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The investigation into the case of four residents of Tatarstan accused of attacking, under command of Shamil Basaev and Khattab, Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya is over.

The Shalinsky District Court has closed a case against local resident Magomed-Salakh Dedeev, accused of discrediting Russian Armed Forces.

The Novocherkassk Garrison Court found mobilized Vadim Idiyatullin guilty of abandoning his military unit. The convict himself explained his action by his wife’s serious health problems.

Opposition and authorities in Azerbaijan, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, split in the “UNM” Party, Caucasus and Palestine, 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 December 4-10, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

In Magas, two policemen have been charged with falsifying a criminal case for drug possession against a local resident.

Despite the extremely negative perception in the society, "honour killings" continue in the republics of Northern Caucasus, including Ingushetia, and authorities and elders would not take an active part in the fight against them, Saida Sirazhudinova and Aida Mirmaksumova, human rights defenders, have noted.

Dmitry Kudryashov has been detained in Krasnodar after in October laying a pig's head at the monument to Akhmat Kadyrov in Moscow.

A court in Germany decided to extradite the 21-year-old native of Chechnya, who, according to investigators, had beaten up a gay pride parade participant to death. His advocate claims that his client is homosexual himself, and he receives threats from other Chechen natives.

This year, the cost of making a Hajj trip starts at USD 4900. According to Caucasus experts, this cost is unaffordable for most residents; they will have to rely on sponsors who could pay for their trip.

In Yerevan, policemen have detained two foreigners on suspicion of hooliganism and damage to property. This was preceded by posting a video in which the woman apologized to Armenian people for the brawl in Yerevan and her words "Grave for Ramzan Kadyrov."

According to information from the Dagestani Supreme Court (SC), at least one of those arrested because of unrests at Makhachkala Airport is accused of assaulting a law enforcer. The SC has received at least 74 complaints against the arrests due to above unrests.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) awarded compensation to five residents of Sochi and a resident of Taganrog, recognizing their detentions at rallies in support of Alexei Navalny* as illegal.

In Krasnodar, the court of cassation cancelled the acquittal of two former policemen and returned for reconsideration the case on beating of disabled person Evgeny Manchenko. The court’s decision gave hope for a fair verdict, states a victim’s mother.

After taking part in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine as members of the "Akhmat" unit, four natives of Chechnya, Dagestan and the Bryansk Region have been prematurely excluded from the list of terrorists and extremists run by the "Rosfinmonitoring" (Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service), the outlet named "Vyorstka" (Layout) has reported.

Ilesbek Baltaev, a citizen of Uzbekistan, has been fined in the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) for illegal missionary work; the court has treated talks about Islam and prayers in a prayer room as such work.

The persecution of blogger Vadim Kharchenko* under the article of discrediting the Russian Army is politically motivated, the human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" has informed and demanded his release and termination of the criminal case against him.

It is appropriate to accept refugees when the republic's own problems have been resolved, users of the Instagram* public have pointed out in connection with the arrival of refugees from Palestine in Nalchik. Their opponents treat such statements unacceptable and express their readiness to help Palestinians.

The Saratov Regional Court received a case on torture of prisoners, including natives of Chechnya, Dagestan, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, in the regional tuberculosis hospital No. 1 of the regional Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) in Saratov. Charges have been brought against two former employees of the FSIN and six prisoners.

Relatives of Nina Tseretilova, a native of Dagestan, whose children have been living in a shelter for a year after refusing to live together with their mother, have expressed their indignation by a decision of the court which refused to limit the Nina Tseretilova’s parental rights.

The Khasavyurt City Court has found Shakhban Abakargadjiev, a Khasavyurt resident, guilty of spreading fake news about the Russian Army and sentenced him to five years of freedom deprivation, but then commuted his sentence.