November 2024

From December 1, previously legalized cryptocurrency mining will be banned in some regions of Russia. This list includes all regions of the SCFD, except for Stavropol: Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan.

The authorities of Dagestan recognized the existence of the practice of police profuchets of citizens, offered them to go to
Human rights
The authorities of Dagestan recognized the existence of the practice of police profuchets of citizens, offered them to go to "SVO"
15 November 2024

The head of the administration of the Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan, Mahmud Amiraliev, and a representative of the military enlistment office held a preventive conversation with citizens who participated in an unauthorized action at the Makhachkala airport on October 29, 2023 (with regard to those who were not subject to criminal prosecution).

A native of Chechnya was fined twice for supporting Ukraine
Human rights
A native of Chechnya was fined twice for supporting Ukraine
15 November 2024

The Surgut City Court fined a local resident, a native of Chechnya, Marina Lolokhaeva twice, 30 and 40 thousand rubles. She was found guilty of discrediting the Russian army.

Armenia recalled that it froze its membership in the pro-Russian CSTO
Politics
Armenia recalled that it froze its membership in the pro-Russian CSTO
14 November 2024

Armenia has not changed its attitude towards the CSTO, despite the presence of the country's ambassador at the meeting of the Russian Foreign Minister with diplomats of the bloc's member countries in Moscow. This was stated by the Armenian Foreign Ministry.

Saakashvili calls for increasing the scale of protests in Georgia
Politics
Saakashvili calls for increasing the scale of protests in Georgia
14 November 2024

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who is under arrest, called on citizens to increase street protests against the results of the parliamentary elections.

Nikita Zhuravel, convicted in Chechnya, may be given a life sentence
Human rights
Nikita Zhuravel, convicted in Chechnya, may be given a life sentence
14 November 2024

Nikita Zhuravel, a student from Volgograd, who was sentenced by a court in Chechnya to 3.5 years on charges of burning the Koran, was brought to his hometown to participate in the first hearing in a new case of treason. According to the investigation, in the spring of 2023, he not only burned the holy book, but also gave the SBU a video of a train carrying military equipment. The young man faces a life sentence.

French police questioned Chechen activist about threats from Kadyrov
Human rights
French police questioned Chechen activist about threats from Kadyrov
14 November 2024

Chechen activist Abubakar Yangulbaev, the son of Zarema Musayeva, who was kidnapped and convicted in Grozny, filed a statement with the Paris police station. In it, he reported threats of violence against him and his family members from the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, State Duma deputy Adam Delimkhanov and their entourage.

Brutal suppression of riot in Angarsk colony, in which a native of Chechnya was injured, was recognized as legal
Human rights
Brutal suppression of riot in Angarsk colony, in which a native of Chechnya was injured, was recognized as legal
14 November 2024

The Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk recognized the actions of security forces in suppressing the riot in IK-15 of Angarsk, Irkutsk Region, in 2020, as legal. One of the victims was a prisoner, a native of Chechnya, Khumaid Khaidaev, who received several dozen injuries. This was reported by the "Team Against Torture".

A well-known former lawyer from North Ossetia has had his arrest extended
Society
A well-known former lawyer from North Ossetia has had his arrest extended
14 November 2024

The Moscow Garrison Military Court has extended the arrest of former lawyer Elman Pashayev from North Ossetia. He is accused of fraud on an especially large scale.