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November 17, 2023 22:13

• Krasnodar resident detained for justifying terror act

  Agents of the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) have detained a man in Krasnodar who spoke favourably about the explosion on the Crimean Bridge in a social network.

November 17, 2023 21:30

• Source reports search of founder of Ingush scientific society

  Law enforcers have seized books and computers during conducting a search of Yakub Gogiev, the founder of the "Dzurdzuki" Ingush historical and geographical society.

November 17, 2023 20:58

• After riots in Makhachkala, 17 people appeal against their arrest

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has received complaints about the arrest of 17 rioters at the Makhachkala Airport; the SC has already considered nine of them and upheld the awarded freedom restriction measures.

November 17, 2023 20:45

• Police instructed to ensure safety of Fatima Zurabova, escapee from domestic violence

  Fatima Zurabova was brought in for questioning in connection with an application about her disappearance, the Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has informed. The police are tasked with ensuring the safety of a native of Ingushetia, who had escaped from domestic violence.

November 17, 2023 19:18

• Human rights defenders recognize Nikita Zhuravel as a political prisoner

  The persecution of Nikita Zhuravel is politically motivated and aimed at intimidating the public, states the human rights project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial.” The human rights defenders requested the authorities to immediately release the resident of Volgograd and launch an investigation into his beating by a son of Ramzan Kadyrov.

November 17, 2023 16:34

• HRW criticizes authorities’ leniency towards participants in anti-Semitic protests in Caucasus

  The authorities of Russia did not recognize the anti-Semitic nature of the riots at an airport in Makhachkala and the arson of the Jewish cultural centre under construction in Nalchik, noted the international organization “Human Rights Watch” (HRW).

November 17, 2023 16:15

• In Volgograd, court confirms right of a conscript to alternative service

  The Volgograd Regional Court recognized the refusal to replace military service with an alternative civilian one for pacifist Pavel Abramov as unlawful and ordered the draft commission to reconsider the application.

November 16, 2023 23:15

• Rights defenders ask ECtHR to ban extradition of Ingush woman who fled domestic violence

  The Vanadzor office of the Helsinki Civic Assembly has filed a petition with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), demanding a ban on the extradition from Armenia to Russia of Fatima Zurabova, a native of Ingushetia, who fled domestic violence.

November 16, 2023 21:57

• Officials had to spend money on the "Children of Chechnya to Children of Palestine" campaign

  Chechen officials had to spend up to a third of their monthly salaries buying children's crafts during the "Children of Chechnya to Children of Palestine" campaign, local government officials said. Parents of school pupils and kindergarten children said that their children made crafts with enthusiasm.

November 16, 2023 21:49

• Analysts claim contradiction to law in appointing Kadyrov's son as deputy minister

  A position at the level of deputy minister in the regional government cannot be held by a person without completed higher education; this restriction is established by the republic's law of Chechnya, lawyers have stated in their comments on the appointment of Akhmat Kadyrov.

November 16, 2023 21:08

• Defence of activist Cheldiev files complaint with ECtHR

  The criminal prosecution of Vadim Cheldiev, convicted in the case of an anti-Covid rally in Vladikavkaz, has violated his rights to the freedom of expression and the freedom of assembly, his defence has claimed in a complaint sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

November 16, 2023 18:32

• Derbent resident sentenced conditionally for extremist calls

  A court in Derbent has sentenced a local resident to 1.5 years of conditional imprisonment for posting calls for extremist activities on religious grounds.

November 16, 2023 17:09

• Adam Kadyrov receives seventh award after beating Zhuravel

  The Mufti of Chechnya awarded 15-year-old Adam Kadyrov the Order “For Service to the Religion of Islam” for his personal contribution to the defence of Islamic values. The award became the seventh for the Chechen leader’s son after he had beaten arrested Nikita Zhuravel.

November 16, 2023 14:24

• Ingush native detained in Armenia after fleeing domestic violence

  In Armenia, the police detained Fatima Zurabova, a native of Ingushetia, who fled from domestic violence. A relative who came to pick up the girl threatened her with prison for escaping.

November 15, 2023 23:33

• Verdict in case of torture at Makhachkala SIZO upheld

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has upheld the verdict passed in the case of torture and extortion against Daud Davydov, a former head of the Makhachkala SIZO (pre-trial prison), and his subordinates. This was reported by Zarema Mamaeva, the head of the Dagestani SC's press service.

November 15, 2023 21:47

• Kadyrov names number of Chechen residents recruited for military service

  Since the start of the special military operation (SMO), more than 9000 residents of Chechnya have been employed in military service, Ramzan Kadyrov has reported.

November 15, 2023 21:12

• Politkovskaya's children treat Khadjikurbanov's release as abuse of her memory

  The pardoning of Sergey Khadjikurbanov, convicted of killing Anna Politkovskaya, for his participation in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, is evidence of injustice and voluntarism, Anna's children and the editorial board of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper have stated.

November 15, 2023 20:50

• Courts receive over 300 police protocols after anti-Semitic actions in Dagestan

  After the riots at an airport in Makhachkala, the courts of Dagestan received 302 police protocols drawn up under the article on violation of the procedure for holding actions. On November 13 alone, more than 20 such cases were transferred to the courts.

November 15, 2023 18:25

• Blogger Alibekov complains about conditions in penal colony after his release

  Blogger Askhabali Alibekov, who was released after serving his sentence for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, complained about the quality of food and medical care in the penal colony. The blogger claims that his letters with complaints about conditions of detention did not reach their recipients.

November 15, 2023 18:20

• Defence alleges many violations in verdict against Chechen book publisher Aslambek Ezhaev

  The Military Court of Appeal in Vlasikha began consideration of a complaint filed by defenders against the verdict to Aslambek Ezhaev, a book publisher from Chechnya. The defence alleges numerous violations during the consideration of the case in the first instance court.