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December 17, 2022 20:53

• In Krasnodar, court obliges MoD to pay 1.5 million roubles to mother of deceased soldier

  The Prikubansky District Court partially granted the claim filed by a mother of Stepan Tsymbal, deceased in the Voronezh Region, to recover compensation from the Russian Ministry of Defence.

December 17, 2022 20:46

• Advocate Mikhail Benyash* removed from defence of “Rosgvardiya” fighters dismissed in Kuban

  In Sochi, a court has removed Krasnodar advocate Mikhail Benyash from participation in the case of dismissed fighters of the “Rosgvardiya” (National Guard of Russia), declaring that being recognized as a foreign agent, Mikhail Benyash does not have access to state secrets.

December 16, 2022 23:55

• Dagestani court overturns sentence to law enforcers on Kurashova's torture case

  The appellate instance has overturned the sentence of the former policemen convicted of torturing Yulduz Kurashova in Khasavyurt, and sent the case back for a new trial.

December 16, 2022 23:53

• Incident with Dagestani woman's children turns into relatives' demand for guardianship

  After their refusal to live with their mother, the children of a Dagestani woman are in safety at the rehabilitation centre, the father of the children has stated, voicing out the plans to appoint his relatives as guardians.

December 16, 2022 15:20

• MIA claims that the Ukrainian detained in Kuban was fire spotter

  The citizen of Ukraine, detained in the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river), is accused of involvement in the death of three Russian policemen in the Kherson Region.

December 16, 2022 15:14

• Investigators react to incident with children of Dagestani woman

  Investigators have launched a checking after the children of a native of Dagestan, who achieved the restriction of parental rights of their father, threatened to jump off the fourth level of the building. In a video posted in social media, the children said they had been humiliated and beaten up.

December 16, 2022 15:09

• Russian MFA’s spokesperson Zakharova reports about Vatican’s apology for remarks about Chechens

  Vatican apologized for the Pope Francis’ words about the alleged cruelty of the militaries from Chechnya and Buryatia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova reports.

December 16, 2022 15:05

• Prosecutor’s Office takes under special control Leyla Gireeva’s complaint about domestic violence

  The police of Ingushetia are checking the complaint about domestic violence filed by Leyla Gireeva, and the check is under special control in the Prosecutor’s Office, the “SK SOS Crisis Group” reports.

December 16, 2022 15:03

• Journalist Gadjiev’s case and pressure on “Chernovik” highlight persecution of independent media in Dagestan

  The authorities of Dagestan apply all measures of pressure against independent media, from personal persecution to economic strangulation of editorial offices, and public interest in those problems is declining due to the aggravation of people’s material and everyday problems, journalists believe.

December 15, 2022 23:56

• State Department draws attention to travel of American athletes to Chechnya

  After the trip of American UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fighters to Chechnya, the US State Department has reminded US citizens that they are not recommended to visit the territory of Russia.

December 15, 2022 23:52

• Case on military's refusal to take part in hostilities reaches court in Krasnodar

  Vadim Bai, a contract soldier, is accused of refusing to participate in hostilities; his case will be considered by the Krasnodar Garrison Military Court.

December 15, 2022 15:05

• Mother of Volgograd teenager tells details of his repeated detention

  The 14-year-old teenager from Volgograd, who was mistaken by law enforcers for a drug dealer in August and brutally detained, was again illegally detained in November, his mother has stated. According to her story, psychological pressure was exerted on her son; now he is forced to visit a psychologist.

December 15, 2022 14:52

• Woman from Vladikavkaz suspected of discrediting the army

  Law enforcers have drawn up an administrative protocol under the article on discrediting Russian militaries against Zhanna Kabanova, a resident of Vladikavkaz.

December 14, 2022 23:57

• Analysts disclose motives for cooperation of Batal-Khadji community with Kadyrov

  Cooperation with Ramzan Kadyrov in preparing detachments to be sent to Ukraine became an attempt for followers of Sheikh Batal-Khadji to “whitewash” against the background of the arrests of members of this religious community and the disclosure by investigators of the murder of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, a political analyst and adviser to the leader of Ingushetia believe.

December 14, 2022 21:11

• Krasnodar activist leaves Russia after law enforcers' phone calls

  Marina Zakharchenko from Krasnodar, who was earlier fined for discrediting the Russian Army, has left Russia. According to her story, she was forced to do this because of telephone calls from law enforcers, who promised to open a criminal case against her, if she failed to delete her pacifist posts in the social network.

December 14, 2022 17:09

• Kadyrov confirms participation of Batal-Hadji members in hostilities in Ukraine as part of "Akhmat" special unit

  The Batal-Hadji rapid reaction detachment is part of the "Akhmat" special unit and is already participating in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has announced.

December 14, 2022 16:58

• Swedish Migration Agency finds Russia safe for refugee from Chechnya

  The Swedish Migration Agency denied asylum to an employee of the Chechen human rights association “Vayfond”, who went abroad after pressure from Ramzan Kadyrov’s subordinates. According to the Swedish Migration Agency, the man can live safely in other regions of Russia.

December 14, 2022 16:50

• Human rights defenders consider it dangerous for Leyla Gireeva to stay in Russia

  The defence of Leyla Gireeva, a native of Ingushetia, who escaped from domestic violence, has not yet received a response to a complaint in connection with a complaint filed by her relatives about the theft, her lawyer said.

December 14, 2022 16:43

• Spokesman of court in Munich denies information about new questioning of Tumso Abdurakhmanov

  Tumso Abdurakhmanov testified at the trial in the case on preparation of the murder of his brother, and the Chechen blogger is not expected to be re-questioned, said Laurent Lafleur, a spokesman for the Munich Higher Regional Court.

December 13, 2022 23:48

• Urus-Martan residents claim oppressive situation after law enforcers' conflict

  The situation in Urus-Martan after deployment of OMON (riot police) fighters to search for eyewitnesses of the conflict of two law enforcers remains tense; many of the men who videoed the incident were detained, local residents report.