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May 13, 2024 19:08

• ICRF gets interested in beating of SMO fighter in Kuban

  Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), has ordered to bring under control the beating case in Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory) of a participant in the special military operation (SMO); the fighter had his both legs fractured.

May 13, 2024 18:45

• After reports of her abduction, Maria Smelaya records her video appeal

  In her video appeal, Maria Smelaya, a Krasnodar resident, who had complained about violence in her family with a native of Chechnya, has refuted the information that her husband had beaten her up. Thus, at least it is known that at the time of recording the video, Maria was alive and not injured, human rights defenders have noted.

May 11, 2024 23:48

• ICRF head demands to open criminal case against Volgograd resident for his Nazi salute

  During the festive events on the Victory Day, a Volgograd resident was marching with his hand raised in a Nazi salute and didn't react to people's remarks. He later apologized, treating his actions as "apery."

May 11, 2024 22:24

• Message on behalf of abducted Krasnodar woman sparks distrust among Telegram users

  The text message posted on behalf of Maria Smelaya, a Krasnodar resident, that she had left for Moscow and was not abducted from a shelter by a native of Chechnya looks like a fake, Telegram users have pointed out.

May 11, 2024 20:51

• Head of Chechnya boasts about his son's shooting skills to Guinea-Bissau President

  The President of Guinea-Bissau has visited the Russian Special Forces University and was impressed by the shooting skills of Adam Kadyrov, Ramzan's son and the university curator.

May 11, 2024 18:18

• Sochi residents criticize militaristic pathos of May 9 official celebrations

  During the 1941-1945 war, Sochi, which was not affected by hostilities, was known as a "hospital city," but modern officials suggest that citizens celebrate May 9 by donning submachine guns, helmets and the roles of machine gunners, local residents have complained.

May 10, 2024 21:37

• Kadyrov boasts of buying armoured foreign made cars for Chechen fighters

  For the Chechen units fighting in the special military operation (SMO) zone, 30 armoured foreign made vehicles have been bought for the money from the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund, the head of Chechnya has reported.

May 10, 2024 18:49

• Human rights defenders report about kidnapping of Krasnodar resident from shelter

  A resident of Krasnodar, who complained about violence in the family of a native of Chechnya, stopped communicating with her friends and acquaintances after her husband with his accomplices kidnapped her from a shelter, human rights defenders reported.

May 10, 2024 17:41

• Public outcry helps improve conditions of detention of activist Melikhova at SIZO

  Marina Melikhova, convicted in a case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, thanked activists for their support and publicity of the violation of her rights, since thanks to the people’s support and public outcry, the administration of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Armavir improved the conditions of detention.

May 09, 2024 23:51

• Yulduz Kurashova, torture victim, challenges acquittal of policewoman

  Yulduz Kurashova, a woman from Khasavyurt, the victim in the torture case, intends to seek to bring Maya Akhmedova, an operative agent, to justice; she was acquitted by the court during the retrial of the case.

May 09, 2024 23:39

• Lawyer analyses findings of examination in journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova’s case

  When commenting on the criminal prosecution of journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova, advocate Timofei Shirokov has pointed out that psychological and linguistic examination has become a punitive tool and that, without clear criteria determined, investigators can easily use such examination to confirm the conclusions they need.

May 09, 2024 23:26

• Prosecution has no more proofs in Kalmyk Jehovah's Witnesses'* case

  Two of the prosecution witnesses in the case of Kishta Tutinova, Tsagan Khalgaeva and Ekaterina Menkova have failed to appear in court, but the prosecutor did not insist on their appearance. Tutinova is under threat of up to ten years in jail; Khalgaeva and Menkova – up to six years.

May 09, 2024 20:30

• Journalist Maxim Shevchenko rejects any Kevorkova's possibility of supporting terrorism

  Nadezhda Kevorkova's publications about the events in Nalchik in 2005 dealt with the torture of detainees; they irritated law enforcers. However, "she didn't support terrorism in any form," Maxim Shevchenko, a journalist, has stated in his comment on Kevorkova's arrest for allegedly justifying terrorism.

May 09, 2024 17:05

• Verdict to Jehovah's Witness* Suvorov from Sochi upheld

  The appellate instance has denied the appeal complaint against the sentence of Jehovah's Witness* from Sochi, Danil Suvorov, who was sentenced to six years in penal colony on charges of extremism.

May 08, 2024 23:51

• Charges toughened against four arrested for riots in Makhachkala

  Four people arrested in connection with the riots at Makhachkala Airport have been additionally charged with violating transport security requirements. This was reported by the "Mediazona"*.

May 08, 2024 23:10

• Prosecutor’s office files a cassation against verdict to Diana Tsipinova

  In its complaint, the prosecutor’s office insists that the acquittal of Diana Tsipinova, an advocate from Kabardino-Balkaria, should be cancelled and the case should be returned to court.

May 08, 2024 22:52

• Three children of Nina Tseretilova return to Dagestan

  In Kaliningrad, a court has upheld the refusal to limit parental rights of Nina Tseretilova, but after the court’s decision, she herself offered to return the children to her husband’s relatives in Dagestan, a children’s grandfather states.

May 08, 2024 22:34

• Journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova rejects accusation of justifying terrorism

  During questioning, journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova, who was involved as a witness for the defence in the case on the attack on Nalchik, refused to admit guilt in justifying terrorism, an advocate reported. That was reported by the TASS with reference to advocate Kaloi Akhilgov.

May 08, 2024 21:30

• On April 29-May 5, seven persons killed and four wounded in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from April 28 to May 5, 2024, five suspected militants and two policemen were killed, and four other policemen were wounded during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot”, based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

May 08, 2024 19:04

• Witnesses in case against believers in Kalmykia reject investigators’ version

  None of the witnesses questioned at a public prosecutor’s request confirmed that Jehovah’s Witnesses* from Kalmykia Kishta Tutunova, Tsagan Khalgaeva, and Yekaterina Menkova voiced any extremist statements. That was reported by an advocate of Kishta Tutunova.