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October 04, 2023 21:15

• Makhachkala residents voice to picketer their words of support for journalist Gadjiev

  During a solo picket in support of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev, passers-by conveyed wishes and words of support to him, noted picketer Magomed Magomedov. His colleague Idris Yusupov held a picket in support of historian Khadjimurad Donogo, considering the disruption of his lecture to be another fact of persecution of the scientist.

October 04, 2023 17:34

• Instagram* blocks page of Ramzan Kadyrov's son

  The administration of the Instagram* has blocked the page of Adam Kadyrov, the son of the head of Chechnya, who had beaten up Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, at the SIZO (pre-trial prison); the page was blocked for violating the rules of the social network.

October 04, 2023 12:21

• Kadyrov makes his daughter People's Artist of Chechnya

  Aishat Kadyrova, who before being appointed Deputy Prime Minister served as Minister of Culture, has received the title of People's Artist of Chechnya. This title is awarded to artists of national renown who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of arts in Chechnya and worthily represented the Chechen arts outside its borders, as stated in the regulations on the title.

October 03, 2023 19:56

• Picketer with poster in support of Zhuravel detained in Saint Petersburg

  Law enforcers have detained Dmitry Kuzmin, who went out to a picket demanding the release of Nikita Zhuravel, who was beaten by Kadyrov's son at the Grozny SIZO (pre-trial prison).

October 03, 2023 17:35

• Kadyrov announces his daughter's appointment as Vice-Premier of Chechnya

  Aishat Kadyrova, the current Chechen Minister of Culture will become Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya for the social block; and Musa Dadaev, the former Vice-Premier will replace Kadyrova as the head of the Ministry of Culture of Chechnya.

October 03, 2023 13:53

• Dagestani resident sentenced to mandatory labour for his post against mobilization

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan approved the decision of the court, which imposed 120 hours of compulsory labour on Rasul Bammatov, finding him guilty of posting a call against mobilization.

October 03, 2023 13:34

• Stavropol resident found guilty of discrediting Russian army

  Valery Gasparyan, an unemployed resident of Stavropol, fined for two comments he posted on a social network.

October 02, 2023 19:41

• Comment in chat of opposition channel results in fine imposed on resident of Chechnya

  The court has fined Adam Madaev, a resident of Chechnya, for his comment left in the chat of the "1Adat"* Telegram channel, which is in opposition to the republic's authorities.

October 02, 2023 19:19

• Journalists hold solo pickets in Makhachkala

  Journalists Magomed Magomedov and Idris Yusupov have held solo pickets in Makhachkala, demanding the release of Abdulmumin Gadjiev and an end to the persecution of historian Khadjimurad Donogo.

October 02, 2023 17:31

• Six cases on discrediting Russian Army initiated against woman from Stavropol

  Law enforcers have drawn up six protocols against Larisa Kuznetsova, a resident of the Predgorny District of the Stavropol Territory, about discrediting Russian militaries. This was reported by the "Kavkaz.Realii"* project.

October 01, 2023 23:27

• After attack, activist Roman Taganov denied opening a case

  Roman Taganov, an activist from Maykop (Adygea), was denied initiating a criminal case after the attack on him. According to his story, the police have ignored his arguments. The denial will be appealed against, Felix Vertegel, an advocate for Taganov, has promised.

October 01, 2023 22:48

• Case of Mansur Movlaev, escapee from Russia, reaches court

  The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek (the capital of Kyrgyzstan) has received the case of illegal crossing the Kyrgyz state border by Mansur Movlaev, who had fled Russia and complained of persecution by Chechen authorities.

October 01, 2023 22:17

• Defence treats sentence to journalist Nozdrinov as too harsh

  The sentence of 8.5 years for journalist Alexander Nozdrinov is quite harsh, his advocate believes, adding that the verdict would definitely be appealed against. Nozdrinov was convicted for his help to other people, his wife Ekaterina has noted.

October 01, 2023 19:32

• Journalist Nozdrinov sentenced to 8.5 years in prison

  The court has found journalist Alexander Nozdrinov guilty of spreading fake news about the Russian Army and sentenced him to 8.5 years of freedom deprivation.

October 01, 2023 17:55

• Over 30,000 people demanded to bring Adam Kadyrov to justice

  Social network users have put more than 30,000 signatures to the petition demanding that the son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, be brought to justice for beating Nikita Zhuravel, who was arrested under the case of burning the Koran. Activists at the solo pickets held in different cities of Russia have also supported this demand.

October 01, 2023 17:29

• Rights defenders achieve check of Kuban pensioner's claim of torture

  Investigators have refused five times to consider the application lodged by Victor Krasnoborodko, a resident of the village of Novorozhdestvenskaya, Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) about torture, during which law enforcers obtained from a pensioner a confession of beating up his stepson.

September 30, 2023 23:11

• Defence sums up trial in journalist Nozdrinov’s case

  A court has limited the defence of journalist Alexander Nozdrinov during the trial in his case, and his advocate will not be able to attend at the next court hearing due to the judge’s complaint.

September 30, 2023 16:16

• ECtHR finds violation of rights of Budyonnovsk resident beaten up by law enforcers

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has awarded compensation to Roman Stasyuk, a Stavropol resident, who was beaten up by law enforcers in Budyonnovsk in 2018.

September 30, 2023 15:52

• ECtHR awards compensation to residents of Southern Russia for torture

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) examined the complaints filed by residents of Chechnya, Dagestan, and Astrakhan, convicted in Russia on the basis of testimonies obtained under torture, and awarded them compensation. The decision was made against the backdrop of the Russia’s refusal to comply with the decisions of the ECtHR.

September 30, 2023 00:46

• Participant in rally in Magas placed under house arrest

  A court in Essentuki has placed under house arrest a resident of Ingushetia, detained on suspicion of attacking law enforcers at a rally in Magas.