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December 30, 2024 22:38

• Uzbek MP demands apology from Kadyrov

  Odiljon Tozhiev, an Uzbek MP, has condemned Ramzan Kadyrov's statements about the officials who had survived the assassination attempt; he has called on Kadyrov to apologize and help find the suspects. One of them, Bislan Rasaev, was accused of political murders and espionage in Turkey, but could have been released within prisoners' exchange.

December 28, 2024 23:49

• Social workers and IT specialists come to protest in Tbilisi

  On the 30th day of protests against the suspension of European integration, IT specialists, people of creative professions, and social workers took to the streets in Tbilisi. Social workers, in particular, demanded an end to dismissals for political reasons.

December 28, 2024 23:29

• Krasnodar resident accused of insulting Russian authorities and discrediting Army

  Four administrative protocols have been drawn up against Inna Tishkina, a resident of Krasnodar, who had to voice her public apologies after a denunciation by local MP Sergey Klimov.

December 28, 2024 22:27

• Native of Chechnya Selima Khadisova granted asylum in Europe

  The authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina granted asylum to Selima Khadisova, a native of Chechnya, who fled from domestic violence.

December 28, 2024 21:55

• Chechen advocate Timur Idalov is back at large

  The court has announced that the sentence against Timur Idalov, a Chechen advocate, has come into force, and released him from the SIZO (pre-trial prison), demanding from him to get registered for forced labour. Idalov has claimed his illegal keeping at the SIZO after the verdict.

December 28, 2024 21:44

• Chechen leader threatens Uzbek officials

  Ramzan Kadyrov has treated the situation in Uzbekistan as provocation and threatened to respond according to Chechen traditions for slander to two officials who, according to the media, were the targets of an assassination attempt organized with the participation of Chechen authorities.

December 28, 2024 20:57

• Two days after plane crash, Kadyrov announces mourning in Chechnya

  December 28 will be a day of mourning in Chechnya for those who perished in the aircraft crash near Aktau; entertainment events in the republic have been cancelled and state flags have been lowered.

December 27, 2024 23:59

• High school students and children of priests demand European path of development for Georgia

  On the 29th day of protests in Tbilisi, several marches took place in the city, including high school students from three Tbilisi schools, miners from Tkibuli, children of religious figures, and natives of Batumi.

December 27, 2024 23:40

• Volgograd residents' comments in social media result in charges of supporting terrorism

  Two residents of Volgograd have commented on the actions of Ukrainian militaries in the territories of the Belgorod and Bryansk Regions.

December 27, 2024 22:47

• South-Ossetian MIA demands to ban LGBT* propaganda

  In South Ossetia, the legislation does not provide for any punishments for LGBT* propaganda; and the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has demanded that parliament regulate the law enforcers' work.

December 27, 2024 21:38

• Krasnodar resident has to apologize for her posts on social network

  Inna Tishkina from Krasnodar apologized for her posts on the X social networking service which were “discrediting the Russian Army.” The reason for the attention to the resident of Krasnodar was an appeal to the law enforcement and related bodies by MP Sergey Klimov, who demanded an apology from Ramzan Kadyrov.

December 27, 2024 21:17

• Jehovah’s Witness* from Novorossiysk detained

  In the Krasnodar Territory, the police detained Dmitry Mladov, a Jehovah’s Witness* from Novorossiysk. The detainee was transported to an IVS (temporary detention facility) in the Moscow Region.

December 27, 2024 21:16

• AZAL reports technical impact on the crashed plane in Aktau

  An Embraer 190 aircraft flying on the Baku-Grozny route crashed near Aktau due to physical and technical external interference, Azerbaijan Airlines said, citing data from a preliminary investigation.

December 27, 2024 20:54

• Dagestan: two law enforcers convicted for beating detained woman

  The Kizilyurt City Court has sentenced two policemen from the Kizilyurt division of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to three years and four years of conditional imprisonment, finding them guilty of beating a female detainee.

December 26, 2024 23:56

• In Moscow Region, activist holds solo picket in support of Musaeva

  Oksana Osadchaya held a solo picket in the city of Ramenskoye in support of Zarema Musaeva, who was arrested in Chechnya in a new criminal case. The solo picket attracted the attention of passers-by and law enforcers.

December 26, 2024 23:53

• Khamzat Kadyrov confirms drone attack on Chechnya

  Secretary of the Chechen Security Council Khamzat Kadyrov has posted on a social networking service a video of the destruction of a drone. The Chechen official has also added that all the drones launched today to attack the republic had been shot down.

December 26, 2024 23:24

• Analysts dispute about aims of polygamy fatwa

  The withdrawal of the fatwa on polygamy does not cancel the fact that it is enshrined in the Koran; while its main purpose is to clarify the procedure and responsibility for concluding a religious marriage, a representative of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) and an Islamic scholar believe.

December 26, 2024 21:47

• Prosecution demands over seven years in colony for Sochi engineer

  The state prosecutor has demanded seven years and seven months of imprisonment for Alexei Schus, a Sochi engineer, accused of spreading fake news about the Russian Army and of manufacturing weapons.

December 26, 2024 20:51

• Defence asks to overturn sentence of lawyer Fedorenko

  The actions of Natalia Fedorenko, a lawyer, contained no violation of privacy of private life, her defence has stated. The Commission for the Protection of Lawyers' Professional Rights of the Bar Association of Krasnodar Territory has concluded that Fedorenko is being prosecuted for performing her professional duties.

December 25, 2024 23:04

• Human rights defenders recall achievements of “Centre for Assistance to International Protection”

  The creation of the “Centre for Assistance to International Protection” organization 30 years ago was an important event for the development of human rights protection in Russia, and the “Centre” itself won hundreds of cases in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) when defending people whose rights were violated.