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August 26, 2024 21:35

• Chechen native charged within case of hostage-taking at Rostov SIZO

  Magomed Alkhanov, a native of Chechnya, who had been kept at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Rostov-on-Don in connection with the attack on Pskov paratroopers, has been charged with organizing an escape from the SIZO.

August 26, 2024 19:13

• Krasnodar resident suspected of repeated discrediting Russian Army

  Dmitry Polyakov, a resident of Krasnodar, fined for his pacifist picket, has become a figurant in a criminal case on discrediting the Russian Army.

August 25, 2024 23:33

• Chechen MP reports 115 conscripts returned from captivity in Ukraine

  A total of 115 conscripts, who had served in the Kursk Region, have returned to Russia as a result of an exchange of prisoners of war (POWs). This was reported by Shamsail Saraliev, a State Duma MP from Chechnya.

August 25, 2024 22:26

• Mother of Cherkessk native killed at SMO seeks in court to have him declared perished

  The body of Khamzet Gogov, a native of Cherkessk, who perished in the special military operation (SMO) zone, has not been evacuated from the battlefield for almost a year; his mother is trying in court to have him declared perished.

August 25, 2024 21:34

• Environmentalists assess consequences of attack on Port Kavkaz

  As a result of drone attack on Port of Kavkaz in the Krasnodar Territory, 30 fuel tanks sank, which poses a significant threat to the environment. The situation is complicated by the fact that authorities would not disclose the type of fuel that is in the tanks; and therefore it is impossible to take measures to prevent the consequences, the environmentalists, Valery Brinikh and Evgeny Vitishko, have stated.

August 25, 2024 19:11

• Activists demand to clear out fate of Seda Suleimanova, who escaped from domestic violence

  Actions demanding an inquiry into the fate of Seda Suleimanova were held in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Tbilisi and Yerevan. Lena Patyaeva, her girlfriend, has asked the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to take control over the investigation.

August 24, 2024 21:14

• Volgograd activist Ruslan Nurushev complains about ignoring his requests to return seized equipment

  During a search conducted at home of Ruslan Nurushev, a Volgograd activist, law enforcers seized his computer, phones and other equipment. He has appealed to the investigating bodies demanding to have his gadgets back, but his complaints were ignored.

August 24, 2024 19:09

• Blogger Sofia Angel-Barokko receives threats after leaving SIZO

  Sofia Angel-Barokko, a blogger from Maikop, was released from a SIZO (pre-trial prison) under recognizance not to leave the city. After her release, the blogger complained about receiving threats on social networks.

August 24, 2024 18:47

• Ombudsperson treats information about Dagestanis' rights violation at Smolensk colony as unreliable

  The conducted check failed to reveal any violations of the rights of natives of Dagestan kept in the Smolensk Penal Colony No. 2, Zapir Alkhasov, the Degastani Ombudsperson has informed. There is only one prisoner from Dagestan kept there; and the colony has no dungeons (punishment cells).

August 23, 2024 23:41

• Hostage-taking incident becomes second in Southern Federal District within less than three months

  An incident with taking hostages by prisoners at the Surovikino penal colony was preceded by a similar incident that occurred in June at a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Rostov-on-Don. In both cases, attackers declared themselves to be supporters of the “Islamic State”*.

August 23, 2024 23:13

• Relatives of people convicted in case on pogrom at Makhachkala airport treat verdict as severe

  A court pronounced severe verdict in a criminal case on the pogrom at an airport in Makhachkala without evidence of the defendants’ guilt. Advocates and relatives of the convicts announced the intention to file an appeal against the verdict.

August 23, 2024 22:49

• Activist Ruslan Nurushev fined for insulting Russian President

  In Volgograd, a court fined activist Ruslan Nurushev 50,000 roubles, finding him guilty of insulting the authorities.

August 23, 2024 22:12

• Defence secures questioning of forensic expert in case on murder of 19-year-old Sultanov in Dagestan

  A forensic expert, invited by the defence of the family of Magomed-Ali Sultanov, a murdered resident of Kayakent, called the forensic examination, conducted the investigator’s order, insufficient. According to the forensic expert’s version, at least three wounds were inflicted with a screwdriver. It was the fourth request after which the court agreed to question the expert brought in by the defence.

August 23, 2024 20:42

• Defence of man accused of hostage-taking at Rostov SIZO challenges verdict

  The advocate of Malik Gandaloev, a native of Ingushetia, a figurant in the case of hostage-taking at the Rostov SIZO (pre-trial prison), has filed an appeal complaint against the verdict passed by the Southern District Military Court in the case of his participation in the "Islamic State" (IS)* and the manufacture of explosives.

August 22, 2024 23:08

• Court plans to question law enforcers involved in case of Abdurakhmanov and Goncharenko accused of setting fire to military commissariat

  After checking Bogdan Abdurakhmanov's statement that his testimony has been obtained under pressure, the court that considers the case of setting fire to the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) located in the town of Goryachy Klyuch, has scheduled to interrogate the law enforcers involved. This was informed by Bogdan's advocate.

August 22, 2024 21:56

• Ombudsperson reacts to harassment of Dagestani natives in penal colony

  The rights of inmates from Dagestan are violated in the penal colony located in the Smolensk Region; some of them are kept in the dungeon (punishment cell), while others have cut their veins in protest, a source has reported. Zapir Alkhasov, the Ombudsperson of Dagestan, has reported that he had taken the incident under his control.

August 22, 2024 21:13

• Verdict to Kuban resident for evading military service upheld

  The appellate instance has upheld the verdict passed to Dmitry Martynenko, a resident of Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), who was sentenced to five years and three months in colony for unauthorized abandonment of his military unit. The expiration of the contract is not the basis for service termination, the judge has stated.

August 22, 2024 19:28

• Police inspector arrested in case on Djabrailov’s death

  In Makhachkala, a court has arrested an inspector of the patrol-and-post police service (known as PPS) for two months in a criminal case on the death of detained Akhmed Djabrailov.

August 22, 2024 17:25

• Baptist pastor fined in Kuban for illegal missionary activities

  In Tuapse, a court fined Baptist pastor Anatoly Mukhin 5000 roubles, finding him guilty of illegal missionary activities.

August 21, 2024 23:37

• Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov* gets back his laptops confiscated during search

  The police returned to Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov* his laptops and other office equipment, confiscated during a search. However, the journalist’s demand to justify the search remained unanswered.