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February 05, 2024 17:10

• Six-year-old comment gives rise to criminal case against Krasnodar resident

  A criminal case has been opened against a resident of Krasnodar for his comment in a social network that he placed back in 2018 about the murder of Alexander Zakharchenko, the then head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

February 04, 2024 19:27

• Rostov-on-Don: chief physician of prison hospital convicted for patient's death

  A court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Tigran Mkrtchyan, the chief physician of the FSIN's tuberculosis hospital to two years in prison, finding him guilty of negligence resulting in the death of Dmitry Baksheev, a prisoner.

February 04, 2024 19:07

• Resident of Astrakhan Region fined for discrediting militaries

  The Akhtubinsky District Court has fined Nadir Mamedov, a resident of the Astrakhan Region, by 30,000 roubles, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Army.

February 04, 2024 18:37

• Telegram users criticize idea of "Akhmat" Friendship Academy

  The Peoples' Friendship Academy should not be set up created under the auspices of "Akhmat", since Russia is a multinational country, while methods of the Chechen authorities and the incident with Adam Kadyrov cast doubt on the successful children's upbringing in Chechnya, Telegram users have stated.

February 04, 2024 18:13

• Case of Khasavyurt resident on fakes about Russian Army returned for review

  Due to the found violations, the appellate court has overturned the sentence passed to Shakhban Abakargadjiev, a resident of the city of Khasavyurt, and returned the case of fakes about the Russian Army to the city court.

February 04, 2024 13:08

• Residents of Chechnya complain about problems due to power outages

  Regular power outages and voltage surges lead to failures of household appliances and additional expenses, residents of Chechnya have complained. The electricity supplier is responsible for the caused damages, an advocate has pointed out.

February 03, 2024 22:07

• Resident of Volzhsky fined for his post with rainbow flag

  For his post with a rainbow flag placed in a social network, a court in the city of Volzhsky has fined a local resident under the article of demonstrating extremist symbols. The young man has deleted his post and admitted his guilt, referring to his "stupidity."

February 03, 2024 20:12

• Woman from Astrakhan Region convicted for fakes about Russian Army

  Natalia Beliavskaya from the town of Znamensk, accused of spreading fakes about the Russian Armed Forces, has been sentenced to eight months of correctional labour.

February 03, 2024 18:58

• Close people of Sofia Angel-Barokko report worsening of her health condition at SIZO

  Despite deterioration of her health condition and absence of due medical treatment, the blogger from Maykop, Sofia Angel-Barokko, accused of insulting believers' feelings and justifying terrorism, remains at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), her relatives and friends have reported. Her mother has added intimidation.

February 03, 2024 18:26

• Militaries from Southern Russia sentenced for absence from their service units

  The Southern District Military Court has refused to commute the sentences passed to the militaries for leaving their units, namely, to Ruslan Uteev, a mobilized man, sentenced to 5.5 years in colony by a court in Chechnya, and Pavel Trusov, a contract soldier, sentenced in Stavropol to six years.

February 03, 2024 15:52

• Leyla Gatagazheva, accused of links to Syrian militants, transferred to SIZO

  A court granted a request of investigators to return Leyla Gatagazheva, a resident of Ingushetia, accused of links to Syrian militants, into custody from house arrest.

February 03, 2024 15:48

• Ingush resident accuses police of fabricating case on possession of grenade against him

  In Ingushetia, a court left Rasukhan Matsiev, accused of possessing a grenade, in custody, despite the defendant’s complaint that the ammunition had been planted to him by law enforcers during a search.

February 02, 2024 22:47

• Friend of missing Seda Suleimanova detained at picket in Saint Petersburg

  For 150 days already, nothing has been known about the fate of Seda Suleimanova, who was taken by her relatives to Chechnya, her girlfriend stated at a picket held outside the Saint Petersburg's Prosecutor's Office (PO). Law enforcers have detained the picketer.

February 02, 2024 21:56

• Khadizhat Kadyrova's new post fits into cadre policy of Chechen leader

  Ramzan Kadyrov is building a ruling system in Chechnya based on family and personal ties, and strives to demonstrate his children's successes in making careers.

February 02, 2024 19:39

• Nagavkin's statements about prisoners' torture alarm law enforcers

  The sister of Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, is concerned about law enforcers' attempt to informally obtain the originals of the statements about the torture of prisoners from Kalmykia, which her brother had presented in court.

February 02, 2024 19:14

• MMA fighter Magomedrasul Mutaev shot dead in Makhachkala

  An unidentified person shot several times at MMA fighter Magomedrasul Mutaev near his house in Makhachkala. The athlete died on the way to the hospital. The preliminary reason for the athlete’s murder is said to be revenge, sources report.

February 02, 2024 18:31

• Defence of Balabanov, who set fire to military registration and enlistment office, draws court’s attention to provocative role of special services in defendant’s case

  At the first court hearing in a case against Mikhail Balabanov, accused of plotting to set fire to a military registration and enlistment office in the Stavropol Territory, public prosecutors submitted to court half of the evidence.

February 02, 2024 18:11

• Human rights defender Oleg Orlov* recognized as foreign agent

  The Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) included Oleg Orlov*, a co-chair of the “Memorial” Centre for Defence of Human Rights, into the register of foreign agents, noting that the human rights defender opposed the actions of the Russian troops in Ukraine and disseminated false information about the policies of the authorities of Russia.

February 02, 2024 16:25

• Kadyrov’s second daughter gets ministerial post at her father’s administration

  Khadizhat Kadyrova, a 24-year-old daughter of Ramzan Kadyrov, has been appointed the first deputy head of the administration of the leader and government of Chechnya. She has been entrusted with supervision of the social block.

February 01, 2024 23:25

• No reaction to violations of journalists' rights in Makhachkala disappoints Sevrinovsky

  Those responsible for violating journalists' rights during the anti-mobilization rally in Makhachkala were not punished at all, Vladimir Sevrinovsky, a journalist, has noted in his comment on the court's ruling to terminate proceedings on his complaint about investigators' inaction.