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Aslan Cherkesov denied compensation for torture in prison
Human rights
Aslan Cherkesov denied compensation for torture in prison
14 August 2023

The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria refused to pay half a million rubles to Aslan Cherkesov, a native of the republic. He sued for torture conditions.

Political prisoner from Crimea transferred to women's colony in Stavropol
Human rights
Political prisoner from Crimea transferred to women's colony in Stavropol
14 August 2023

Irina Danilovich, a civilian journalist and nurse sentenced to almost seven years, was transferred from the pre-trial detention center to the women's colony No. 7 in the city of Zelenokumsk (Stavropol Territory).

Azerbaijani opposition calls for sanctions against country's authorities for repressions
Society
Azerbaijani opposition calls for sanctions against country's authorities for repressions
14 August 2023

The Azerbaijan Popular Front Party called on the international community to take sanctions measures against the country's authorities.

Russia
Politics
Russia "reacted" to the words of the Azerbaijani ambassador about Russian aggression in Ukraine
14 August 2023

Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin responded to the recent statement of the Azerbaijani ambassador.

In Dagestan, residents blocked the highway again
Society
In Dagestan, residents blocked the highway again
14 August 2023

In anticipation of water and electricity, which are still missing, more than 200 residents of Dagestan took to the Astrakhan-Makhachkala federal highway. As a result, the Interior Ministry was forced to suspend traffic for 470 km.

Least of all accidents with victims recorded in Chechnya
Society
Least of all accidents with victims recorded in Chechnya
14 August 2023

Chechnya, Tomsk Oblast and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug are leaders in the ranking of regions in terms of road accidents. They recorded the smallest number of accidents with victims in the first half of 2023. Rating outsiders - Tuva, Omsk region and Kalmykia, according to RIA Novosti.

Kidnappings of men in Alkhan-Kala and Tsotsin-Yurt, closed criminal cases and unpunished criminals
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Kidnappings of men in Alkhan-Kala and Tsotsin-Yurt, closed criminal cases and unpunished criminals
13 August 2023

In the village of Alkhan-Kala, the Russian military detained Z. Arsakaev and took him away. Under Article 126, part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“abduction of a person”), the prosecutor's office of the Grozny district on October 28 opened criminal case No. 19180.

Jordan renamed Kadyrov Street in honor of Dzhokhar Dudayev
Society
Jordan renamed Kadyrov Street in honor of Dzhokhar Dudayev
13 August 2023

Activists of the Chechen opposition movement "1ADAT" held a protest action in Jordan. In the capital, Amman, they renamed Kadyrov Street to Johor Dudayev. They reported this on their TG channel and posted photos and videos.

The regions of the North Caucasus are among the leaders in the number of divorces
Society
The regions of the North Caucasus are among the leaders in the number of divorces
13 August 2023

North Ossetia, Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria were in the top regions with the highest number of divorces per thousand inhabitants in the first half of 2023. It is reported by Rosstat.

117 Crimean Tatar political prisoners kept in Russian colonies
Society
117 Crimean Tatar political prisoners kept in Russian colonies
12 August 2023

117 representatives of the Crimean Tatar people are serving their sentences in colonies and prisons of the Russian Federation on politically motivated cases. This was stated by the head of the Crimean Tatar resource center Eskender Bariev.