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The charge against Mikhail Balabanov in a case on plotting a terror act in the Stavropol Territory was reclassified to a lighter charge, and therefore a court sentenced the defendant to half the term of imprisonment requested by a public prosecutor, an advocate reported.

In Volgograd, a court arrested a local resident for desecrating the graves of participants in the special military operation (SMO). After being detained, the accused man escaped from the police station and was put on the wanted list. The police managed to detain the man again on May 20.

A brick factory located not far from Kaspiysk, against whose top managers a criminal case has been instituted for using slave labour, continues to operate, the “Alternative” anti-slavery movement reports.

Oleg Kelemetov, a resident of Nalchik, has filed an appeal to the parliaments of the republics of Northern Caucasus with a call to adopt a law prohibiting the glorification of Joseph Stalin and other persons involved in mass deportations during the World War II, as well as the installation of monuments to them.

A criminal case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces was instituted against Teona Kelekhsaeva, a resident of Vladikavkaz, who had earlier been sentenced under the same article to a fine and compulsory treatment by a psychiatrist.

Ramzan Miriskaev, a native of Chechnya, who came to his homeland from Austria, has been arrested in Grozny on the charges of illegal trafficking in firearms and ammunition.

To mark the end of the Caucasian War and the expulsion of their ancestors from their historical homeland, Circassian activists have held an action outside the UN General Assembly building in New York.

Akhmat Kadyrov, Ramzan Kadyrov's eldest son, has headed the Ministry for Physical Culture and Sports, the head of Chechnya has announced. The post of the Minister for Youth Affairs, which was earlier headed by Akhmat, was given to Ramzan Kadyrov's son-in-law, Ramzan Vismuradov.

The military court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Mikhail Balabanov, who pleaded guilty to preparing the arson of the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) in the Stavropol Territory, to 4.5 years in jail within the case of preparing a terror act.

At a rally held in Nalchik on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War, participants of the rally noted that Adygs were brought to the brink of destruction as a result of the Caucasian War. The activists have emphasized that it is important, while preserving the memory of ancestors, to learn lessons from the history and think about future generations.

Liya Zaurbekova, a native of Chechnya, said that policemen in Moscow did not try to help her before her lawyer arrived and even sent her outside to talk to her relatives who were waiting outside the building. According to the girl’s version, her relatives used force against her and her friend, and only after that the police took the girl and the young man back to the department.

The parents of the abducted young woman wanted to marry her to a rich bridegroom against her will, but she left with her beloved young man, pretending to be abducted, residents of the village of Levashi have explained. A wedding in Dagestan means a lot of expense; so, young people have to fake abduction, villagers have added.

During the week of May 13-19, 2024, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, one alleged militant was killed, and there were no reports about any wounded persons. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

The defence has filed an appeal complained against the sentence of Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, with the Southern District Military Court, his advocate has informed. The traditional picket in Gadjiev's support passed without provocations and aroused the interest of Makhachkala residents, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet, has noted.

On the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War, residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have gathered at the Tree of Life monument to commemorate the victims thereof. They have stated that they try to come there every year to pay tribute to the memory of those who died for the independence of the Circassian people.

The participants in the gathering held in the Levashi District have demanded to return the girl abducted by a young man back to her family and complained about inaction of law enforcement bodies. In their turn, the Dagestani police have objected that the adult girl had voluntarily, but against her family's will, left with her groom and entered into an Islamic marriage with him.

Dagestani Telegram channels released another video with an apology from a blogger from Tatarstan. A group of residents of Dagestan came to Kazan and recorded a video with the blogger who claimed that he was wrong and spoke out of emotions.

Chechnya: kidnappings of people, escape of a Chechen native, and resignation of Magomed Daudov, parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, Georgian “Russian” law, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, UAV attacks in the Caucasus, 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 May 13-19, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

Dmitry Kolotushkin, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, has been fined under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces after discussing the situation in Ukraine.

An advocate of Daud Mamilov, a native of Ingushetia, filed a complaint against the court’s verdict by which he was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment for involvement in the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS)*. The defence suggests that the verdict is based on assumptions and is pronounced with significant violations of the Daud Mamilov’s rights.