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June 02, 2023 13:29

• "Agency"*: Dagestani FSB defector faces deportation to Russia

  Polish authorities are planning to deport Emran Navruzbekov, a former Russian FSB agent from Dagestan, to Russia, since they find his stay in Poland a threat to national security.

June 01, 2023 23:28

• Court in Rostov-on-Don sentences four Crimean Tatars

  The Southern District Military Court has sentenced four Crimean Tatar activists to long prison terms within the case of the "Hizb ut-Tahrir-al-Islami"**.

June 01, 2023 23:13

• Court fines Astrakhan resident for discrediting Russian militaries

  A court in the Astrakhan Region has fined Evgeny Katyshevtsev, a local resident, finding discrediting of the Russian Army in his posts in his social network page.

June 01, 2023 22:54

• Volgograd resident sentenced to 8.5 years of imprisonment for setting fire to “Z” banner

  A court sentenced Igor Paskar, a resident of Volgograd, to 8.5 years of imprisonment for setting fire to a rug at the entrance to the FSB building in Krasnodar and a banner with a “Z” sign.

June 01, 2023 22:51

• Activists convince court of disabled people's rights violation by Makhachkala bureaucrats

  The court has satisfied the lawsuit lodged by the activists who demanded from Makhachkala authorities to make sidewalk ramps wheelchair-friendly, human rights defenders have reported.

June 01, 2023 22:14

• Chechen investigators refuse to open case on Arsamikov’s kidnapping

  The Department for Chechnya of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) considered the return of Idris Arsamikov home from a Moscow airport to be voluntary and refused to institute a criminal case on his kidnapping, the “SK SOS Crisis Group”* reported.

June 01, 2023 12:37

• Judge forbids Apti Visaev's wife to attend his trial

  A court in Khabarovsk has banned Aisha Mutaeva, the wife and public defender of the Chechen-born Apti Visaev, who is accused of plotting a terror act, from attending the sessions.

May 31, 2023 22:49

• Dagestan citizen's defence treats terrorism case as fabricated

  The case of organizing a terrorist cell, for which four residents of Dagestan were convicted, was fabricated, the advocate has stated, adding that at least two of the convicts had been subjected to pressure and torture.

May 31, 2023 21:55

• Defence explains mitigation of sentence to KBR's lawyer Zhilokov

  The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has replaced imprisonment for a fine of 100,000 roubles imposed on Ratmir Zhilokov, an advocate convicted of assaulting a law enforcer; the mitigation is due to the fact that the criminal punishment had been applied with no due reason, Boris Zolotukhin, Ratmir's advocate, has stated.

May 31, 2023 17:08

• Kadyrov calls on to impose martial law throughout Russia

  When commenting on a report about a drone attack on Moscow, Ramzan Kadyrov called on to announce martial law in Russia.

May 31, 2023 15:15

• Law enforcers come with searches to journalist Alipat Sultanbegova’s friends

  Three residents of Krasnodar, who spoke with journalist Alipat Sultanbegova, were searched, and the police seized their PCs and mobile phones.

May 31, 2023 13:56

• Woman from Kaspiysk accused of spreading fake news about Russian Army

  A female resident of Kaspiysk has posted inaccurate information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces in a social network. The case against her has been sent to court.

May 30, 2023 17:01

• Journalist Gadjiev's colleagues treat Makhachkala residents' reaction to pickets as indicative

  On May 29, the traditional solo pickets evoked an active response from Makhachkala residents and guests of the city, Idris Yusupov, a journalist, has stated.

May 30, 2023 16:58

• Stavropol citizen detained for reposting in social networks

  Maxim Sleptsov, a resident of the city of Stavropol, has been detained for posting an announcement about a rally in support of Alexei Navalny* in the "VKontakte" social network.

May 30, 2023 01:38

• Ukrainian woman fined in Sochi for her post on social media

  In Sochi, a court fined Ukrainian citizen Svetlana Matukhnova 30,000 roubles, recognizing her post on the social media in support of her country to be discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

May 30, 2023 01:29

• “Alternativa” announces release of man from labour slavery in Dagestan

  Sergey Busygin was forced to work for free at a brick factory near Kaspiysk for several years, the “Alternativa” movement against slavery reports.

May 29, 2023 23:00

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 22-28, 2023

  Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, confrontation between the president and the government in Georgia, drone attacks in Kuban, conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of May 22-28, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

May 29, 2023 21:55

• Accusation of militaries in satanism turns into administrative protocol against Kuban resident

  Mark Eroshenko, a resident of Slavyansk-on-Kuban, called the Russia's leadership and the "world government" "satanic," accusing the military draft commission of using "satanic rites."

May 29, 2023 21:17

• Contract soldier convicted in Volgograd for refusing to participate in hostilities

  The Volgograd Garrison Military Court has sentenced Vyacheslav Pikalov, a contract military serviceman, to two years in colony, finding him guilty of disobeying an order to go to the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine.

May 29, 2023 20:48

• Eco-activist from Krasnodar Territory complains about threats

  Sergey Stryapukhin, an eco-activist and a resident of the city of Novorossiysk, who is fighting against filling in the gorge, said he had received threats from an unknown person.