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Law enforcers had no right to forcibly take Irina Grigorieva, a Krasnodar activist, from home, as the judgement on her psychiatric examination is being appealed against in court, the woman's defence has pointed out.

In the torture case of prisoners in the Kalmyk colony, investigators have not yet found any evidence and suspects, despite the identification of the law enforcers who used torture.

The republic's authorities hinder the printing and distribution of the printed version of the Dagestani weekly "Chernovik" (Draft); thus, last week the outlet was not printed due to the printing house's refusal to print the weekly, the editorial board has stated.

When commenting on a film crew’s apology for a humorous video message allegedly recorded on behalf of armed members of rural jamaat, Dagestani comedians noted that jokes should not become a reason for threats and forced apologies, and the authorities should not interfere in the sphere of humour.

By extending sanctions on relatives of Suleiman Kerimov and Ramzan Kadyrov, the USA is assessing the dependence of these politicians on the Kremlin and their ability to influence Putin, Pavel Zolotaryov, a deputy director of the Institute for the US and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), believes.

The Security Service of Ukraine (known as the SBU) has put Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, on the wanted list as a person hiding from the preliminary investigation bodies.

A woman from Krasnodar torn down propaganda leaflets with the motto reading: “We don’t leave our people in trouble.” The police considered that the woman’s actions discredited the Russian Armed Forces.

Short-term “military-patriotic and spiritual-moral education” of teenagers from different regions in a children’s camp in Chechnya will have no effect and may even harm children, teacher Yevgeny Yamburg and human rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina point out.

The fate of Rizvan Dadaev from Grozny, who had confessed to being homosexual and detained in Chechnya, has been unknown for more than three months; and investigators have not yet reacted to the application about his disappearance.

Nikita Chereshnev, a contract military serviceman from North Ossetia, was found guilty of leaving his unit without permission and refusing to perform the "special missions" in Ukraine.

The video clip, allegedly filmed on behalf of the armed members of the jamaat of the village of Salta, was a joke; and there is no need forcing people to apologize for it, the majority of commentators on the Telegram channel of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) believe.

Alexei Abramov, who disputes his mobilization by the military commissariat without a medical examination, is in the military operation zone, while he could not walk for several days due to pain and unable to wear a bulletproof vest, his wife Ksenia has stated.

The head of Chechnya has indicated two conditions for negotiations, under which Russia could agree to end the special military operation (SMO) conducted in Ukraine. If at least one of them is not fulfilled, Ramzan Kadyrov threatened that he would personally be among the volunteers who would achieve the enforcement thereof.

More than 20,000 Chechen fighters have been in Ukraine since the beginning of the special military operation, and 9000 fighters from Chechnya stay there now, the chair of the Chechen parliament reports.

A court’s refusal to grant complaints against the sentences of Vadim Cheldiev, Arsen Besolov, and Ramis Chirkinov outraged activists who came to Sochi to support the accused. Vadim Cheldiev was persecuted by officials and law enforcers, and he had to leave for Saint Petersburg, but he was detained there, too, his mother Nadezhda Cheldieva noted.

The US Treasury has imposed sanctions against Firuza Kerimova, the wife of billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, the Senator from Dagestan, their daughters Gulnara and Amina, son Said and nephew Nariman Gadjiev. Restrictions have also been introduced against Kerimov's partners.

The residents of Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory) sent to a military unit in Chechnya have complained about the shortage of everyday necessities and military equipment, the wife of one of them has informed. Relatives of mobilized men have signed an appeal to authorities asking them to provide them with clothes and ammunition.

The praise of Kadyrov and Prigozhin of General Surovikin for the withdrawal of troops from Kherson amid their earlier criticism of General Lapin for his similar actions near Liman is explained by "cynical intra-Kremlin squabbles" and the desire to influence President Putin, to whom Surovikin is close, political analysts believe.

The case about financing terrorism, initiated against Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Kemal Tambiev and Abubakar Rizvanov, is based on testimonies of classified witnesses and those who are serving long prison terms, while other witnesses claim that unreliable information was put into their testimonies.

The court of appeal did not grant a complaint filed by Sakima Khushtova, a resident of Nalchik, about her fine for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The statements voiced by the woman at a rally against mobilization did not discredit the army, the defence pointed out.