North Caucasus

February 04, 2026 01:55

• Activists in Europe have called for Movlaev's non-extradition to Russia.

  Chechen activists in Warsaw and Vienna held pickets outside the Kazakh embassies, demanding that the decision to extradite Mansur Movlayev to Russia be reversed. They also demanded protection for Zelimkhan Murtazov, a deserter from Chechnya.

February 04, 2026 00:56

• Residents of emergency dormitories in Nalchik have asked for their relocation to be expedited.

  Since 2022, dilapidated dormitories on Musukayeva and Ingushskaya Streets in Nalchik have been included in the municipal targeted resettlement program, which has been unfunded for a year. Residents of these buildings are asking officials to expedite the resettlement, complaining of dire living conditions.

February 03, 2026 23:26

• The Investigative Committee of Armenia has officially confirmed the names of suspects in the murder of Baimuradova.

  Representatives of the Armenian Investigative Committee have officially named the suspects in the murder of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova for the first time, confirming the information provided by human rights activists. A request for their assistance was sent to Interpol, but Russia ignored the request.

February 03, 2026 22:44

• Another car crash into a canal in Makhachkala has led to a criminal investigation.

  Makhachkala city administration officials and the housing and utilities department are under investigation for negligence following an incident involving a car that drove into the October Revolution Canal. Residents have repeatedly called for the road to be made safer following numerous incidents of cars falling into the canal.

February 03, 2026 21:56

• Kazakhstan has refused to consider an asylum request from a Chechen serviceman.

  Chechen native Zelimkhan Murtazov, who arrived in Astana in December, has been held in the airport transit zone for over a month while his asylum application is being processed. According to his brother, Zelimkhan deserted from military service, so returning to Russia risks imprisonment and torture.

February 03, 2026 20:43

• The court has arrested former Sochi judge Valery Sluka.

  The Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar has arrested former Sochi judge Valery Sluka on charges of abuse of power. Investigators have conducted searches of the former judge's homes in the Krasnodar Krai and North Ossetia.

February 03, 2026 19:32

• A Dagestani resident has been convicted in connection with a cell of an extremist organization.

  A court in Kaspiysk sentenced local resident Zakarya Ismailov to two years in prison, finding him involved in the activities of the banned extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra*.

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