Chechnya

October 02, 2026 00:56

• Omarov confirmed his defense's version in his final words.

  The taxi driver from Grozny, Said-Magomed Omarov, accused of murdering the pharmacist from Dagestan, Alexei Kardashov, spoke in court with his final words and apologized to the mother of the deceased.

October 01, 2026 21:55

• A native of Chechnya has been put on the wanted list in a case of financing terrorism.

  Investigators in Chechnya have opened a criminal case against a native of the republic who, according to their data, raised several million rubles for a terrorist organization.

October 01, 2026 11:57

• Law enforcement reported the detention of a Basayev associate in Ingushetia.

  In three regions, including Ingushetia, three suspected participants in the attacks by the Basayev and Khattab group on law enforcement officers in 1999 and 2000 have been detained.

October 01, 2026 04:49

• Kadyrov reported to Putin about Chechen electoral records

  During the voting days of the State Duma elections, Chechnya took first place in voter turnout and in the number of votes for "United Russia," reported Ramzan Kadyrov to Putin. He praised Kadyrov, recalling "Grozny in the early 2000s."

September 30, 2026 23:53

• Human rights activists have questioned the outcome of the victim's appeal to Kadyrov.

  The victim's appeal to Kadyrov indicates that the woman is in a desperate situation. The head of Chechnya does not publicly respond to such appeals, and a statement to the police and court can lead to unpredictable results in Chechnya.

September 30, 2026 13:01

• Caucasus experts called kneeling apologies alien to Chechen customs.

  The passenger who insulted a Chechen girl in the Moscow metro should have apologized, but the demand to kneel does not correspond to traditional Chechen reconciliation practices, noted Caucasus experts. Coercion to such apologies may lead to criminal liability, the lawyer pointed out.

September 30, 2026 00:53

• Kadyrov reported the dispatch of a new group of fighters to Ukraine.

  From the airport in Grozny, the second group of combatants in three days has been sent to the war zone in Ukraine, reported the authorities of Chechnya.

September 29, 2026 16:33

• Mansur Movlaev spoke about his condition in the pre-trial detention center.

  Every time the door of the cell in the pre-trial detention center opens, it causes fear due to the threat of extradition and concerns about retribution in Chechnya, wrote Mansur Movlaev in his letter from the isolation facility. He compared the possible extradition to the Russian authorities to waiting for the execution of a death sentence.

September 29, 2026 13:39

• The prosecutor's conclusions about the abduction of Movlaev's parents are questioned.

  Based on similar cases that occurred in Chechnya, the incident involving Mansur Movlaev's parents can be considered abduction, although the prosecutor's office stated that there was no crime, noted human rights activist Maxim Rudnev. After their release, there were no threats to Movlaev's parents, he pointed out.

September 29, 2026 09:48

• Human rights defenders urged Astana not to extradite Movlaev to the Russian authorities.

  The authorities of Kazakhstan must fulfill their obligations under international law and stop the extradition of Chechen native Mansur Movlaev and activist Yulia Emelyanova, as well as organize a corridor for them to a safe third country, stated in a collective appeal signed by 153 human rights defenders and organizations.

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