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Public activity of the Chechen authorities, continuation of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, reaction of the Caucasus to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, official data on the natives of Southern Russia perished in Ukraine, struggle of the Azerbaijani oppositionists, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 6-12, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has upheld the denial of compensation to Surupasha Khakiev, a resident of the Novolaksky District, for his house confiscated during the Stalinist deportation of the Akkin Chechens.

The command of the military was right by dismissing Zaur Kaimov, a contract soldier, for refusing to go on a service trip, a court in Grozny has ruled.

Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the "Akhmat" special unit, and two adjutants have been hospitalized in a Moscow clinic after their contact with an envelope soaked in a poisonous substance, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, has stated.

A mother of a large family from the Takhtamukai District of the Republic of Adygea has complained to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) that authorities would not improve her living conditions.

Akhmed Dudaev, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Press, has held a talk about religion with Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), during which he showed them footage of a gay pride parade in Kiev and explained that the goal of Russia's special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine is to counter the "Western ideology" and "non-traditional values."

Petrovsky Khutor, where a counterterrorist operation took place, is no different in terms of its ethnic composition, and local residents are mainly engaged in agriculture, analysts emphasize. According to them, the counterterrorist operation in Petrovsky Khutor went unnoticed by most residents of the Stavropol Territory.

Ramzan Kadyrov has reacted sharply to the video of a conversation with the Chechens-prisoner of war (POWs), because this video has received resonance in the Internet, Aider Rustemov, a Ukrainian Mufti, believes. He has noted that he is not afraid of threats, although he understands the reality thereof.

In Volgograd, a court fined local resident Yuri Goryushkin 30,000 roubles after recognizing that his comments on the social media had discredited the Russian Armed Forces.

In Chechnya, family reunification takes place under pressure and is often traumatic for those who decide to divorce, said Saida Sirazhudinova, the president of the Centre for Studying Global Contemporary Issues and Regional Problems "Caucasus. World. Development", and Aida Mirmaksumova, a co-founder of the "Fathers and Daughters" project.

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation should resume a check on the complaint filed by natives of Dagestan Murad and Firuddin Ragimov about torture, the fact of which was recognized by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the “Team Against Torture”* reports.

In Chechnya and Kuban, people arrested on administrative cases are often accused of grave crimes. After a series of arrests, law enforcers institute cases under articles on terrorism, the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta Europe” reports.

In Krasnodar, a police officer has become a suspect in the case of the death of Ilya Afrosin, who complained of torture after detention, human rights defenders have informed.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay compensations for the detention of participants in the rallies and pickets, including the commemoration rally of Natalya Estemirova, who was killed in Northern Caucasus.

The members of the Chechen parliament have unanimously adopted changes to the Constitution of Chechnya, including the "Mekhkan-Da" as the name of the post of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

The court has appointed a new examination of the articles by Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist for the Dagestani "Chernovik" outlet; therefore, the court sessions on his case have been postponed indefinitely, his wife has informed.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that the authorities of Russia must pay 10,400 euros to Vladimir Pasikov for torture conditions in a penal colony in Volgograd, although Russia refused to comply with the decisions of the European Court issued after March 15, 2022.

The prisoners of war (POWs) from Chechnya, who talked with the Mufti in Ukraine, should punish the Mufti after their release, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.

During the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in the Petrovsky Farm in the Stavropol Territory, four alleged militants were killed; residents of nearby houses were evacuated, the Russian National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) has informed.

The previous counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the Stavropol Territory back in December 2017; now it has been announcement in the Petrovsky Farm located in the Territory.