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April 12, 2024 23:11

• Residents of Nalchik summer cottage villages alarmed by CTO

  Residents of Volny Aul and other villages located not far from Nalchik reported that they were awakened by submachine gun fire and explosions. Some people decided not to let their children go to school.

April 12, 2024 21:35

• In Vladikavkaz, court arrests man suspected of high treason

  In North Ossetia, law enforcers detained a man who, according to the investigators’ version, intended to join a Ukrainian armed formation. A case on attempted high treason is being investigated and the suspect has been arrested.

April 12, 2024 19:57

• CTO regime introduced in KBR for the first time since 2021

  The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, introduced in the territory of Nalchik and the Cherek District, was preceded by the CTO, announced on July 3, 2021, in the cities of Nalchik and Baksan. Then, law enforcers killed five suspected militants.

April 12, 2024 19:26

• Student detained in Rostov Region on treason case

  In the Rostov Region, law enforcers have reported detention of a student from one of Moscow higher schools suspected of being an accomplice of Ukrainian special services.

April 12, 2024 16:25

• Three policemen arrested under death case of detainee Dalgatov

  A court in Makhachkala has tightened the freedom restriction measure for three policemen, who had been under house arrest within the death case of the detainee Kurban Dalgatov.

April 11, 2024 23:54

• Relatives’ words aggravate suspicions about possible murder of Seda Suleimanova

  The likelihood that Seda Suleimanova, a native of Chechnya, is dead is quite high, and the suspicions are intensified after a statement of her repeated escape voiced by her relatives, suggests Seda’s friend Lena Patyaeva.

April 11, 2024 21:45

• Human rights defenders note stagy fight for legal migration after terror act at Crocus City Hall

  Migrants in the regions of Southern Russia complain about violations of their rights during police raids after the terror act at the Crocus City Hall, but those raids are not as large-scale as the raids on foreigners after political conflicts with post-Soviet republics, human rights defenders note.

April 11, 2024 20:56

• Chechen authorities admit use of administrative resources at presidential election

  The visiting rate of employees of the Chechen Ministry for Nationalities and of its subordinate institutions at polling stations in Grozny on the days of the presidential election was ensured in accordance with the Mayoralty's plan, which was ultimately exceeded, the ministry has informed.

April 11, 2024 20:09

• Court denies request to ensure Oleg Orlov's* presence at trial on status of foreign agent

  The defence has demanded the personal presence of Oleg Orlov* when the court considers his complaint about being recognized as a foreign agent, but the judge has denied this request. The trial has been postponed until April 25.

April 11, 2024 19:07

• Journalist Zalina Marshenkulova accused of justifying terrorism

  Investigators have accused in absentia Zalina Marshenkulova, a journalist from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), for placing posts justifying terrorism in her Telegram channel.

April 11, 2024 18:58

• Elderly believer from Kholmskaya village sent to SIZO

  Law enforcers have searched the home of Valery Bailo, a 66-year-old Jehovah's Witness* from the Krasnodar Territory, after which he was placed into custody.

April 11, 2024 18:35

• Relatives of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev report preparing for consideration of appeal complaint

  Law enforcers did not interfere with the picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev; they only copied the picketers' personal data, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet, has informed.

April 11, 2024 15:44

• Volgograd activists demand to punish TV channel for disclosing personal data

  The interregional public organization of advocates and lawyers “Initiative 2018” sent an appeal to the UN and the investigating authorities of Russia concerning the disclosure of personal data and the harassment of activists, which was organized by the “Volgograd-1” TV Channel.

April 10, 2024 23:27

• Chechen residents outraged by no reaction from authorities to death of Uspanov detained after terror act at Crocus City Hall

  The effectiveness of the investigation into the death of Askhab Uspanov is questionable, since the Chechen authorities ignored what happened, human rights defenders emphasize.

April 10, 2024 22:59

• Zarema Musaeva takes increased dose of medication

  The health state of Zarema Musaeva in a penal colony is deteriorating: the woman has to take increased dose of insulin and painkillers. Zarema Musaeva was subjected to medical examination at the Republican Hospital of Chechnya, but is not receiving adequate medical treatment, her advocate reports.

April 10, 2024 21:06

• Dagestani authorities worry about searching for those missing at SMO zone

  The government of Dagestan has instructed local authorities and public organizations to provide support to relatives and friends of the militaries, who have gone missing in the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine.

April 10, 2024 19:58

• Lawyers see threat of severe sentence for Balabanov for setting fire to military commissariat

  The announcement of the testimonies given by Mikhail Balabanov during the preliminary investigation could make the verdict heavier, since it contains a confession of hatred towards Russian leadership, lawyers have stated. In their opinion, the defence is unlikely to be able to challenge this confession.

April 10, 2024 19:37

• Stavropol resident complains about court bias in case of discrediting Russian Army

  Vitaly Fedorenko, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, who was found guilty in six cases of discrediting Russian militaries, has stated that in some of his posts placed in the social network, he called for honourable burial of the soldiers who perished in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

April 10, 2024 17:32

• Seda Suleimanova's friend denies version of her repeated escape

  The version by Seda Suleimanova's relatives that she has run away again looks implausible, her friend, Lena Patyaeva, has stated. According to Lena, Seda had said more than once that her relatives could kill her.

April 09, 2024 22:03

• Chechen Seda Suleimanova’s friend summoned for questioning in murder case

  In Chechnya, an investigator summoned Lena Patyaeva for questioning in the case on the murder of her friend Seda Suleimanova, who was taken away by relatives from Sankt Petersburg and stopped getting in touch with anyone.