Soviet dissident applies for Georgian citizenship

April 21, 2025 21:56

• Bailo's relatives state protraction of inquiry into cause of his death

  A month after the death of Valery Bailo, a Jehovah's Witness*, at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), his body is in the morgue; its examination is not over; and the advocates and relatives have received not a single official response. Problems in investigating deaths in custody have become systemic, human rights defenders have indicated.

April 21, 2025 21:22

• Kadyrov's eldest son is honorary citizen of Grozny

  For his significant contribution to sports development, Akhmat Kadyrov was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of the City of Grozny".

April 19, 2025 23:58

• Kadyrov outraged by idea of banning namaz in one of districts in Stavropol Territory

  When commenting on a document banning namaz (prayer) in the Andropovsky District of the Stavropol Territory that had already been cancelled by the district’s authorities, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has called the ban an “open discrimination and legal lawlessness.” The leader of Chechnya has suggested that the authorities of other regions should build more mosques if they do not want namaz in the street.

April 19, 2025 23:40

• Participation in meeting with Emir of Qatar emphasizes Kadyrov's role in Kremlin's Middle East policy

  The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, acts as an informal mediator in relations with Islamic states, but has little freedom of manoeuvre in building personal relations with Middle-Eastern leaders.

April 19, 2025 23:17

• Vitaly Zhuravlyov’s new case sent to court

  Vitaly Zhuravlyov, a resident of Akhtubinsk, has been charged with two episodes of repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces for his comments posted on a social network.