Rights defenders ask ECtHR to ban extradition of Ingush woman who fled domestic violence

December 06, 2023 16:11

• Those accused of attacking Pskov paratroopers call the case fabricated

  Arslan Taushev and Rasul Koshmanbetov, accused of attacking Pskov paratroopers, have stated that the accusation was based on the testimony of a single classified witness. They asked the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya to cancel the decision to return the case to the prosecutor's office, but the court has rejected this request.

December 06, 2023 08:39

• Dudaev reproaches Palestinian refugees of poor organization

  Refugees from Palestine should maintain cleanliness and be more organized, and also not speed Chechen authorities up in solving their problems, Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, External Relations, Press and Information, has stated.

December 05, 2023 21:56

• Attack on policeman is second armed incident in Ingushetia within a month

  The shelling of a police car near the village of Yandare was preceded by a shootout in late November in Sunzha, where a law enforcer was wounded.

December 05, 2023 19:51

• Dagestan: picket in support of journalist Gadjiev attracts law enforcers' increased attention

  The solo picket held by Magomed Magomedov, a journalist, in defence of the convicted Abdulmumin Gadjiev took place under the law enforcers' supervision. The demand to release Gadjiev also interested passers-by, the picketer has stated.

December 05, 2023 19:13

• Lawyers point to court's option to softly punish Nikita Zhuravel for burning Koran

  Generally, Russian courts hand down fairly lenient sentences under the article imputed to Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, for burning down the Koran; and the court in Chechnya has every option not to deviate from this trend, the lawyers interviewed by the Caucasian Knot have indicated.