Politkovskaya is posthumously awarded the American "For Development of Democracy" Award

September 25, 2024 23:54

• Teenager reports violations in arson case of military commissariat in Rostov-on-Don

  The teenager convicted of arson of the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) has stated that he had given no confession, but signed the text prepared by the investigator. The Russian Supreme Court (SC) has found no violations and upheld the sentence.

September 25, 2024 23:23

• Vladislav Bakalchuk tells about Kadyrov's role in Wildberries business

  Eight years ago, representatives of the head of Chechnya helped the Bakalchuks resolve business problems and last summer Vladislav Bakalchuk decided to contact Ramzan Kadyrov directly, Vladislav, a co-owner of Wildberries, said himself, adding that he is alive and at large thanks to support from Chechnya.

September 25, 2024 22:30

• Blood feud threat discussed at Chechen-Ingush meeting after shooting at Wildberries

  At a meeting regarding the shooting in Moscow near the Wildberries office, Chechen officials have expressed dissatisfaction with the claims of the Ingush party in connection with the death of two security guards, recalling two murders of Chechens, after which there were no revenge calls against residents of the neighbouring republic.

September 25, 2024 21:08

• Human rights defenders alarmed by reports about kidnappings of Chechen residents to be sent to SMO

  In Chechnya, people who have recently been released from prison are being kidnapped in order to then be forcibly sent to the special military operation zone in Ukraine, a local resident says.

September 25, 2024 18:39

• Ingush activist Sautieva placed to punishment cell because of her tights’ colour

  The administration of the penal colony in Zelenokumsk placed Zarifa Sautieva to a punishment cell for 15 days to punish her for wearing the wrong-coloured tights to an inspection formation, since she was not given any others, her relative explained.