North Caucasus

September 17, 2024 17:37

• Grozny resident Batykaev sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment for attacking Pskov paratroopers

  A court sentenced Alavdi Batykaev, a resident of Grozny, to a term of imprisonment in a penal colony, recognizing him as a participant in an attack on Pskov paratroopers in 2000. The court’s verdict was pronounced despite the contradictions in the testimonies of witnesses and the Alavdi Batykaev’s statement that he was not guilty.

September 16, 2024 20:44

• Convicted disabled person complains about poor conditions of detention at Pyatigorsk SIZO

  In the Stavropol Territory, a court dismissed a claim filed by Georgy Kolyan, a convicted person with disabilities, against the administration of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Pyatigorsk with a request to compensate for the damages inflicted by poor conditions in a SIZO cell. The convicted person requested a compensation of 750,000 roubles.

September 15, 2024 23:40

• "Beslan Mothers" comment on Milashina's investigation into school storming

  On the 20th anniversary of the terror act in Beslan, at a meeting with Alexander Bastrykin, the chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the "Beslan Mothers" organization raised the issue of the use of tanks during the school storming, Aneta Gadieva, a co-chair of the organization's committee, has stated.

September 15, 2024 12:29

• Details of case of KBR resident about knowingly false denunciation made public

  The case was opened more than two years after the examination of the document, in which Asker Shetov denies his involvement.

September 15, 2024 11:28

• Alaudinov's words about Anapa conflict show Chechen authorities' reaction to xenophobia

  Apti Alaudinov's words about the unfair detention of a Chechen resident after a brawl in Anapa have demonstrated the concern of Kadyrov's entourage about the growth of nationalism in the Russian society, analysts have noted.

September 14, 2024 23:59

• Health condition of convict for appeal to Kadyrov worsens at SIZO

  The oncology disease of Zakhar Zaripov, convicted of appealing to the head of Chechnya, is progressing, but he receives no due medical treatment at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), his relatives have reported.

September 14, 2024 23:47

• Parents of Chechen native detained after his story about torture

  In the Chechen town of Argun, policemen have detained the parents of Magomed Chagaev, who told about torture by law enforcers and discrimination against Muslims in jails.

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