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October 08, 2023 23:36

• Court upholds sentence to a man mobilized from Chechnya for evading military service

  A court of appeal upheld the sentence of Sergey Yunusov, native of Gudermes, who was sentenced to two years of imprisonment on charges of leaving a military unit in Dagestan without permission.

October 08, 2023 22:17

• Kuban priest Victor Pivovarov detained by law enforcers

  After a search, law enforcers have detained Victor Pivovarov, a priest from the city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban, who had earlier been fined for discrediting the Russian Army. His assistant Ilya Sigida was arrested for two days for disobeying law enforcers' demands.

October 08, 2023 11:21

• Volgodonsk: pensioner fined for pacifist publications

  A court in the Russian city of Volgodonsk has fined Aram Khachatryan, a pensioner, by 30,000 roubles, treating his pacifist posts in the social network as discrediting the Russian Army.

October 07, 2023 22:15

• Resident of Rostov-on-Don accused of calling for terrorism

  The criminal case against Bogdan Zayats, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, accused of calls for terrorism and extremist activities, has been brought to court. He faces up to seven years in prison.

October 07, 2023 18:56

• After beating Zhuravel, Adam Kadyrov becomes Hero of Chechnya

  Adam, the son of Ramzan Kadyrov, who had beaten up the arrested Nikita Zhuravel at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), has been awarded the title of Hero of Chechnya, Adam Delimkhanov, a Russian State Duma MP, has informed. He has noted that Adam Kadyrov achieved success in sports combat, as well as in studying the Koran.

October 07, 2023 10:36

• After closing his extremism case, Ossetian blogger seeks full rehabilitation

  The case of Batraz Misikov, a blogger from North Ossetia, accused of extremism for his post on the Telegram, has been closed due to the statute of limitations, but he intends to seek full rehabilitation and has already appealed to the Supreme Court. His colleagues and friends explain his decision as a desire for justice, although they doubt that it was worth challenging such a court decision.

October 06, 2023 23:41

• Woman from Ingushetia suspected of links with militants

  Law enforcers have put a female resident of Sunzha on the wanted list, treating her as a participant in the hostilities in Syria.

October 06, 2023 22:56

• Nalchik resident accused of discrediting Russian militaries

  The Nalchik City Court has received an administrative protocol against Tamerlan Ivanov, who was charged with discrediting the Russian Army.

October 06, 2023 22:14

• Schoolgirls wearing hijabs allowed to attend classes in Zalukokoazhe

  In the village of Zalukokoazhe, a school administration allowed Muslim schoolgirls wearing hijabs to attend classes after a public outcry caused by a ban on religious clothing.

October 06, 2023 19:25

• Pensioner from Adygea fined for his comments on social networks

  In Adygea, a court recognized comments posted on social networks by disabled person Vladimir Karmanov as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and obliged him to pay a fine.

October 06, 2023 00:39

• Law enforcers find new way to persecute residents of Chechnya

  The case of Adam Madaev, a Chechen resident, who was fined for posting comments in an oppositional channel, indicates that law enforcers continue having interest in the resources of critics of the authorities; the case also demonstrates a new practice of fabricating charges, the interviewed human rights defenders believe.

October 06, 2023 00:34

• European Parliament demands to release Zarema Musaeva

  The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning the politically motivated abduction and prosecution of Zarema Musaeva. This document is important not only as a call for Musaeva's liberation, but also as a statement of human rights violations in Chechnya, Abubakar Yangulbaev has noted.

October 05, 2023 23:56

• Social media users outraged by ban on schoolgirls to wearing hijabs at lessons in KBR

  In several villages of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), girls wearing hijabs were not allowed into schools; it follows from posted videos. Social network users were outraged by this practice; and the republic's Muftiate has announced that it had convinced officials not to prevent schoolgirls from wearing hijabs.

October 05, 2023 23:36

• Chechen Mansur Movlaev, who fled to Kyrgyzstan, sentenced to six months

  A court in Bishkek has sentenced Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of illegally crossing the Kyrgyz border, to six months in colony followed by deportation. Movlaev, who fears persecution by Chechen authorities, has asked in court to be sentenced to the maximum term, his advocate has explained.

October 05, 2023 23:09

• UN Special Rapporteur lists human rights violations in Northern Caucasus

  In Northern Caucasus, mass torture, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances occur; and in Chechnya, brutal suppression of political opponents, infringement of women's rights and persecution of people of non-traditional sexual orientation are widespread.

October 05, 2023 19:50

• Defence criticizes results of prosecutor’s check on complaint of Ingush prisoner Albagachiev

  The information claimed by Abdul-Malik Albagachiev, a native of Ingushetia, about insufficient medical care for him in a penal colony and the beating of another prisoner by employees has not been confirmed, reports the Prosecutor’s Office of the Astrakhan Region. The check was carried out superficially and biasedly, suggests a defender of Abdul-Malik Albagachiev.

October 05, 2023 19:49

• Family of Ingush woman faces threat of deportation from Poland to Russia

  The authorities of Poland refused to provide asylum to Rakiat Kodzoeva, a native of Ingushetia, and her children. The woman faces deportation to her homeland, despite statements by human rights defenders about the threat of fabricating a criminal case against Rakiat Kodzoeva in Russia.

October 05, 2023 19:42

• Sources report refusal to open a case on Zhuravel's beating by Kadyrov's son

  After conducting a check, the police refused to open a criminal case against Adam Kadyrov for beating up Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, committed at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). The court in Grozny has set a date for the first session on Zhuravel's case" he is accused of burning the Koran.

October 05, 2023 14:26

• Musaeva's advocate lodges petition for CER

  A petition asking to apply the conditional early relief (CER) to Zarema Musaeva has been sent to the court by the advocate hired by the family, her son, Abubakar Yangulbaev, has informed.

October 04, 2023 21:56

• “Rosgvardiya” fighter from North Ossetia does not agree with authorities’ refusal to pay compensation to him

  The injury, for which Khizri Kurazov, a fighter of the “Rosgvardiya” (National Guard of Russia) from North Ossetia, is seeking compensation, was got in the barracks, but led to severe damage to his health.