Human rights

December 14, 2024 00:06

• Two law enforcers from North Ossetia charged in case on death of detainee

  In Vladikavkaz, a driver got into a road traffic accident because of his deteriorated health state. According to the investigators’ version, instead of sending the man to a hospital, law enforcers took him to a police station, and the man later died.

December 13, 2024 23:19

• Mother of Chechen teenager Murdiev requests ICRF to conduct unbiased investigation

  In her appeal to the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), a mother of Chechen teenager Roman Murdiev claimed that she had repeatedly filed complaints, but received refusals.

December 13, 2024 22:50

• Arrest of journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova accused of justifying terrorism extended

  The Basmanny Court of Moscow has left Nadezhda Kevorkova, a journalist, accused of justifying terrorism, in custody until March 3, 2025.

December 13, 2024 22:27

• Defence demands to release Volgograd lawyer Ruslan Nurushev

  Ruslan Nurushev, a Volgograd lawyer, has been brought final charges under the article on spreading fakes about the Russian Army. The defence has asked the court to schedule a preliminary hearing and consider the issue of Nurushev's release.

December 12, 2024 23:45

• At least 70 media employees injured during protests in Georgia

  Human rights defenders counted 70 journalists who were injured by the actions of law enforcers during protest actions in Georgia.

December 12, 2024 23:20

• Volgograd blogger Prokudin sentenced to term of imprisonment in penal colony

  A court sentenced Pavel Prokudin, a blogger from Volgograd, to 2.5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony, finding him guilty of insulting the feelings of believers and inciting hatred towards the Russian Armed Forces.

December 12, 2024 19:15

• “Caucasian Knot” correspondent faces deportation after his detention in Tbilisi

  In Georgia, after Beslan Kmuzov, a correspondent of the “Caucasian Knot”, had been detained at a protest in Tbilisi, the country’s migration service summoned him for a conversation. Meanwhile, the journalist has been legally living in the country since 2007.

December 11, 2024 23:06

• Jehovah's Witness* from Taganrog reports health worsening in colony

  Alexander Skvortsov, a Jehovah's Witness*, who is serving his term in a colony located in the Ulyanovsk Region, has complained about his deteriorating health. He has high blood pressure and often suffers from headaches due to working at a hazardous production facility.

December 11, 2024 20:39

• Demanding apology from Kadyrov becomes populist move

  The appeal of the MPs unknown outside the Krasnodar Territory to the head of Chechnya has to do with an attempt to gain popularity, while hiding behind Alexander Bastrykin's protection. In their turn, political analysts and human rights defenders believe that the apology demand may turn against the MPs, if Kadyrov pays attention to it.

December 11, 2024 01:27

• In Brussels, Chechen women hold picket in solidarity with victims of repression

  Six female activists representing public organizations of Chechen natives in Europe held a picket in solidarity with women, victims of repression in Chechnya.

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