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Valeria Kandaurova, who lives in the city of Ust-Labinsk in the Krasnodar Territory, has filed a complaint with the police claiming that she was beaten up by a judge in response of her demand to remove his car. A video of the beating was posted by Telegram channels.

A Jehovah's Witness* from the village of Zelenchukskaya will stand trial on charges of involvement in an extremist organization.

When speaking out in support of Suleiman Kerimov after the threats voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov, Sergey Melikov, the leader of Dagestan, has reduced the degree of the conflict, journalists believe. At the same time, Dagestani public figure Bulach Chankalaev reported criticism from officials because of his statement about the need to reconcile Suleiman Kerimov and Ramzan Kadyrov.

The police have completed a search at the imam Mukhammad Tamaskhanov’s house. The imam who criticized the authorities in connection with the deaths of Ingush residents in a shooting near an office of the “Wildberries” Company is at large. The above information has been reported by the “Fortanga” portal.

Police Colonel Salikh Gadjiev was dismissed from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for criticizing problems at the department, and the dismissal violated his right to expression of his personal opinion, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized.

An Internet page of Rauf Arashukov, a former senator from Karachay-Cherkessia, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, has posted an apology to Ramzan Kadyrov and a request for help addressed to him.

Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, has refused to comment on Ramzan Kadyrov's words threatening a blood feud against Senator, Suleiman Kerimov, and State Duma MPs, Bekkhan Barakhoev and Rizvan Kurbanov.

Zakhar Zaripov, who was convicted for appealing to the head of Chechnya, was hospitalized from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) with stage four cancer.

Bekkhan Barakhoev, a Russian State Duma MP from Ingushetia, has stated that he had nothing to do with the preparation of the assassination attempt on Ramzan Kadyrov.

In Belgium, a court sentenced a native of Chechnya and his wife to long terms of imprisonment for preparing a terror act. At the same time, two other defendants got suspended sentences, and one more defendant was acquitted. The authorities of Belgium and other European countries are fighting religious radicals not effectively enough.

In Moscow, a court has sentenced French researcher Laurent Vinatier* to three years of imprisonment, finding him guilty in a case on collecting military information. The authorities of France have called the sentence unfounded and demanded to release the scientist. Earlier, Laurent Vinatier* had been engaged in research in Northern Caucasus, including in Chechnya.

The campaign in support of Suleiman Kerimov in Dagestan has become a grassroots initiative out of gratitude to the senator for his charitable projects, some Dagestani journalists have suggested. Their opponent has objected that the campaign is demonstrative in nature and could have been a result of the use of administrative resources.

Askhab Goigov, a member of the Council of Teips (Family Clans) of Ingushetia, and the first president of the republic, Ruslan Aushev, have urged their fellow countrymen not to succumb to emotions and not to react to provocations after the shootout at the office of the Wildberries Company.

Three people perished on October 7-13, 2024, in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus – a policeman and two civilians. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The administration of the Ingush prosecutor’s office instructed employees to shave off their beards under threat of dismissal, and the overwhelming majority of them complied with the order, employees of the Ingush prosecutor’s office reported.

Participants in the mourning rallies honoured the memory of law enforcers and civilians killed 19 years ago during a militants’ attack on Nalchik.

The criminal article on high treason, which was charged to Volgograd resident Nikita Zhuravel, provides for punishment up to life imprisonment, lawyers note. The criminal case has signs of persecution for political reasons, a human rights defender suggests.

A court in Krasnodar has fined Elena Chernojvan, who was detained at a meeting of residents, by 20,000 roubles, finding her guilty of organizing a rally. According to her version, the participants of the rally tried to force authorities to react to complaints about the poor state of the road.

The Muftiate of Dagestan has stated that authorities should resolve the conflict between Ramzan Kadyrov and Suleiman Kerimov, while the society should not be drawn into it. The Muftiate of Chechnya did not publicly respond to the conflict.

Fire at a petrol station in Grozny, attack on law enforcers in Ingushetia, threats voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, parliamentary elections in Georgia, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 7-13, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.