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September 09, 2023 18:54

• In Dagestani journalist Gadjiev’s case, defendants plead not guilty in their final speeches

  In their final speech, Kemal Tambiev, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, and Abubakar Rizvanov have stated that public prosecution did not present any convincing evidence in court. The defendants have again pleaded not guilty.

September 08, 2023 21:09

• ECtHR awards compensations for suffered torture to natives of Southern Russia

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has ordered Russian authorities to pay compensations to the natives of Dagestan, Ingushetia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Krasnodar Territory and Chechnya, who had suffered from torture. The decision was made amid Russia's refusal to enforce ECtHR's decisions.

September 08, 2023 18:13

• Investigators ignore Solomina's statement about threats from Chechnya

  Three days after the statement made by Tatiana Solomina about the threats received by her from her client's relatives living in Chechnya, investigators have failed to question her, which is contrary to the requirement of the law, the SK SOS Crisis Group* has informed.

September 07, 2023 22:51

• In Caucasus, courts pronounce lenient sentences to mobilized men on drug charges

  In the Stavropol Territory, military courts sentenced mobilized Vitaly Sayutin and Anton Degtyaryov to a year of probation, and Akhmed Murtsalov – to a fine in cases on drug trafficking. In Nalchik, a court sentenced Ilyas Sultygov to nine months of probation on the same charge. Participation in the special military operation was taken into account by the courts as a mitigating circumstance.

September 07, 2023 22:15

• Threats against advocate Solomina highlight trend of persecution of victims of domestic violence

  When commenting on the threats faced by advocate Tatiana Solomina, human rights defenders have noted that those who try to help victims of domestic violence in the republics of Northern Caucasus often find themselves at risk, as they begin to receive threats from family members of a victim they defended.

September 07, 2023 21:14

• Kadyrov's mother receives highest award of Russian Council of Muftis

  Aimani Kadyrova has been awarded the Al-Fakhr order by the Russian Council of Muftis, but was not present at the awarding ceremony. The order for Kadyrova at the opening of the restored mosque in the city of Mariupol was received by Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya.

September 07, 2023 19:47

• Relatives of "Wagner" fighter from KBR accuse law enforcers of case fabrication

  Law enforcers have planted drugs, grenades and weapons on Asker Shortanov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who returned from the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine, where he was a fighter of the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC), said his advocate.

September 07, 2023 16:37

• Lawyer reports pressure on Abramov from Krasnodar in his military unit

  Alexei Abramov, a resident of Krasnodar, who refused to take part in hostilities due to his health problems, walks on crutches, said Mikhail Benyash*, a lawyer. He has noted that the command of Alexei's military unit is dissatisfied with the publicity of his case and is putting pressure on Abramov.

September 06, 2023 23:07

• Human rights defenders highlight historical significance of “Ingush case”

  The authorities’ response to protests in Ingushetia, after which elders and activists were convicted of extremism, has become one of the first signs of an increase in repressive practices across the country, human rights defenders note.

September 06, 2023 22:34

• Advocates of Ingush activists point to obstacles to their CER

  The likelihood that the convicted Ingush oppositionists will be released on the conditional early relief (CER) is quite small, their advocates believe.

September 06, 2023 21:55

• Compensation for Krasnodar resident's death in prison hospital awarded to his widow

  A court in Rostov-on-Don has ordered the medical unit of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) to pay 300,000 roubles to Natalia Baksheeva, a resident of Krasnodar, who had claimed compensation for her husband's death in a prison hospital.

September 06, 2023 21:10

• Advocate of Ingush prisoner Albagachiev claims obstacles to communicating with him

  The administration of the penal colony did not hand over to advocate the letters from Abdul-Malik Albagachiev, a native of Ingushetia, in which he wrote about his state of health and the lack of medical care, advocate Irina Biryukova stated.

September 06, 2023 20:35

• Chechen Ombudsman reports his second visit to Suleimanova, who fled from her family

  Chechen Ombudsman Mansur Soltaev again visited Seda Suleimanova and reported that she was in a good mood. Meanwhile, in the video that Mansur Soltaev posted on his Telegram channel, Seda Suleimanova simply escorts him to the gate of her parents’ house, with the music in the video.

September 06, 2023 17:11

• Advocate complains about threats from Chechnya

  After Tatiana Solomina, an advocate, provided legal help to a Chechen resident who fled domestic violence, she and her son began receiving threats.

September 05, 2023 23:57

• "Baza": in Chechnya, state servants are forced to put "Likes" to their bosses

  Chechen ministries force their employees to put "Likes" and comments to ministries' publications. Some of state servants have left hundreds of "Likes" under official publications, the "Baza" project has reported.

September 05, 2023 23:12

• Putin awards Kadyrov's daughter "For Merits to Fatherland"

  By a Vladimir Putin's decree, Aishat Kadyrova, the Chechen Minister of Culture, has been awarded the medal of the Order "For Merits to Fatherland". This was announced by Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister of Press, in his Telegram channel.

September 05, 2023 22:50

• Wife of Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, loses hope for his acquittal

  After the arrest of the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, his family was sure that it was some misunderstanding; but now, four years later, he is still under arrest, his wife, Dana Sakieva, has stated. According to her story, she has no hope for an acquittal, but she believes that her husband will receive a minimum prison term.

September 05, 2023 21:36

• Court suspends case on beating of Volgograd schoolboy by law enforcer

  In Volgograd, a court has suspended proceedings in a case against a policeman accused of beating a 14-year-old teenager. The court’s decision has been explained by the impossibility of the policeman’s participation in the trial.

September 05, 2023 20:09

• North-Caucasian woman complains about being attacked in New Moscow because of wearing hijab

  The police received a complaint about an attack on a native of Northern Caucasus, who was walking with her children on a playground. The woman was seriously injured and reported insults on religious and national grounds.

September 04, 2023 23:15

• In North Ossetia, people united by memory of terror act in Beslan

  Mourning events dedicated to the 19th anniversary of the terror act in Beslan ended in North Ossetia. People who came to the school No. 1 in Beslan lit candles, carried flowers in memory of the dead, brought bottles of water, opened them and left them in a school gym.