12 June 2004, 16:45
740 died in landmine explosions in Chechnya for 9 years
740 people have been killed as a result of mine or UXO [unexploded ordnance] explosions in Chechnya since 1995, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Russian Federation reported on June 11.
3,293 incidents when people fell victims to mine and UXO explosions, including 2,553 cases of injuries, have been registered in Chechnya since 1995, according to OCHA. "This data doesn't include information about servicemen killed in mine explosions," a spokesman for OCHA said.
Source: Interfax News Agency
September 21, 2024 18:58
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Anti-migration raids in Southern Russia are part of recruiting campaign of contract soldiers
In Southern Russia, authorities have launched an agitation campaign, offering migrants from Central Asia and those who recently received Russian citizenship some remuneration for their consent to be sent to the special military operation (SMO) zone; otherwise these people are threatened with punishment.
September 21, 2024 18:37
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Anna Tsomartova's father fired from MIA for criticizing inquiry into her disappearance
After criticizing law enforcing bodies for the inefficient inquiry into the disappearance of Anna Tsomartova, a North-Ossetian athlete, in Kaspiysk, her father Nikolai Tsomartov was fired from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for violating the ethic norms.
September 20, 2024 23:28
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Human rights defenders recognize blogger Askhabali Alibekov as political prisoner
The charge of using violence against a policeman does not correspond to the circumstances of the blogger Askhabali Alibekov’s case. The authorities are forcing the blogger to stop his opposition activities by persecuting him, the “Support for political prisoners. Memorial” human rights project states.
September 20, 2024 23:13
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Natives of Ingushetia and Chechnya killed in shooting near “Wildberries” office in Moscow
As a result of shooting which took place near an office of the “Wildberries” Company in Moscow, Islambek Elmurziev, a 28-year-old master of sports in freestyle wrestling from Ingushetia, and Adam Almazov, a 41-year-old deputy commander of the “Akhmat-1” OMON (riot police) battalion from Chechnya, have been killed, sources report.
September 20, 2024 22:25
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SC upholds sentence of Volgograd resident Paskar for setting fire to rug near FSB building
The cassation court refused to grant an appeal lodged against the sentence of Igor Paskar, a resident of Volgograd, who was sentenced to 8.5 years of imprisonment for setting fire to a rug near an FSB building in Krasnodar. The above information has been reported by the “OVD-Info”* human rights project.
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September 21, 2024 18:37
Anna Tsomartova's father fired from MIA for criticizing inquiry into her disappearance
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September 20, 2024 23:28
Human rights defenders recognize blogger Askhabali Alibekov as political prisoner
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September 20, 2024 23:13
Natives of Ingushetia and Chechnya killed in shooting near “Wildberries” office in Moscow
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September 19, 2024 23:57
Fear of execution forces Dagestani resident to apologize to Kadyrov after road accident
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September 19, 2024 22:39
Rights defenders find Andzor Kudaev's torture statement convincing
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September 21, 2024 18:37
Anna Tsomartova's father fired from MIA for criticizing inquiry into her disappearance
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September 20, 2024 23:28
Human rights defenders recognize blogger Askhabali Alibekov as political prisoner
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September 20, 2024 23:13
Natives of Ingushetia and Chechnya killed in shooting near “Wildberries” office in Moscow
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September 19, 2024 23:57
Fear of execution forces Dagestani resident to apologize to Kadyrov after road accident
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September 19, 2024 22:39
Rights defenders find Andzor Kudaev's torture statement convincing
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September 21, 2024 18:58
Anti-migration raids in Southern Russia are part of recruiting campaign of contract soldiers -
September 21, 2024 18:37
Anna Tsomartova's father fired from MIA for criticizing inquiry into her disappearance -
September 20, 2024 23:28
Human rights defenders recognize blogger Askhabali Alibekov as political prisoner -
September 20, 2024 23:13
Natives of Ingushetia and Chechnya killed in shooting near “Wildberries” office in Moscow -
September 20, 2024 22:25
SC upholds sentence of Volgograd resident Paskar for setting fire to rug near FSB building -
September 20, 2024 21:52
Sentence in absentia for aiding terrorism upheld against Stavropol resident Denis Mamedov -
September 20, 2024 20:06
Volgograd resident detained for justifying terrorism -
September 19, 2024 23:57
Fear of execution forces Dagestani resident to apologize to Kadyrov after road accident -
September 19, 2024 22:39
Rights defenders find Andzor Kudaev's torture statement convincing -
September 19, 2024 21:41
Activist Olga Begretova loses appeal in forced fingerprinting case