Nikita Tikhonov, accused of murdering lawyer Markelov, placed into another SIZO

October 02, 2024 19:20

• Court places advocate of blogger Kharchenko* in custody

  Advocate Natalia Fedorenko has been placed in custody in a case on violation of privacy. The defence intends to lodge an appeal against the court’s decision.

October 01, 2024 20:58

• Convicts in Dagestani journalist Gadjiev's case transferred to Grozny SIZO

  Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev, who are waiting for consideration of their appeal complaints against verdicts, have been transferred from the Novocherkassk SIZO (pre-trial prison) to the Grozny one, Gadjiev's wife has reported, while one of Gadjiev's colleagues has added that his solo picket in Gadjiev's support sparked interest among passers-by in Makhachkala.

October 01, 2024 20:47

• Astrakhan court fines soldier's mother for discrediting Russian Army

  Pacifist statements in the messenger have caused a fine imposed on an Astrakhan woman under the article on discrediting the Russian Army. The court has imposed a minimum fine on her, by treating her son, a military serviceman, as a mitigating circumstance.

October 01, 2024 18:52

• Makhachkala resident accuses law enforcers of fabricating drug case

  Abdula Karimov, a resident of Makhachkala, has complained that law enforcers had allegedly planted narcotic drugs on him and fabricated a criminal case. Despite this, the court found him guilty and sentenced him to eight years in jail.

September 30, 2024 23:14

• Member of Ingush National Council Albogachiev claims threats from Chechen MP Delimkhanov

  Delegations of Chechnya and Ingushetia met with the purpose to prevent the escalation of the conflict after the shooting near an office of the “Wildberries” Company. However, during the meeting, Adam Delimkhanov, a Russian State Duma member from Chechnya, called for “cutting off heads.”