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February 08, 2024 18:49

• Two Krasnodar residents apologize for their video with kiss

  A Krasnodar female blogger and her girlfriend made a video in which one of them proposed to the other, after which they were kissing each other with passion. The police drew up protocols against the both young women for promoting non-traditional sexual relations.

February 08, 2024 14:08

• Contract soldier convicted in Makhachkala for refusing to take part in hostilities

  The Makhachkala Garrison Military Court has sentenced Akhmed Kurbanov, a contract soldier, to two years in penal colony, finding him guilty of refusing to take part in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine. The judge has treated the defendant's argument that his contract expired in 2022 as unconvincing.

February 08, 2024 14:06

• Rights defenders demand to check version of Seda Suleimanova's murder

  Sources in Chechnya has voiced out the version that Seda Suleimanova was killed by her relatives, the SK SOS Crisis Group* has reported and demanded from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to conduct a check.

February 07, 2024 18:03

• Murder of Lieutenant Colonel results from law enforcers’ impunity in Chechnya

  When commenting on the information about the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Albert Atmurzaev in Grozny, lawyers have noted that law enforcers have the right to use firearms when there is a threat to society.

February 07, 2024 17:01

• Activist Natalia Dorozhnova challenges her fine for repeatedly discrediting Russian Army

  Natalia Dorozhnova, an activist from Volgograd, filed an appeal against the decision of the Central District Court, which imposed a fine on her for repeatedly discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The statistics confirm that the chances of the fine being cancelled are high, notes Maria Chaschilova, a lawyer at the human rights project “OVD-Info”*.

February 07, 2024 16:57

• Zarema Musaeva transferred to another colony

  A court in Pyatigorsk has postponed the consideration of the appeal against the verdict of Zarema Musaeva for a month due to her inability to take part in the court session via video conferencing.

February 07, 2024 00:00

• In Nalchik, mobilized man repeatedly convicted for evading military service

  The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced a mobilized local resident to eight years of imprisonment for evading military service. Earlier, the man has been sentenced to a probation under the same article.

February 06, 2024 21:37

• Alaudinov attacks critics of idea of "Akhmat" Children's Academy

  Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the "Akhmat" Special Forces, has treated those who criticised the idea of the "Akhmat" People's Friendship Academy as "armchair heroes", suspecting them of having links with Ukraine and LGBT* people. Activists of the "Rusich" unit, commenting on Alaudinov's indignation towards "Russian nationalists", refused to apologize.

February 06, 2024 19:37

• Volzhsky resident fined for discrediting Russian Army

  In the Volgograd Region, a court sentenced Dmitry Vanifatiev to a fine, recognizing his pacifist comment posted on a social network as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

February 06, 2024 18:07

• Dagestani MMA fighter Mutaev’s murder motivated by personal hostility, ICRF reports

  According to the investigators’ version, a man suspected of murdering mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Magomedrasul Mutaev committed the crime, as he had a personal dislike for the athlete. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

February 06, 2024 17:34

• House arrest of suspect in Dalgatov's death case cancelled

  The court has overturned the ruling to place one of the suspects in the case of the death of Kurban Dalgatov at the Makhachkala police station under house arrest. Another case figurant is left under house arrest.

February 05, 2024 22:49

• Chechen authorities report about reconciliation of feudist families

  The Achkhoi-Martan District has hosted a reconciliation ceremony of two families that were at war over a person's murder, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya has informed.

February 05, 2024 18:58

• Grozny Mayoralty's call to tolerate water outages outrages social network users

  The Grozny Mayoralty has called on townspeople to endure water outages that accompany repairs of water supply networks. Shutdowns occur without warning and for a long period of time, Instagram* users have expressed their outrage.

February 05, 2024 18:14

• Government announces military centres in seven higher schools in Southern Russia

  It was decided to set up students' military training centres at higher schools of Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkessia and Chechnya.

February 05, 2024 17:10

• Six-year-old comment gives rise to criminal case against Krasnodar resident

  A criminal case has been opened against a resident of Krasnodar for his comment in a social network that he placed back in 2018 about the murder of Alexander Zakharchenko, the then head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

February 04, 2024 19:27

• Rostov-on-Don: chief physician of prison hospital convicted for patient's death

  A court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Tigran Mkrtchyan, the chief physician of the FSIN's tuberculosis hospital to two years in prison, finding him guilty of negligence resulting in the death of Dmitry Baksheev, a prisoner.

February 04, 2024 19:07

• Resident of Astrakhan Region fined for discrediting militaries

  The Akhtubinsky District Court has fined Nadir Mamedov, a resident of the Astrakhan Region, by 30,000 roubles, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Army.

February 04, 2024 18:37

• Telegram users criticize idea of "Akhmat" Friendship Academy

  The Peoples' Friendship Academy should not be set up created under the auspices of "Akhmat", since Russia is a multinational country, while methods of the Chechen authorities and the incident with Adam Kadyrov cast doubt on the successful children's upbringing in Chechnya, Telegram users have stated.

February 04, 2024 18:13

• Case of Khasavyurt resident on fakes about Russian Army returned for review

  Due to the found violations, the appellate court has overturned the sentence passed to Shakhban Abakargadjiev, a resident of the city of Khasavyurt, and returned the case of fakes about the Russian Army to the city court.

February 04, 2024 13:08

• Residents of Chechnya complain about problems due to power outages

  Regular power outages and voltage surges lead to failures of household appliances and additional expenses, residents of Chechnya have complained. The electricity supplier is responsible for the caused damages, an advocate has pointed out.