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May 21, 2023 21:44

• Relatives of Dagestani coach Timur Arslanbekov turn to Putin for help

  Relatives and friends of Timur Arslanbekov, a coach from Buynaksk, have recorded a video appeal to the President of Russia, in which they demanded to stop the criminal prosecution of the coach and investigate the circumstances under which he was beaten by law enforcers.

May 20, 2023 19:48

• Activist Yana Antonova states bank's refusal to unblock her mother's accounts

  The bank where Yana Antonova's mother keeps her money would not unblock her accounts, despite the investigator's resolution, Yana, a Krasnodar activist, has stated.

May 20, 2023 19:44

• Akhmed Zakaev's associates report about kidnapping of his relatives in Chechnya

  Chechen law enforcers took away two nephews of Akhmed Zakaev, who lives in the United Kingdom, to some unknown place, his supporters have reported.

May 20, 2023 19:37

• Makhachkala resident convicted within case of extremist organization

  The Leninsky District Court of Makhachkala has found Abdulmumin Abdulmuminov, a resident of the city of Makhachkala, guilty of organizing the activities of the "At-Takfir Val-Hidjra" religious association, which is recognized as extremist in Russia and banned.

May 20, 2023 19:31

• Defence plant worker from Volgograd Region challenges decision on his mobilization

  In Volgograd, a military court began considering a lawsuit filed by a defence plant worker who claimed he had been diagnosed with a chronic illness and requested the court to cancel a decision on his mobilization.

May 20, 2023 18:10

• Defence succeeds in seeking medical treatment for Volgograd contract soldier

  A contract soldier from Volgograd, who wanted to re-pass the military medical commission, was placed in a civilian clinic, and the military medical examination centre agreed to review the decision concerning if he was fit for the military service.

May 20, 2023 16:43

• Convicted native of Dagestan has his sentence toughened in case of terror acts

  The Astrakhan Regional Court has transferred Temirbulat Zubairov, a native of Dagestan, who is serving his 22-year term, to the prison regime because of the "prisoner's tendency to run away."

May 20, 2023 14:47

• Rights defenders recognize Cheldiev, Besolov and Chirkinov as political prisoners

  The criminal case against Vadim Cheldiev, Arsen Besolov and Ramis Chirkinov, participants in the rally in Vladikavkaz against anti-covid restrictions, was fabricated in order to suppress attempts to create public associations and criticize authorities. This was stated by the human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial".

May 20, 2023 13:14

• Criminal case forces journalist Alipat Sultanbegova to leave Russia

  Alipat Sultanbegova, a Krasnodar journalist, has left Russia after she received a notification that a criminal case had been opened against her for discrediting Russian militaries.

May 19, 2023 15:25

• Prosecutor asks 2.5 years in prison for Diana Tsipinova, KBR lawyer

  The state prosecutor has asked the court to sentence Diana Tsipinova, a lawyer and a figurant in the case about violence against a policeman in Nartkala, to 2.5 years in prison. The suffered policeman himself treats the punishment as excessive; and Tsipinova's advocate has recalled that she was detained when she was defending her colleague.

May 19, 2023 15:21

• Special services make case of Ukrainian woman detained at Verkhni Lars secret

  Relatives of Leniye Umerova, a Crimean Tatar woman, who was held in the Vladikavkaz temporary detention centre (known as the IVS) for more than four months, cannot get access to the details of her case. Umerova's brother has treated her accusation of espionage as fabricated.

May 19, 2023 15:14

• Court closes case against Makhachkala resident Rabadanov on protests against mobilization

  The court ruled that the law enforcement bodies failed to prove the guilt of Gadji Rabadanov in violating the rules for holding an unsanctioned rally in Makhachkala. The case was thus closed. Gadji Rabadanov himself stated that he did not participate in the street protests against the mobilization.

May 18, 2023 23:58

• Dagestani blogger Alibekov complains about being beaten in SIZO

  Askhabali Alibekov, a native of Dagestan, who was sentenced to imprisonment in Novorossiysk for posts on his blog, complained of being beaten in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), his wife said.

May 18, 2023 18:09

• Kadyrov's statement on buying his horse from foreign law enforcers raises lawyers' questions

  The version presented by Ramzan Kadyrov about the ransom of his horse with the help of Ukrainian special services and the Czech police causes doubts and is contrary to the Criminal Code, lawyers have pointed out.

May 18, 2023 18:05

• Resident of Dagestan accused of discrediting Russian militaries

  The court received the case of Murad Aslankhanov, a resident of Dagestan, accused under the administrative article on discrediting the Russian Army.

May 17, 2023 23:57

• Carnival in Gelendjik cancelled because of SMO in Ukraine

  This year, there will be no carnival with a march and a gala concert in Gelendjik, the city Mayor has announced, explaining the decision by the fact that now "there is no time for broad festivities."

May 17, 2023 22:39

• Court in Uryupinsk refuses to consider case on discrediting Russian Army

  The court has returned the case of Andrei Farafonov about discrediting Russian militaries back to the police.

May 17, 2023 21:17

• Vienna: protesters demand asylum for immigrants from Chechnya

  About 20 activists have held an action in Vienna demanding from Austrian authorities to provide asylum to the residents of Chechnya, who had left the republic due to mobilization, and not deport them to Russia.

May 17, 2023 20:23

• Court supports military hospital in its dispute with contract soldier from Nalchik

  In Nalchik, the military court refused to grant a claim filed by contract soldier Denis Anufriev, who requested the military hospital to provide a certificate of injury got in the special military operation in Ukraine. The contract soldier missed the statute of limitations for filing a claim, the court noted.

May 16, 2023 23:04

• Main facts about "Akhmat-Grozny" Special Unit

  The OMON (mobile special-purpose detachment, or riot police) "Akhmat-Grozny" is a special unit within the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard), named after the first president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov. OMON fighters take part in hostilities, including in Ukraine.