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October 23, 2024 21:45

• Native of Chechnya accused of organizing an assassination attempt on Alikhadjiev

  A native of Chechnya, Bashir Omarkhodjaev, has been charged with organizing an assassination attempt on Sherip Alikhadjiev, a former Deputy Prime Minister of Ingushetia, and Vasily Konovalov, a citizen of Ukraine, has been accused of attempting to murder Alikhadjiev.

October 23, 2024 20:28

• Verdict to Chechen book publisher Ezhaev upheld despite defence's arguments

  The cassation instance has upheld the verdict to Aslambek Ezhaev, a Chechen book publisher, convicted of financing terrorism. The court found his defence's arguments and those put forward by the publisher himself about the signs of case fabrication as unconvincing.

October 22, 2024 23:46

• Defence criticizes extension of journalist Kevorkova’s arrest

  Investigators convinced the court to extend the arrest of journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova, although there was no need for that, an advocate states.

October 22, 2024 23:11

• In Saint Petersburg, activists use leaflets to draw public’s attention to kidnapping of Chechen native Seda Suleimanova

  In Saint Petersburg, activists posted leaflets dedicated to the search for Seda Suleimanova, who was kidnapped and taken to Chechnya.

October 22, 2024 23:05

• ECtHR finds Russian law on foreign agents as violating ECHR

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found the complaints lodged by 107 individuals and organizations, including the "International Memorial"* and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*, to be justified, concluding that inclusion of them into the register of foreign agents has violated their right to the freedom of expression and the freedom of association.

October 22, 2024 18:57

• Human rights defenders see low chances of punishment of law enforcers in Dagestan for torturing woman

  When commenting on the cancellation of the sentence of policemen in a case on torture of a woman from Khasavyurt, human rights defenders have noted that cases when law enforcers are being punished for using torture have become rare. The victim complains that she still has health problems.

October 22, 2024 17:51

• Defence succeeds in seeking hospitalization of Zarema Musaeva

  In Chechnya, a court postponed the consideration of the complaint lodged against the refusal to release Zarema Musaeva on conditional early relief (CER) because of her hospitalization, which the defence insisted on.

October 21, 2024 23:47

• Sentence of Ingush law enforcers in Timur Derbichev’s case mitigated

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia mitigated the sentence of former policemen Temirlan Yevloev and Khamzat Kotiev, convicted of accepting a bribe from relatives of Timur Derbichev.

October 21, 2024 23:45

• Blogger from Bashkiria convicted for video about "Motherland Calls!" monument

  The Volgograd Regional Court has sentenced Rasul Akhiyaretdinov, a blogger and a resident of Bashkortostan, to a year of forced labour, finding him guilty of rehabilitating Nazism in his video about the "Motherland Calls!" monument.

October 21, 2024 23:16

• Novosibirsk: activist demands inquiry into Seda Suleimanova's abduction

  Elena Tardasova-Yun, an activist from Novosibirsk, has held a solo picket demanding an investigation into the disappearance of Seda Suleimanova in Chechnya.

October 21, 2024 21:58

• Advocate reports poor health condition after surgery of Zaripov, convicted of appealing to Kadyrov

  Zakhar Zaripov, convicted of appealing to the head of Chechnya, is feeling poor after the surgery he underwent for his stage four cancer, but despite this, he is being prepared for transfer to the SIZO (pre-trial prison). The defence's motions to transfer Zaripov to house arrest remained unanswered.

October 21, 2024 21:21

• Verdict to Volgograd woman for attempted arson of military commissariat mitigated

  The appellate court has reduced the suspended sentence imposed on Tatiana Lebedeva, a Volgograd resident, within the case of attempted arson of the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office).

October 20, 2024 23:56

• Krasnodar court refuses to place pensioners-suspected IAF members under house arrest

  The Uspensky District Court of the Krasnodar Territory has refused to transfer pensioners, Marina Zakharova, Nikolai Nabiev and Sergey Kuzovenko, accused of creating an illegal armed formation (IAF) under house arrest.

October 20, 2024 23:34

• Student Daniil Vodolagin, convicted of spreading fakes about Russian Army, convoyed to penal colony

  Daniil Vodolagin, a Volgograd student, has been sent to a penal colony, where he will serve a five-year sentence for spreading fake news about the Russian Army. This was reported by the human rights project "OVD-Info"* with reference to his advocate.

October 20, 2024 21:36

• Kadyrov boasts of another award

  Ramzan Kadyrov has announced the receipt of a jubilee medal in connection with the 25th anniversary of re-establishment of the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) Branch in Chechnya, emphasizing that his medal is No. 1.

October 20, 2024 20:45

• Victory at ECtHR inspires former police colonel Salikh Gadjiev

  Salikh Gadjiev, an ex-police colonel, has expressed his satisfaction with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the complaint about his dismissal from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan for criticism.

October 20, 2024 20:05

• Request to investigate Suleimanova's case in Saint Petersburg transferred to Chechnya

  The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has forwarded Elena Patyaeva's request to take the case of Seda Suleimanova or to investigate it in Saint Petersburg, where Seda was detained under the federal control, to the its Chechen Branch.

October 19, 2024 23:53

• Former senator Arashukov refuses to reveal reasons for apologizing to Kadyrov

  Rauf Arashukov, a former senator from Karachay-Cherkessia, did not want to explain what he apologized to Ramzan Kadyrov for and called the reasons for the apology “personal.”

October 19, 2024 23:08

• Rizvanov points out to court of appeal numerous violations in case

  Abubakar Rizvanov, convicted together with Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev in the case on financing terrorism, spoke in the military court of appeal, emphasizing multiple violations and inconsistencies in the case and the verdict.

October 19, 2024 22:46

• Court extends arrest of singer Sharlot, who apologized to Kadyrov

  In Samara, a court has pronounced to keep singer Eduard Sharlot, who apologized to Ramzan Kadyrov in January, in custody until March 25, 2025.