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March 02, 2023 05:34

• Lawyers promise to continue fighting for compensation to Ragimovs in case on torture

  The decision of the Moscow court, which recognized as legal the refusal to pay compensation for torture to natives of Dagestan Murad Ragimov and Firuddin Ragimov, will be challenged despite the low chances of obtaining payments, a lawyer from the “Team Against Torture”* reports.

March 01, 2023 23:58

• Investigators explain absence of blogger Kharchenko* on the web by case on fakes

  Vadim Kharchenko*, a blogger from the city of Gelendjik, is under investigation within a criminal case of discrediting the Russian Army after posting a video on his YouTube channel.

March 01, 2023 23:54

• Under fear of repressions, Sochi townspeople commemorate Boris Nemtsov

  The flowers and candles brought by Sochi residents to the memorial for victims of political repressions in memory of Boris Nemtsov, a few hours later were removed by unknown people. Activists admitted that since 2022 they are afraid to openly hold actions in memory of the assassinated politician and prefer to commemorate him at home.

March 01, 2023 03:12

• Japan imposes sanctions against Ramzan Kadyrov’s cousin

  The authorities of Japan have imposed sanctions on 73 organizations and 48 citizens of Russia, including Turpal-Ali Ibragimov, a cousin of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

March 01, 2023 02:59

• Court dismisses claim of mobilized resident of Volgograd Region to military registration and enlistment office

  The Volgograd Garrison Military Court did not grant a claim filed by Dmitry Denisov, who was mobilized with chronic diseases. His defender intends to request a military medical examination.

February 28, 2023 23:39

• Kalmyk activist Boromangnaev states threat of deportation from Mongolia

  Batyr Boromangnaev, a Kalmyk activist, flew from Kazakhstan to Mongolia, where he planned to apply for political asylum, but the border guards did not let him out of the airport. Boromangnaev said that law enforcers threatened him with deportation to Russia.

February 28, 2023 22:39

• Rights defenders call for release of Chechen Idris Arsamikov

  Ten international and Russian human rights organizations have called on Russian authorities to release Idris Arsamikov, who was detained in Moscow and taken to Chechnya.

February 28, 2023 21:55

• Authorities of Chechnya report on reconciliation of family feuds

  Two families that were involved in blood feud because of the death of a resident of the Gordali village were reconciled with the participation of the Muftiate and employees of the special commission to resolve conflicts based on blood feuds.

February 28, 2023 09:39

• Colleagues of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev hold two pickets in Makhachkala

  In Makhachkala, the journalists, Magomed Magomedov and Idris Yusupov, have held solo pickets demanding to stop the criminal prosecution of their colleague, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, and release political prisoners.

February 27, 2023 23:57

• In Stavropol Territory, contract soldier arrested for evading being sent to Ukraine

  In Stavropol Territory, the military court sentenced Marat Batdyev to a disciplinary arrest for 20 days, finding him guilty of evading being sent to the special military operation in Ukraine.

February 27, 2023 22:33

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 20-26, 2023

  Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, public activity of Ramzan Kadyrov, continuation of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, return of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, official data on the natives of Southern Russia perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 20-26, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

February 27, 2023 19:41

• Orphan from Volgograd complains about problems with obtaining housing

  Alexander, a resident of Volgograd, has complained that after graduating from the orphanage, through the fault of the school administration, he found himself without a registration, and that authorities for a long time failed to provide him with housing due to him by the law.

February 27, 2023 18:59

• Makhachkala resident fined for pacifist publications

  A court in Makhachkala has imposed a fine of 30,000 roubles on Zaur Radjabov, a local resident, finding his pacifist posts in social networks to be discrediting Russian militaries.

February 26, 2023 15:19

• Volgograd Region: three mobilized persons achieve delay in sending to training ground

  After their complaints to the military prosecutor, three mobilized persons in the Volgograd Region managed to delay their transfer to the training ground; they were allowed to complete their examination by the military medical commission.

February 26, 2023 15:14

• Volgograd resident fined for discrediting militaries

  A court in Volgograd has fined Alexander Moskovchenko, a local resident, finding that the phrases pronounced by him in support of Ukraine had discredited the Russian Army.

February 26, 2023 01:22

• Activist Sultanbegova detained in Krasnodar

  In Krasnodar, law enforcers have detained Alipat Sultanbegova, who, on the anniversary of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, laid flowers at the monument to the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko.

February 25, 2023 23:58

• Court obliges unit commander from Chechnya to consider military's report on payment for the wound

  The Grozny Garrison Military Court has obliged the commander of the military unit to consider the report lodged by Zelimkhan Ayubov, on the payment of compensation for the wound he received in Ukraine, but the unit's commend has challenged the ruling. The Southern District Military Court has upheld the first-instance judgement.

February 25, 2023 23:15

• Alaudinov, commander of Chechen special forces, discharged from hospital after poisoning

  Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the "Akhmat" special unit, has been discharged from a Moscow hospital where he was treated after an attempt to poison him.

February 25, 2023 18:19

• Kadyrov awarded the title of Hero of Chechnya

  Ramzan Kadyrov is now the Hero of Chechnya, Akhmed Dudaev, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Press, has announced. This title is awarded by the head of Chechnya, as follows from the decree signed by Kadyrov.

February 25, 2023 15:31

• Lawyers describe practice of persecuting WhatsApp users for fakes

  Messages posted in public group chats can become a reason for criminal prosecution under a fake article about the Russian Army, although one's personal correspondence should not become the basis for such cases; however, such cases are known.