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After reports about an explosion in Gudermes appeared on social networks, armed law enforcers at checkpoints were stopping all cars and searching them, residents of Chechnya said.

During the week from September 29 to October 6, 2024, one suspected militant was killed during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot”, based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

A court awarded convicted Elena Polovenko compensation of 4000 roubles, thus granting her claim against the administration of a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Volgograd. Elena Polovenko complained about the poor conditions in a SIZO cell and demanded compensation of 570,000 roubles.

The Rostov-on-Don Military Court has found Ulker Gashimova, an activist from Derbent, guilty of calls for terrorism and extremism and sentenced her to 4.5 years and six months in a penal colony. This was reported by the project "Support of political prisoners. Memorial" with reference to her advocate.

Chechen pop-MMA (mixed martial arts) fighters should refuse to take part in tournaments in this direction, as they disgrace the Chechen nation and faith, Akhmat Kadyrov, the Chechen Minister of Sports, has stated. According to his story, this "final warning" to be followed by specific measures.

Mansur Zhabrailov, a teacher, has admitted that he was wrong to insult Christianity and apologized to all Orthodox Christians. This is reported by a Chechen TV Company. A law enforcer has added that Zhabrailov's actions will be legally qualified after a check.

Ruslan Derbichev, a native of Ingushetia, was persuaded to sign a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence and sent to the special military operation zone in Ukraine, despite his disability and mental illness.

Fire in Kaspiysk, detention of blogger Guzenko, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, authorities in Kabardino-Balkaria, pressure on the opposition in Azerbaijan, 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 September 30-October 6, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

In Nalchik, a court found local resident Nikolai Buchnev guilty under the criminal article on discrediting the Russian Army. Earlier, the resident of Nalchik was fined for a similar violation under an administrative article.

Teacher Mansur Zhabrailov has been dismissed from school and detained by the police for his offensive statements about Christians posted on social media.

A court in Stavropol has arrested Yegor Guzenko, a blogger, who is a suspect in a criminal case on the use of violence against a state official, for two months.

On the 18th anniversary of the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya, activists laid flowers at her home and grave in Moscow, as well as to monuments to repression victims in a number of Russian cities.

The Novocherkassk Garrison Military Court has sentenced Evgeny Borodin, a mobilized soldier, to a term in a penal colony, finding him guilty of refusing to be sent to the special military operation (SMO) zone.

The interrogation of a minor convicted of attempting to set fire to a military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) in Rostov-on-Don without an advocate and his mother can be treated as a violation of the minor's rights, lawyers believe.

The Tsentralny District Court of Volgograd has awarded Andrei Samoshin, a former inmate 1000 roubles in compensation for inadequate custody conditions at the Volgograd SIZO (pre-trial prison), where he was held. Samoshin claimed 500,000 roubles in compensation.

Adam Kadyrov, a son of the head of Chechnya, has been entered into the "Russian Book of Records" as the youngest head of the security service of the head of the Russian subject, the "Chechnya Today" News Agency. The new record-holder is 15.

The Astrakhan Regional Branch of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has posted another video with a local resident's public apology, in which an Astrakhan resident apologized and repented for using foul language in public transport.

The first batch of "Jihad-vehicles", the manufacture of which has been launched in Chechnya, was transferred for the needs of the special military operation (SMO), Ramzan Kadyrov has announced.

Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya, who left Russia, claimed that law enforcers kidnapped and used torture against his two brothers Zelimkhan and Khamzat in order to put pressure on him, the “OVD-Info”* human rights project reported.

The bosses of the colony located in the city of Argun have issued the second reprimand to Zarema Musaeva for not wearing a badge; this may affect the court position on her conditional early relief (CER or parole), the advocate has informed.