Russia

July 24, 2024 23:33

• Richest woman in Russia Tatiana Bakalchuk denies Kadyrov’s words about raider takeover of her “Wildberries” Company

  In her video message, Tatiana Bakalchuk, a founder of the “Wildberries” marketplace, refuted the words of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov about the raider takeover and obstacles in communicating with her husband and children.

July 24, 2024 22:52

• Men accused of pogrom mention their motives for coming to Uytash airport

  Magomed Omaraskhabov, accused in a case on pogrom, came to the airport in Makhachkala for family reasons, while another defendant Anvarbek Ataev came there out of curiosity, advocates stated.

July 24, 2024 22:10

• Kadyrov instructs State Duma member Delimkhanov to protect “Wildberries” Company

  The leader of Chechnya promised Vladislav Bakalchuk, a husband of the richest woman in Russia, that he would not let the Bakalchuk family be destroyed and would “go to the end” to stop the raider takeover of the “Wildberries” Company. Ramzan Kadyrov announced that he had given instructions on the case to Russian State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov.

July 23, 2024 17:51

• Expert's conclusion exposes custom nature of case against oppositional politician Alexander Yefimov

  The expert's conclusion by Inna Vasilenko, Doctor of Philosophy, which the Prosecutor's Office (PO) presented at the trial of Alexander Yefimov, a member of the federal bureau of the "Yabloko" Party, is of a custom nature, lawyers have stated.

July 22, 2024 22:53

• Investigators institute new case on torture in Rostov prison hospital

  The investigation into a new case on torture in the Rostov prison hospital, which employees were sentenced to imprisonment, is being conducted against unidentified persons and concerns the events of 2018-2020.

July 21, 2024 21:51

• Dagestan: blogger Yarmagomedov arrested for two months

  Javier Yarmagomedov, a native of Dagestan, who had trampled a cross on live TV broadcast, has been arrested in Moscow on charges of insulting believers' feelings and trafficking in child pornography.

July 19, 2024 21:48

• After being beaten by law enforcers, resident of North Ossetia achieves case initiation

  Eight months later, investigators in Moscow have opened a criminal case into the beating of Tamerlan Marzoev, a North-Ossetian native, by law enforcers.

July 18, 2024 18:16

• Court repeatedly fines Volgograd politician for his interview to “Golos”* movement

  The Volzhsky City Court repeatedly considered a case against Alexander Yefimov, a member of the federal bureau of the “Yabloko” Party, who was found guilty of giving an interview to the “Golos” (Vote)* movement. Alexander Yefimov was again found guilty and fined 15,000 roubles. Alexander Yefimov called the court’s decision a precedent and announced his intention to lodge an appeal against it.

July 13, 2024 22:12

• Court sentences journalist Elena Pivovarova to imprisonment

  Elena Pivovarova, the former editor-in-chief of the Bataysk newspaper “Vperyod” (Forward), was sentenced to 4.5 years of imprisonment on the charges of embezzlement and fraud. Ekaterina Avakova, the chief accountant of the newspaper “Vperyod”, was sentenced to four years of imprisonment.

July 12, 2024 23:14

• Defence points out violations in case against Oleg Orlov*

  A court, when considering the appeal filed by human rights defender Oleg Orlov*, took the side of the prosecutor’s office, although there is no evidence of guilt in the case, the defence claims. Letters from friends and relatives support Oleg Orlov*in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), his wife says.

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