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The authorities of Dagestan apply all measures of pressure against independent media, from personal persecution to economic strangulation of editorial offices, and public interest in those problems is declining due to the aggravation of people’s material and everyday problems, journalists believe.

After the trip of American UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fighters to Chechnya, the US State Department has reminded US citizens that they are not recommended to visit the territory of Russia.

Vadim Bai, a contract soldier, is accused of refusing to participate in hostilities; his case will be considered by the Krasnodar Garrison Military Court.

The 14-year-old teenager from Volgograd, who was mistaken by law enforcers for a drug dealer in August and brutally detained, was again illegally detained in November, his mother has stated. According to her story, psychological pressure was exerted on her son; now he is forced to visit a psychologist.

Law enforcers have drawn up an administrative protocol under the article on discrediting Russian militaries against Zhanna Kabanova, a resident of Vladikavkaz.

Cooperation with Ramzan Kadyrov in preparing detachments to be sent to Ukraine became an attempt for followers of Sheikh Batal-Khadji to “whitewash” against the background of the arrests of members of this religious community and the disclosure by investigators of the murder of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, a political analyst and adviser to the leader of Ingushetia believe.

Marina Zakharchenko from Krasnodar, who was earlier fined for discrediting the Russian Army, has left Russia. According to her story, she was forced to do this because of telephone calls from law enforcers, who promised to open a criminal case against her, if she failed to delete her pacifist posts in the social network.

The Batal-Hadji rapid reaction detachment is part of the "Akhmat" special unit and is already participating in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced.

The Swedish Migration Agency denied asylum to an employee of the Chechen human rights association “Vayfond”, who went abroad after pressure from Ramzan Kadyrov’s subordinates. According to the Swedish Migration Agency, the man can live safely in other regions of Russia.

The defence of Leyla Gireeva, a native of Ingushetia, who escaped from domestic violence, has not yet received a response to a complaint in connection with a complaint filed by her relatives about the theft, her lawyer said.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov testified at the trial in the case on preparation of the murder of his brother, and the Chechen blogger is not expected to be re-questioned, said Laurent Lafleur, a spokesman for the Munich Higher Regional Court.

The situation in Urus-Martan after deployment of OMON (riot police) fighters to search for eyewitnesses of the conflict of two law enforcers remains tense; many of the men who videoed the incident were detained, local residents report.

Refutation of information about the murder of Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov; persecution of protesters under the article on discrediting Russian Armed Forces; situation with the Azerbaijani opposition; and a new wave of protests in defence of Saakashvili in Georgia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 5-11, 2022, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Law enforcers came to the "Not Guilty" festival in support of survivors of domestic violence held in Rostov-on-Don and disrupted the event, the organizers of the festival have claimed. However, law enforcers had no claims against the participants in a similar action in Krasnodar.

In Makhachkala, Magdi Kamalov, a founder of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), and journalist Idris Yusupov held pickets. They demanded to stop the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev.

Five hundred law enforcers sent to Urus-Martan to deal with a minor conflict looks like an overreaction by the authorities of Chechnya, note retired law enforcers Yevgeny Chernousov and Magomed Shamilov. Residents of Urus-Martan will not succumb to the provocative call of Ramzan Kadyrov to fight with seconded security officials, Caucasian expert Ruslan Kutaev believes.

Rallies dated to the 28th anniversary of the start of the First Chechen Campaign were held in Austria, Germany, France and other European countries. The Chechen Diaspora must remain united, despite the split in the Euro-Ichkerian political field, Shamil Albakov, the press secretary of the Assembly of European Chechens, has stated.

The draw awarded in the fight of Dagestani fighter, Magomed Ankalaev, with the Pole Jan Błachowicz in the final of the UFC-282 tournament was the result of unfair refereeing, the head of Chechnya has stated, demanding from the head of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) to apologize and announce Ankalaev as the league champion.

A 21-year-old female resident of the Dagestan village of Dorgeli has died from multiple stab wounds; her husband was detained on suspicion of committing the murder.

One of Sochi district courts has obliged Anna Kolmagortseva, a local blogger, to remove the post, which became the reason for the lawsuit lodged by Victor Teplyakov, a deputy of the territorial legislature, and publish a refutation.