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The Vanadzor office of the Helsinki Civic Assembly has filed a petition with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), demanding a ban on the extradition from Armenia to Russia of Fatima Zurabova, a native of Ingushetia, who fled domestic violence.

Chechen officials had to spend up to a third of their monthly salaries buying children's crafts during the "Children of Chechnya to Children of Palestine" campaign, local government officials said. Parents of school pupils and kindergarten children said that their children made crafts with enthusiasm.

A position at the level of deputy minister in the regional government cannot be held by a person without completed higher education; this restriction is established by the republic's law of Chechnya, lawyers have stated in their comments on the appointment of Akhmat Kadyrov.

The criminal prosecution of Vadim Cheldiev, convicted in the case of an anti-Covid rally in Vladikavkaz, has violated his rights to the freedom of expression and the freedom of assembly, his defence has claimed in a complaint sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

A court in Derbent has sentenced a local resident to 1.5 years of conditional imprisonment for posting calls for extremist activities on religious grounds.

The Mufti of Chechnya awarded 15-year-old Adam Kadyrov the Order “For Service to the Religion of Islam” for his personal contribution to the defence of Islamic values. The award became the seventh for the Chechen leader’s son after he had beaten arrested Nikita Zhuravel.

In Armenia, the police detained Fatima Zurabova, a native of Ingushetia, who fled from domestic violence. A relative who came to pick up the girl threatened her with prison for escaping.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has upheld the verdict passed in the case of torture and extortion against Daud Davydov, a former head of the Makhachkala SIZO (pre-trial prison), and his subordinates. This was reported by Zarema Mamaeva, the head of the Dagestani SC's press service.

Since the start of the special military operation (SMO), more than 9000 residents of Chechnya have been employed in military service, Ramzan Kadyrov has reported.

The pardoning of Sergey Khadjikurbanov, convicted of killing Anna Politkovskaya, for his participation in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, is evidence of injustice and voluntarism, Anna's children and the editorial board of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper have stated.

After the riots at an airport in Makhachkala, the courts of Dagestan received 302 police protocols drawn up under the article on violation of the procedure for holding actions. On November 13 alone, more than 20 such cases were transferred to the courts.

Blogger Askhabali Alibekov, who was released after serving his sentence for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, complained about the quality of food and medical care in the penal colony. The blogger claims that his letters with complaints about conditions of detention did not reach their recipients.

The Military Court of Appeal in Vlasikha began consideration of a complaint filed by defenders against the verdict to Aslambek Ezhaev, a book publisher from Chechnya. The defence alleges numerous violations during the consideration of the case in the first instance court.

Sergey Khadjikurbanov, who was sentenced to 20 years in penal colony in 2014 for his involvement in the murder of the journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, has been released before term after taking part in hostilities in Ukraine, his former advocate has informed.

In Dagestan, a court sentenced to fines and arrests those accused of participating in the riots at an airport in Makhachkala, ignoring the people’s assurances that they did not participate in the anti-Israel action.

Chechen schoolchildren take the situation in the Gaza Strip to their hearts, school staff and parents note. The Ministry for Public Education does not monitor the conduct of prayers in schools, and the decision is made by school administrations, education officials report.

The problem of domestic violence affects women of different ages, but mostly young women under 30 try to escape from it. However, they face threats of losing contact with their children, who remain in families with their fathers; besides, the problem of "honour killings" is pressing, human rights defenders have indicated in the report "Evacuation of domestic violence victims from Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya."

In Elista, a court found Valery Badmaev, the editor-in-chief of the “Modern Kalmykia” publication, guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and sentenced him to a fine of 150,000 roubles.

Rain of awards for Kadyrov family, detainees in Makhachkala, opposition in Azerbaijan, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, Vagif Khachatryan’s case, destruction of Armenian Church in Nagorno-Karabakh, 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 November 6-12, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

The Muscovites' protests against the construction of a mosque in Southern Butovo announced by Kadyrov have to do with their fears of the influx of migrants; the protests have no religious overtones, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.