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September 11, 2022 03:52

• Stavropol activist arrested after lodging application about election violation

  Law enforcers have detained Andrei Fokin, an activist, when he came to the police to file a complaint about election violations.

September 11, 2022 03:38

• Rostov townspeople demand to protect park trees from felling

  In the Friendship Park in the city of Rostov-on-Don, 237 healthy trees are planned to be cut down during the improvement works, townspeople have complained. They called on the Governor, Vasily Golubev, to protect the park from being ruined.

September 10, 2022 17:17

• Activists link attack on Byurchiev, "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, with his journalism

  The attack on Badma Byurchiev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, is directly related to his professional activities; attacks on political opponents have already happened in Elista; and local officials are involved in this, local activists assert.

September 10, 2022 15:19

• Krasnodar blogger Alibekov detained for calls for extremism

  In Novorossiysk, law enforcers have detained Askhabali Alibekov, a blogger, also known as "Wild Paratrooper", on suspicion of public calls for extremism. This was reported by the human rights project "OVD-Info"** with reference to his friend.

September 10, 2022 09:33

• Deaths of 700 natives of Southern Russia in Ukraine officially confirmed

  Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 700 residents of Southern Russia have been officially confirmed, including 463 residents of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), and 237 residents of the Southern Federal District (SFD).

September 09, 2022 23:52

• Dagestani SC recognizes illegal extension of Eduard Ataev’s arrest

  An appeal filed about the extension of arrest of Eduard Ataev, the former coordinator of the Navalny’s headquarters* in Makhachkala, was granted, but Eduard Ataev remains in custody pending review of the decision in the first instance court.

September 09, 2022 23:41

• Opponents of landfill in Kuban outraged by official’s threats against an activist

  When commenting on the threats voiced by an official against activist Viktor Ilyin, residents of the village of Poltavskaya have noted that the official should take care of the well-being of residents and the environmental situation in the municipality and not intimidate the residents.

September 09, 2022 14:34

• Krasnodar activist detained and left in custody overnight

  Vitaly Nemtsev, the coordinator of the "Citizen Observer" project, became a figurant of the protocol on the demonstration of prohibited symbols. He was left in custody for the night.

September 09, 2022 14:32

• Resident of Stavropol Territory fined for discrediting militaries

  The court has fined Evgeny Lavrik, a resident of the Shpakovsky District, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, the "Kavkaz.Realii"* outlet has reported.

September 09, 2022 13:45

• "Caucasian Knot" correspondent beaten up in Elista

  Several men have attacked and beaten up Badma Byurchiev, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, in Elista (the capital of Kalmykia), the journalist himself reported, linking the attack with his professional activities.

September 09, 2022 13:40

• ICRF Branch cancels refusal to open torture criminal case of Chechen actor

  The Chechen Branch of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has overturned the refusal to initiate a criminal case on the application of Timur Debishev, a Chechen actor, who reported being beaten up and tortured by law enforcers.

September 09, 2022 13:25

• Two witnesses in case of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev refute their testimonies

  Aida Khaita and Sultan Omarov, the prosecution witnesses in the case of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev, have stated at trial that their testimonies given during the investigation had nothing to do with reality.

September 09, 2022 13:18

• Advocate points to violation of the rights of journalist Nasibyan by law enforcers

  Law enforcers asked Bella Nasibyan about her links with Ilya Ponomaryov, a former Russian State Duma MP, and examined the contents of her phone, but did not allow the advocate, Pavel Sadovnikov, to be present during the interrogation, the latter has complained.

September 09, 2022 13:10

• SC ignores proofs of falsification of terrorist case against residents of Dagestan

  The Russia's Supreme Court (SC) has treated the complaints about the falsification of the criminal case and torture of the residents of the Agulsky District (Dagestan) convicted under the case of activities of a terrorist community and an illegal armed formation (IAF) as untenable.

September 09, 2022 08:54

• Moscow City Court upholds appeals of “Memorials”*

  The Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* and the “International Historical Educational Charitable and Human Rights Society ‘Memorial’” (“International Memorial”)* won appeals on complaints about illegal searches in the offices of organizations.

September 08, 2022 23:51

• Dagestani resident found guilty of discrediting Russian Armed Forces

  A court imposed an administrative penalty on Mardjina Ramazanova for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

September 08, 2022 21:14

• Journalist Bella Nasibyan released after questioning by law enforcers

  The police released Rostov journalist Bella Nasibyan. She is involved as a witness in a case on fakes about the Russian Armed Forces, the “OVD-Info”* human rights project reported.

September 08, 2022 21:01

• Energy company fined for blackouts in houses of Makhachkala residents

  The “Rosseti Severny Kavkaz” Company was fined 3.2 million roubles for power outages in residential buildings in Makhachkala. The fine for interruptions in the supply of electricity to Makhachkala residents became the second in a month.

September 08, 2022 19:01

• Rostov journalist Nasibyan detained after search

  In Rostov-on-Don, law enforcers have detained the journalist, Bella Nasibyan, after searching her home, human rights defenders have informed.

September 08, 2022 18:49

• Abubakar Yangulbaev comments on extension of his mother's arrest

  By extending the arrest of Zarema Musaeva, the court in Grozny has upheld the investigators' unjustified arguments that a sick woman could escape from the republic, Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer and one of two Musaeva's son, has stated.