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Ismail Sabanchiev, the head of the "Council of Elders of the Balkar People." Photo: Vladimir Kardanov http://kavkazblog.ru/

17:10, 17 March 2023

Court abolishes Balkar nation's Council of Elders

The public organization "Council of Elders of the Balkar People" has failed to hold congresses and keep its records, while its leader, Ismail Sabanchiev, made an extremist call; therefore, the Nalchik City Court has declared the organization liquidated.

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. Photo: https://vk.com/primorsky.sledcom

16:08, 17 March 2023

Resident of Ingushetia suspected of discrediting the Russian Army

The suspect is accused of posting statements in a social network aimed at discrediting the use of the Russian Armed Forces; this became the reason for initiating a criminal case against him.

Chechen fighters in a formation line. Screenshot of the video published on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel on March 16, 2023 https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3433

15:48, 17 March 2023

Kadyrov equates those who do not want to go to Ukraine to unbelievers

Residents of Chechnya should be ready to participate in the special military operation in Ukraine in any military unit, and the reluctance to go there indicates a lack of faith, Ramzan Kadyrov states.

Burning a page from the Koran in a fire. Screenshot of the video from the ТikTok channel partic55 posted on March 15, 2023 https://www.tiktok.com/@partic55/video/7210771494480186629

15:39, 17 March 2023

Kadyrov voices threats to participants of video about burning of Koran by militaries

The leader of Chechnya voiced threats against people in Ukrainian military uniforms in a video who burned a page from the Koran in a fire. TikTok users considered the video staged: they pointed out an unnatural voice, the use of Russian words in Ukrainian speech, and the lack of faces in the video.

Idris Arsamikov. Photo https://www.kavkazr.com/a/bytj-geem-dlya-nih-uzhe-prestuplenie-zaderzhannogo-v-moskve-urozhentsa-chechni-peredali-kadyrovtsam/32274445.html

20:58, 16 March 2023

Court returns complaint to Arsamikov's advocate

A court in Chechnya has returned the complaint lodged by Idris Arsamikov's advocate that he was not allowed to see his client back to the advocate. The court has claimed that the advocate failed to attach a copy of his certificate, but such a procedure does not exist, the SK SOS Crisis Group has noted.

Khussein Karagulov. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"

17:12, 16 March 2023

PO demands to reconsider case of Khussein Karagulov, KBR scientist

The Prosecutor's Office (PO) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has appealed to the republic's Supreme Court (SC) against the decision of the Nalchik Court, which acquitted the scientist Khussein Karagulov.

The FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) officers. Photo by the Russian FSB

16:51, 16 March 2023

FSB warns KBR woman against cooperation with foreign structures

A female resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic has transferred information abroad about the socio-political and socio-economic situation in the region, the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) has reported.

Ramzan Kadyrov at a meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin on March 13, 2023. Screenshot of the video posted on the AKIpress news YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crvY6fuG92U

16:19, 16 March 2023

Ramzan Kadyrov responds to versions about his illness

The leader of Chechnya has announced that a device on his finger that became the subject of attention and was captured on video from a meeting with Vladimir Putin, is a prayer counter and has no medical purpose. Ramzan Kadyrov has called himself “healthy and full of strength.”

Khutmat Kadyrova with her father Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the photo from Adam Delimkhanov's Telegram channel, posted on March 15, 2023 https://t.me/adelimkhanov_95/2092

15:44, 16 March 2023

New appointment of Kadyrov’s daughter fits into his personnel policy

Ramzan Kadyrov’s daughter Khutmat Kadyrova, like her two sisters, has taken a high position in Chechnya: she has been appointed curator of the republic’s healthcare system.

Idris Arsamikov, screenshot of the video posted in a social network "VKontakte" on February 17, 2023 https://vk.com/video/@id782024934?z=video782024934_456239017%2Fpl_782024934_-2

19:03, 15 March 2023

In less than a day, petition in defence of Chechen Arsamikov gains over 500 signatures

In less than 24 hours, the petition demanding to release Idris Arsamikov, a resident of Chechnya, gained 567 signatures. After Arsamikov's kidnapping, advocates fail to contact him.

The Volgograd Garrison Military Court. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

18:50, 15 March 2023

Implications of heavy trauma and contusion fail to help Volgograd resident to challenge his mobilization

Nikolai Dorofeev, a resident of the Volgograd Region, tried to challenge his mobilization in court. The draft commission and the military commissariat refused to take into account his statement about the damage to the lower leg he had received in a road accident, after which some metal structure was installed on his leg.

17:48, 15 March 2023

Mobilized locksmith from Volgograd Region demands reservation through the court

The Volgograd Garrison Military Court has begun to considering the claim of Andrei Davydenko, who was mobilized to the zone of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine. He demands that his conscription be recognized as illegal, since he had a reservation at the enterprise where he worked.

The Urupsky District Court of Karachay-Cherkessia. Photo: https://sudyrf.info/st-pregradnaya/urupskiy-rayonnyy-sud

17:44, 15 March 2023

Jehovah’s Witness* from Karachay-Cherkessia calls persecution of believers unfair

The Urupsky District Court of Karachay-Cherkessia is considering a case against Jehovah’s Witnesses* Irina Perefilieva and Svetlana Gergokova, charged under extremist articles.

17:42, 15 March 2023

Dagestani resident fined under article on discrediting Russian Armed Forces

In the Akhtynsky District of Dagestan, the court imposed a fine on local resident Arsen Burzhaliev, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru

23:18, 14 March 2023

Kadyrov warns SMO participants against complaints

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has called on the military servicemen involved in the Russian special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine not to complain about their problems in social networks, but to solve them on their own.

Abdulmumin Gadjiev in the courtroom. Makhachkala, Dagestan. Photo: Ruslan Alibekov https://cpj.org/ru

22:16, 14 March 2023

Prosecution slows down trial of the Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev

The trial of the case of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" outlet, Abubakar Rizvanov, the head of the "Ansar" Charity Fund, and Kemal Tambiev, an activist, has been protracted due to the absence of examination results of Gadjiev's articles, which was again requested by the prosecution.

14:38, 14 March 2023

Court in Grozny sends contract soldier to colony for evading service

The Grozny Garrison Military Court has sentenced Dmitry Samsonov, a contract military serviceman, to 2.5 in colony for his absence from service during the mobilization period.

Idris Yusupov at a solo picket. Makhachkala, March 13, 2023. Screenshot https://t.me/chernovik/47570

14:34, 14 March 2023

Dagestani journalists hold pickets in Gadjiev's support

The journalists Magomed Magomedov and Idris Yusupov have held two solo pickets in Makhachkala demanding to stop the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, one of the editors of the "Chernovik" weekly outlet.

Vladimir Putin (on the left) and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: http://www.kremlin.ru/events/presiden/news/70667

13:35, 14 March 2023

Kadyrov boasts to Putin of Chechen authorities’ achievements

At a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov reported about the growth of economic indicators in Chechnya, the implementation of national projects, and the reduction of unemployment.

Protesters at the rally against mobilization. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNvo-9KMwvs

13:30, 14 March 2023

Human rights defenders argue about importance of pacifist pickets for residents of Kabardino-Balkaria

Activist Pavel Ulibegov was released after being arrested for failure to obey law enforcers at a solo picket. Pacifist actions help residents of Kabardino-Balkaria to reconsider their attitude towards the special military operation, human rights defender Valery Khatazhukov points out.

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