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July 02, 2023 23:59

• "Important Stories"* tell about financing Special Forces University in Gudermes

  The Russian Special Forces University located in the Chechen city Gudermes, which has become one of the training centres for fighters to participate in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, is funded by Chechen businessman Movsadi Alviev, the "Important Stories"* have informed.

July 02, 2023 23:54

• Political analysts treat support for "Wagner" fighters in Rostov-on-Don as low

  During the day of Prigozhin's rebellion, the support for fighters of the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC) by Rostov-on-Don townspeople was not massive; people came to the city centre more out of curiosity, political analysts believe.

July 02, 2023 23:40

• Residents of Dagestan appreciated the importance of Eid al-Adha

  The celebration of Eid al-Adha in Dagestan is not as scaled as of the Eid al-Fitr, but gradually the number of believers who understand the significance of this holiday and participate in sacrifices is increasing, residents of the republic have noted.

July 02, 2023 23:07

• Makhachkala: torture of girl in family outraged social network users

  A Makhachkala woman is suspected of torturing her husband's nine-year-old daughter, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has informed. Instagram** users have called for the girl's father to be punished, suggesting that he had admitted the torture.

July 02, 2023 21:39

• Advocate treats decision to close Nozdrinov's trial as unlawful

  The acting chairman of the Novokubansk Court has banned visiting the trial of the Krasnodar journalist and blogger, Alexander Nozdrinov. Such a ban is illegal and interferes with interrogation of witnesses, a Nozdrinov's advocate has stated.

July 01, 2023 16:51

• Former military man from Vladikavkaz fined for discrediting Russian army

  Konstantin Yefremov, a former commander of a motorized rifle division stationed in Chechnya, who left Russia, was fined in absentia in Vladikavkaz. A court recognized his interview to the “Gulagu.net” human rights project about the actions of Russian militaries in Ukraine as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

July 01, 2023 02:39

• PO demands tougher punishment for rights defender Igor Nagavkin

  Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender has stated numerous violations and falsifications at the trial of the theft of gold jewellery by the first-instance court. The Volgograd Regional Court, where his appeal is considered, has rejected all of his motions.

June 30, 2023 23:19

• Volgograd court obliges MIA to consider case of refugees from Afghanistan

  A large family of refugees from Afghanistan, named Sh(...), has demanded in court to extend their temporary asylum in Russia due to the threat of persecution in their homeland. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) insists that the couple failed to provide reasons why they can't return to Afghanistan.

June 30, 2023 22:17

• Coordinator of Navalny's office** in Krasnodar put on federal wanted list

  Lev Gyammer, a former coordinator of the Krasnodar office of Alexei Navalny*, an oppositional politician, has been put on the federal wanted list.

June 30, 2023 20:11

• Defence of Ingush oppositionists remind about real culprits of crisis in republic

  The mass protests in Ingushetia were provoked by the actions of the republic's leadership, and the riots that onset during the rally were an attempt to forcefully disperse the demonstrators, Askhab Uzhakhov, an advocate, has noted.

June 30, 2023 19:53

• Investigators have no evidence, advocate of Ingush activist Nalgiev claims

  In Pyatigorsk, a court continued to consider an appeal filed in the case of Ingush activists. Andrei Sabinin, an advocate of Ismail Nalgiev, emphasized that investigators had no evidence that the activists had organized riots during the rally in Magas. However, there is evidence proving that the defendants tried to stop the violence.

June 30, 2023 19:49

• Human rights defenders announce release of Magomed Abubakarov in Chechnya

  Magomed Abubakarov, a citizen of the United Kingdom, who had been kept by Chechen law enforcers for several weeks, has been released.

June 30, 2023 18:08

• Two Astrakhan activists leave Russia due to law enforcers' threats

  The spouses Yaroslav Savin and Marina Mitaleva, activists from Astrakhan, have left Russia, fearing a fabrication of a criminal case because of their civil position.

June 30, 2023 14:14

• Insider* doubts the Chechen origin of "Akhmat-1" satellite

  The intellectual work of assembling the "Akhmat-1" satellite, the launch of which Ramzan Kadyrov has reported, was not carried out in Chechnya, while the parts thereof were bought in China, Vitaly Egorov, an astronautics promoter, has pointed out in a conversation with the Insider*.

June 29, 2023 16:54

• Prisoner from Stavropol Territory sentenced to new term for giving oath to IS*

  The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Nikita Potselov to 10.5 years of freedom deprivation, taking into account his previous verdict. According to the Court, while in a Stavropol colony, he took the oath of allegiance to the leader of the "Islamic State"*.

June 29, 2023 16:03

• In Krasnodar Territory, student expelled for promoting gender reassignment

  Maxim Belomytsev, a student of the Kuban State University, was expelled for promoting gender reassignment on his social media page. Earlier, protocols on LGBT propaganda and discrediting the Russian Armed Forces were drawn up against him.

June 29, 2023 15:39

• Amid situation with "Wagner", Ingush Council of Teips urges to release activists

  The Council of Teips (Family Clans) of the Ingush People has asked Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to release the Ingush activists. The council members have recalled the termination of the criminal case against Evgeny Prigozhin, the founder of "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC), who was accused of rebellion. In their opinion, Ingush activists are imprisoned for much lesser offenses.

June 29, 2023 15:03

• Court denies complaint of Dagestani policeman on torture and case falsification

  The cassation instance has found the arguments of the defence about torture and falsification of the criminal case against Ruslan Magomedov, a former policeman from Dagestan, sentenced to three years in colony for drug possession, to be unproved.

June 29, 2023 14:29

• Contract soldier convicted in Nalchik for service evasion

  The Nalchik Military Court has sentenced Mukhadin Kunizhev, a local resident, to one year in jail, finding him guilty of leaving his military unit without command's permission. The "Yuga" newspaper has reported this in its Telegram channel, citing the press service of the court.

June 28, 2023 16:29

• Social media users argue about responsibility of fashion show organizers in Makhachkala

  When commenting on the graduation fashion show of students of a specialized art school in Makhachkala, some Instagram* users stated that no blasphemy should go unpunished, and the punishment for it is provided for by the law.