Law enforcers voice reasons for special actions in Derbent

April 21, 2025 23:55

• More than 1000 people request ICRF to take control of Seda Suleimanova’s case

  Activists have sent 1011 appeals to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with the demand to take control over the investigation into the Seda Suleimanova’s case. Signatures are being collected in Russian cities under an appeal to the country’s presidential administration in connection with the Seda Suleimanova’s disappearance in Chechnya.

April 21, 2025 23:34

• “SK SOS” Crisis Group* names motives for campaigning to submit appeals in Chechen Suleimanova’s case

  The organizers of sending online appeals to the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a call to take control of the inquiry into the disappearance of Seda Suleimanova, a Chechen native, have hope for some progress in the case, since they have positive experience of such campaigns.

April 21, 2025 21:56

• Bailo's relatives state protraction of inquiry into cause of his death

  A month after the death of Valery Bailo, a Jehovah's Witness*, at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), his body is in the morgue; its examination is not over; and the advocates and relatives have received not a single official response. Problems in investigating deaths in custody have become systemic, human rights defenders have indicated.

April 21, 2025 21:22

• Kadyrov's eldest son is honorary citizen of Grozny

  For his significant contribution to sports development, Akhmat Kadyrov was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of the City of Grozny".

April 19, 2025 23:58

• Kadyrov outraged by idea of banning namaz in one of districts in Stavropol Territory

  When commenting on a document banning namaz (prayer) in the Andropovsky District of the Stavropol Territory that had already been cancelled by the district’s authorities, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has called the ban an “open discrimination and legal lawlessness.” The leader of Chechnya has suggested that the authorities of other regions should build more mosques if they do not want namaz in the street.