Armenia signs Protocol 13 to the Convention on Human Rights on abolishing the death penalty

September 22, 2024 23:31

• Court hands down lenient sentence to SMO fighter from Vladikavkaz for murder

  The court has sentenced Aslan Salamov, a participant in the special military operation (SMO) from Vladikavkaz, to 1.5 years in jail, finding him guilty of murdering his acquaintance.

September 22, 2024 21:39

• Sochi resident arrested for 10 days for comments about law enforcers and militaries

  The court has sentenced Zorikto Tsybikzhapov, a Sochi resident, to 10 days of arrest, treating his comments in the messenger as incitement of hostility towards law enforcers and military servicemen.

September 22, 2024 21:12

• Court refused to cancel criminal prosecution of journalist Kevorkova

  The Basmanny Court of Moscow has refused to cancel the decision to initiate a criminal case against Nadezhda Kevorkova, which her defence had appealed against due to its groundlessness and a number of violations.

September 22, 2024 17:30

• Analysts comment on Govt's decision to reject "hijab law"

  The political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have disagreed on the prospects of the bill proposed by Vladislav Davankov, a former presidential candidate, which gives schools and municipalities the right to ban the wearing of religious clothing.

September 21, 2024 23:56

• Sentences of three Jehovah’s Witnesses* from Elista toughened

  The court of appeal has imposed additional restrictions on freedom for Jehovah’s Witnesses* from Elista Kishta Tutinova, Tsagan Khalgaeva, and Yekaterina Menkova, who were sentenced to suspended imprisonment on the charges of extremism.