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March 27, 2023 18:13

• Woman from Krasnodar fined for discrediting militaries

  A court in Krasnodar has fined a local female resident, finding her guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

March 26, 2023 14:49

• Sochi: housing shareholders complain about law enforcers' inaction

  For two years now, the Sochi police have been checking the complaint against the developer who was earlier convicted and his companion. At the same time, law enforcers do not refuse to initiate a criminal case, but they do not start it either.

March 26, 2023 14:43

• ECtHR demands Russian authorities' answers about Musaeva's detention

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has communicated a complaint against the detention of Zarema Musaeva, demanding explanation from Russian authorities on how lawful Chechen law enforcers' actions were, human rights defenders have informed.

March 26, 2023 14:27

• Messages on behalf of Chechen Arsamikov spark rights defenders' mistrust

  The chat messages posted on behalf of Idris Arsamikov, who was detained by Chechen law enforcers, give no grounds to assert that he is alive, human rights defenders have pointed out.

March 25, 2023 21:16

• ECtHR communicates complaints of seven activists from Kuban and Adygea

  Among the 82 residents of Russia, whose complaints about persecutions in connection with involvement in undesirable organizations communicated by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), there were seven residents of Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory) and Adygea.

March 25, 2023 20:29

• Amid human rights situation in Chechnya, Kadyrov awarded rights advocacy medal

  Ramzan Kadyrov was awarded the medal "Deserved Human Rights Defender of the Chechen Republic". The head of Chechnya was decorated for his outstanding merits in protecting citizens' rights and freedoms, Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson, has stated.

March 25, 2023 18:11

• Law enforcers torture suspect accused of setting fire to Krasnodar military registration and enlistment office, his advocate reports

  Law enforcers tortured Oleg Vazhdaev with electric current and demanded from him to name the Ukrainian customers standing behind the arson of the military registration and enlistment office in Krasnodar. Oleg Vazhdaev had to incriminate himself, his advocate stated.

March 25, 2023 16:57

• Kuban woman considers case on financing terrorism as revenge of law enforcers

  A case on financing terrorism instituted against Irina Dudka, a native of Kuban, was the revenge of the law enforcement bodies for protests against the sentence of her sister, who was convicted on a similar charge, Irina Dudka herself said.

March 25, 2023 16:49

• Former critic of Kadyrov visits congress in Grozny

  Said-Khusein Magomadov, a blogger was spotted at the congress of the Chechen nation; he posted his photos with Chechen officials in a social network. After the assassination attempt on him, of which he blamed Chechen authorities, the blogger redirected his criticism from Ramzan Kadyrov to Akhmed Zakaev.

March 24, 2023 21:00

• Woman from Kuban accused of discrediting Russian militaries

  Law enforcers have drawn up a protocol on discrediting the Russian Army against Maria Kunchenko, a resident of Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory), who had posted leaflets with anti-mobilization calls in the village of Grigorievskaya.

March 24, 2023 20:15

• EU supports "Memorial"*

  The European Union (EU) has expressed its solidarity with the historical, educational, charitable and human rights society "Memorial"*, and called on the Russian authorities to stop the unjustified persecution thereof.

March 24, 2023 19:22

• ECtHR obliges Russia to pay compensations to protesters in Southern Russia

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled on the claims of 15 activists who complained about the disproportionate measures taken by law enforcers during the dispersal of protests, as well as about subsequent arrests and fines.

March 24, 2023 18:23

• Activist Larisa Bachieva arrested for two months

  A court in Makhachkala has appointed two months of arrest for Larisa Bachieva, who is accused within the case of an extremist organization. Her defence insisted on house arrest; the court ruling will be appealed against, a relative of Bachieva has informed.

March 24, 2023 18:15

• Widow of pensioner from KBR treats compensation awarded by court as fair

  The widow of Nikolai Zakharchenko, a pensioner who committed suicide after being accused of growing hemp, is satisfied with the court's decision to compensate for her moral harm suffered from her husband's unjustified criminal prosecution and death; but she finds it more important to bring their neighbour to criminal liability for false denunciation.

March 24, 2023 18:12

• Blogger Alibekov convicted for discrediting Russian army

  In Novorossiysk, a court recognized a video posted on the YouTube channel by native of Dagestan Askhabali Alibekov to be discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and sentenced him to a year and two months of imprisonment in a penal colony. That was reported by the human rights project “OVD-Info”* with reference to advocate Marina Dubrovina.

March 24, 2023 17:14

• Participant of protests against mobilization in Makhachkala sentenced to probation

  In Makhachkala, a court sentenced Mukhamed-Afandi Asipov to a two-year suspended sentence in a case on an attack on a law enforcer during protests against mobilization.

March 23, 2023 21:57

• Ingush activists' defence fails to challenge judge

  The Stavropol Territorial Court has refused to challenge the state defenders in the "Ingush case"; after which the defence tried to challenge the judge, but the court rejected this demand as well.

March 23, 2023 20:22

• Court refuses to consider Zemfira Tskaeva's claim against MIA

  The lawsuit filed by the widow of Vladimir Tskaev, a resident of Vladikavkaz who died after being questioned by the police, against the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) demanding 15 million roubles in compensation was left without consideration.

March 23, 2023 19:33

• In Grozny, court upholds refusal to investigate torture of actor Debishev

  A court considered lawful the investigators’ refusal to institute a criminal case on a complaint about torture filed by Chechen actor Timur Debishev, human rights defenders reported.

March 23, 2023 19:00

• Human rights defenders show consequences of search in “Memorial”* office

  Law enforcers scattered papers and furniture and seized personal computers during a search carried out in an office of the Human Rights Centre “Memorial”* located on Maly Karetny Lane. No advocates were allowed to attend the procedure of the search, so it is still unknown what exactly has been seized, human rights defenders emphasize.