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March 24, 2025 22:16

• In Georgia, over thousand protesters prosecuted administratively

  Overall, 486 people were detained under administrative articles for taking part in Georgian protests; and a total of 1084 people were subjected to administrative prosecution.

March 24, 2025 20:59

• Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko* declared wanted

  The personal data of Martin Kochesoko*, an activist from Kabardino-Balkaria, who lives abroad, have appeared in the database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). The article under which the activist has been declared wanted is not indicated, the Kabardino-Balkarian Human Rights Centre (HRC) reports.

March 24, 2025 20:18

• Lena Patyaeva holds picket in Grozny with demand to find her friend Seda Suleimanova

  Lena Patyaeva, a friend of Seda Suleimanova, held a solo picket in Grozny. In her hands, the activist was holding a poster saying: “Where is Seda?”

March 22, 2025 23:19

• In Novosibirsk, activist holds picket with demand to find Seda Suleimanova

  In Novosibirsk, Elena Tardasova-Yun held a solo picket with the demand to find out the fate of Seda Suleimanova, who was taken away by her relatives to Chechnya.

March 22, 2025 22:16

• Resident of Ingushetia apologizes for his social media posts

  Law enforcers have forced a 19-year-old resident of Nazran, suspected of justifying terrorism, to apologize on camera. The young man repented of posting a video and comments, expressing regret that this could lead to problems for his family.

March 22, 2025 21:18

• Lawyers see law substitution with political persecutions in Stavropol schoolgirl’s case

  Lawyers and a human rights defender have criticized the interpretation of the mention of Alexei Navalny as grounds for criminal prosecution. They treat it as an intimidation instrument, since the name and image of the opposition leader are not a manifestation of extremism.

March 21, 2025 23:48

• Zarema Musaeva’s arrest extended for six months

  At the first hearing in the case on disorganization of the operation of the penal colony, Zarema Musaeva refused to admit guilt. The Shali City Court extended her arrest for six months.

March 21, 2025 23:41

• In Dagestan, villagers face pressure from law enforcers amid protest against land development

  The people, who intended to organize a gathering in the village of Chokh with the demand to cancel the decision to transfer pasture lands for urban development, faced pressure from law enforcers. The activists were not allowed to hold a gathering.

March 21, 2025 23:39

• Dismissals of missing athlete Tsomartova’s parents highlight vulnerability of people to law enforcement bodies

  The parents of athlete Anna Tsomartova, who went missing in Kaspiysk, have been dismissed from their jobs at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Among the reasons for their dismissal, sources mention the parents’ criticism of the investigative bodies and their unwillingness to enter into conflict with the FSB.

March 21, 2025 22:59

• Inscription "Navalny" turns into criminal case against Stavropol schoolgirl

  An underage pupil of a Stavropol school has become a defendant in a criminal case of vandalism after being detained on the anniversary of Alexei Navalny's death.

March 21, 2025 21:56

• In Yerevan, after law enforcers’ torture of refugee, activists hold protest

  Yerevan protesters have blocked traffic in front of the building of the Investigating Committee (IC), demanding its fair reaction to the statement about the torture of Tigran Ulubabyan, a Karabakh refugee, at a police station.

March 21, 2025 21:47

• Rights defenders doubt of any fruit from prisoners' complaint to Kadyrov

  There have been no mass complaints to human rights defenders from the colony in Chechnya, whose prisoners complained about the staff’s actions, and their appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov may result in additional punishments.

March 20, 2025 23:48

• Parents claim violation of blogger Vadim Kharchenko*'s rights

  The court has refused to satisfy the appeal complaint lodged by Vadim Kharchenko*, a blogger from the city of Gelendjik, against his arrest under the slander case against an advocate. Vodim’s parents have stated that publications about their son's sentence violate his rights.

March 20, 2025 23:40

• Convicted Nemtsov assassin transferred to Chechen colony

  Khamzat Bakhaev, convicted for killing Nemtsov, has achieved his transfer from the Kirov Region of Russia to Chechnya, where his relatives live.

March 20, 2025 22:48

• Stand-up comedian apologizes after detention for his joke about disabled person

  During his interrogation, Artemy Ostanin, a stand-up comedian from Yeysk, apologized for his joke about a disabled person without legs.

March 20, 2025 22:15

• Prisoners in high-security penal colony deprived of food after complaining to Kadyrov*

  Prisoners in a high-security penal colony addressed Ramzan Kadyrov with a complaint against the penitentiary institution’s administration. As a result, the convicts have been subjected to repression and deprived of food.

March 20, 2025 20:40

• North-Ossetian Ombudsperson calls for investigation into torture of Batraz Gogaev

  North-Ossetian Human Rights Commissioner Tamerlan Tsgoev has called for a review of the refusal to institute a criminal case against law enforcers accused of torturing Batraz Gogaev.

March 19, 2025 23:58

• Azeri analysts assess chance to improve Baku-Moscow relations

  Russia is seeking to normalize relations with Azerbaijan after the AZAL plane crash near Aktau: the decision to install a monument to Geidar Aliev and Valentina Matviyenko's visit to Baku were Russia's initiatives to warm relations up, analysts believe.

March 19, 2025 23:18

• In Azerbaijan, TikToker arrested for distributing footage of armed forces

  The State Security Service of Azerbaijan announced the detention of a TikToker who posted on the Internet a video about the movement of military vehicles of the country’s armed forces.

March 19, 2025 22:40

• Stand-up comedian from Yeysk accused of insulting SMO fighter

  A criminal case was opened against Artemy Ostanin, a stand-up comedian from the city of Yeysk, after his performance in which he joked about a disabled person who had stepped on a mine. Investigators saw his words as an insult to a participant in the special military operation (SMO), but Ostanin himself claims that he was joking about a simple beggar.