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December 09, 2024 22:52

• Blogger Vadim Kharchenko* arrested for two months

  A court in Gelendjik has placed Vadim Kharchenko*, a blogger, accused of slander, in custody until February 4, 2025.

December 09, 2024 20:44

• Journalist Guzel Kasimova arrested in Cherkessk

  The Cherkessk City Court has sent Guzel Kasimova, a journalist from Kazan, accused of knowingly making a false report about a terror act, to the SIZO (pre-trial prison until January 22, 2025. The defence intends to appeal against the court ruling.

December 09, 2024 18:52

• Human rights defenders treat Kadyrov’s criticism of law enforcement bodies’ heads as test of his influence

  When criticizing the heads of the Investigating Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the leader of Chechnya is measuring his influence with theirs. At the same time, Ramzan Kadyrov drew his attention to a case of a Chechen teenager living in Moscow, although hundreds of Chechen natives have been convicted on fabricated charges.

December 08, 2024 22:38

• In Tbilisi, protesters announce their readiness for long-term protests

  The authorities are changing their tactics by detaining activists instead of dispersing protests, but that has only angered protesters. Participants of the rally in front of the Georgian parliament building spoke about their willingness to attend rallies every day to achieve new parliamentary elections.

December 08, 2024 21:08

• Blogger from Dagestan convicted of mocking Orthodox cross

  The Dorogomilovsky Court of Moscow has sentenced Khavier Yarmagomedov, a native of Dagestan, to seven years in colony for trampling an Orthodox cross. He was also found guilty of spreading child pornography and was deprived of the right to administer websites for eight years.

December 08, 2024 20:27

• “Meydan TV” journalists detained in Baku

  Aytaj Tapdyg, Natig Djavadly, Ramin Djabrailzade, and Khayala Agaeva, employees of the “Meydan TV” portal, have been detained this evening. The Azerbaijani police reported an investigation into the smuggling of foreign currency.

December 08, 2024 20:06

• Blogger Kharchenko* detained under new criminal case

  A court in Gelendjik has released Vadim Kharchenko*, accused under several criminal articles, from custody, after which he was detained on suspicion of slander.

December 08, 2024 19:18

• Kadyrov's idea of using POWs as "human shield" surprises military experts

  The air defence systems deployed in the republics of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) need to be strengthened to protect against drone attacks, while the Kadyrov's proposal to place Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) on building roofs is unable to protect from attacks.

December 07, 2024 23:49

• Investigating Committee responds to Kadyrov’s criticism of Bastrykin

  The teenager, for whom Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov stood up, is accused of beating minors on the streets of Moscow, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports. Investigators released a video of several fights involving the teenager.

December 07, 2024 23:28

• Kadyrov claims professional incompetence of Russian ICRF’s and MIA’s heads

  The anger of the leader of Chechnya was caused by a criminal case instituted against a teenager from Chechnya for hooliganism.

December 07, 2024 22:54

• Ombudsman counts 188 cases of brutal treatment of detainees during protests in Georgia

  Most of those detained during protests in Georgia, who were visited by representatives of the country’s Ombudsman, reported that the police used excessive force against them during detentions. Advocates for the detainees claimed that their clients were beaten in detention facilities as well.

December 07, 2024 16:14

• Meydan TV's statement regarding latest arrests of journalists

  On Friday, 6 December 2024, beginning around 1pm Baku local time, Meydan TV's newsroom lost contact with a number of individuals, some of whom collaborate with Meydan TV.

December 06, 2024 22:50

• Prosecutor demands long terms for Goncharenko and Abdurakhmanov for arson of military commissariat

  The prosecution has asked to sentence Boris Goncharenko to 11 years and Bogdan Abdurakhmanov to 12 years in colony, accusing then within the case of setting the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) on fire. This was reported by the human rights project "Solidarity Zone".

December 06, 2024 22:48

• Resident of North Ossetia repeatedly fined for discrediting Russian Army

  Andrei Kolomiets, a 57-year-old resident of North Ossetia, was fined 50,000 roubles for his negative statements about the Russian Armed Forces. This has already been his second fine.

December 06, 2024 21:49

• Lawyers criticize verdict to their Chechen colleague Timur Idalov

  The court has groundlessly added an aggravating motive to Timur Idalov, a Chechen advocate, in the case of threats to the prosecutor, which led to a harsh punishment and left him in custody pending appeal, although he could have been released, lawyers have emphasized.

December 06, 2024 19:40

• "Meydan TV": Georgian law enforcers beat up and humiliate detained Azerbaijani

  After detaining Elvin Karimov, an ethnic Azerbaijani, at a protest action in Tbilisi, ten law enforcers have beaten him up, recommending him to appeal to President Aliev for defence of human rights. Activists have gone out to the action in Karimov's support.

December 05, 2024 23:58

• Activists criticize investigators' findings on organizers of riots in Makhachkala

  The Stavropol Territorial Court has begun considering the case against four defendants, whom investigators believe to be the organizers of the riots at the Makhachkala Airport. There are no proofs in the records from the airport that they coordinated the actions of the crowd.

December 05, 2024 23:38

• Kadyrov offers using Ukrainians POWs to protect against drone attacks

  The head of Chechnya has confirmed the drone attack on the Akhmat Kadyrov regiment and proposed placing Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) on roofs of the sites that could become attack targets.

December 05, 2024 23:01

• Court leaves journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova under arrest

  The Moscow City Court had denied the defence's appeal against the extension of the arrest of the journalist, Nadezhda Kevorkova, accused of justifying terrorism.

December 05, 2024 19:26

• Women demand from Georgian police to stop beating protesters

  In Tbilisi and Batumi, women are holding protests in front of police stations demanding that policemen stop beating protesters.