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Residents of Makhachkala and California came out with posters in support of the Dagestan journalist
Human rights
Residents of Makhachkala and California came out with posters in support of the Dagestan journalist
4 September 2023

In the capital of Dagestan, another solitary action took place against repressions against the editor of the Dagestan newspaper Chernovik, Abdulmumin Gadzhiev. However, this time the geography of the pickets has expanded to the US state of California. This is reported by “Kavkaz. Realities".

In New Moscow, a procedural check began on the fact of an attack on a woman in a hijab
Society
In New Moscow, a procedural check began on the fact of an attack on a woman in a hijab
4 September 2023

In the city of Moscow, law enforcement officers accepted the statement of a native of the North Caucasus, who was attacked by local residents because of wearing a hijab. The resonant incident occurred at the end of August, when the victim was walking with her eight-year-old son.

George W. Bush concerned about Kremlin influence on democracy in Georgia and Saakashvili's health
Politics
George W. Bush concerned about Kremlin influence on democracy in Georgia and Saakashvili's health
4 September 2023

The participants of the international conference "Defeating Putinism" taking place in Tbilisi were read the address of the American President of 2001-2009, George W. Bush. This is reported by "Echo of the Caucasus".

Azerbaijan reports new shelling by Armenian military
Politics
Azerbaijan reports new shelling by Armenian military
4 September 2023

Armenian units opened fire on Azerbaijani positions in the Kelbajar region. This was announced today by the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan. Yerevan, however, denies the charges.

Armenia urged to join NATO
Politics
Armenia urged to join NATO
4 September 2023

Head of the European Committee for NATO Development Günther Fehlinger called on Armenia to join the North Atlantic Alliance. “Nikol Pashinyan, I urge Armenia to join NATO. Joe Biden will protect Armenia,” the appeal says. This is reported by the publication "Minval.az".

Drunk murder in Grozny, shelling of Chiri-Yurt, brutal massacre of an elderly resident of Serzhen-Yurt
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Drunk murder in Grozny, shelling of Chiri-Yurt, brutal massacre of an elderly resident of Serzhen-Yurt
3 September 2023

On the night of September 3, in the Shelkovskiy district, employees of the Russian security forces abducted Lechi Khakimsultanovich Khozhaev, born in 1975, and a local resident named Khamtsuev (the employees of the HRC "Memorial" could not obtain any other information about him).

Nika Chitadze: The ruling party is not interested in Georgia getting the status of a candidate country
Politics
Nika Chitadze: The ruling party is not interested in Georgia getting the status of a candidate country
3 September 2023

A series of visits by Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili to Europe, which were not coordinated with the government, and the scandal that followed them, testify to internal disagreements in the country, which, in turn, influence external political processes.

Preventive accounting continues to operate in Dagestan
Human rights
Preventive accounting continues to operate in Dagestan
3 September 2023

On July 15, the Memorial Human Rights Center published information on the practice of using preventive accounting in Dagestan in 2023. According to human rights activists, if previously the police registered mainly adherents of the Salafi branch of Islam who attend “unreliable” mosques as potential extremists, now relatives of convicted persons and women wearing a niqab are included in the classified lists of criminal records.

Zarema Musayeva was sentenced to five and a half years in prison
Human rights
Zarema Musayeva was sentenced to five and a half years in prison
3 September 2023

On July 4, the Akhmatovsky District Court of Grozny announced the verdict for Zarema Musaeva. The court found her guilty of fraud and violence against a police officer and sentenced her to 5.5 years in a general regime colony. That's exactly what the prosecutor asked for her. Musaeva and her lawyers intend to appeal the verdict.

Abubakar Yangulbaev added to the register of terrorists and extremists
Human rights
Abubakar Yangulbaev added to the register of terrorists and extremists
3 September 2023

On August 29, Rosfinmonitoring added lawyer, human rights activist, former employee of the "Committee Against Torture" Abubakar Yangulbaev, son of Zarema Musayeva, to the list of terrorists and extremists. He is a defendant in two criminal cases - on organizing extremist activity and on calls for terrorism.