Arbitrary arrests before elections

November 11, 2024 17:52

• Dagestani villager accuses law enforcers of labour exploitation

  A resident of the Kaitag District of Dagestan has complained that law enforcers had forced him to do repairs to the building where the police station is located; they groundlessly compiled a protocol; against him for drunk driving, and sent the case to court.

November 11, 2024 17:47

• Refusal to conduct examination outrages relatives of Sultanov killed in Dagestan

  The court that considers the murder case of Magomed-Ali Sultanov, a resident of the city of Kayakent (Dagestan) has refused to appoint a repeated expertise, which could show that there were several murder weapons. The judge's decision has outraged the casualty's father and brothers.

November 09, 2024 23:39

• Dagestani activist Ramazan Rabadanov arrested for two months

  A court in Makhachkala has arrested Ramazan Rabadanov, an activist, until January 7, 2025, within a case of illegal arms trafficking. This was reported by Shamil Khadulaev, the head of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Dagestan in his Telegram channel.

November 09, 2024 22:49

• Mobilized man from Krasnodar Territory sentenced for non-appearance at service

  The Novorossiysk Garrison Military Court has sentenced Denis Sergeev, a mobilized serviceman, to six years in a strict regime penal colony for being absent from his unit for more than a year.

November 09, 2024 20:16

• Sochi court orders Catholic priest to leave Russia

  In Sochi, the Central District Court has fined for preaching and ordered the expulsion of Catholic priest Vladislav Klotz, who had been conducting services in Russia for the past 28 years.