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March 31, 2025 21:57

• Social media users criticize Adam Kadyrov’s award

  In their comments on social media, users responded with ridicule to the recent award of a son of the leader of Chechnya. They believe that the medal “For Military Distinction” has been handed over to him groundlessly.

March 31, 2025 21:49

• Muslims of Northern Caucasus regions celebrate Eid al-Fitr

  Muslims of all regions of Northern Caucasus, except Dagestan, celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. In Dagestan, Ramadan will end on March 31.

March 30, 2025 18:01

• Volgograd activists call to support political prisoners with letters

  Organizers and participants of the evening of letters to political prisoners in Volgograd, despite fears of detentions and provocations by law enforcers, called support for those unfairly arrested and convicted for their civic position an important mission.

March 29, 2025 22:39

• Lawyers comment on case of Vanyan, accused of discrediting Russian Army

  Vladimir Vanyan, an athlete from Krasnodar, was groundlessly accused of discrediting the Russian Army: his actions should have been interpreted only as petty hooliganism.

March 29, 2025 22:15

• Court finds ban for rights defender to see Nagavkin as lawful

  The refusal to allow Valentin Bogdan, a human rights defender, to visit Igor Nagavkin in the colony was found to be lawful. The court has ignored the arguments presented by the human rights defender.

March 28, 2025 23:59

• Clashes with police occur near the Georgian Parliament

  Several protesters, including Elene Khoshtariya, the leader of the “Droa” Party, were detained near the Georgian Parliament on the 121st day of pro-European protests.

March 28, 2025 23:57

• Balkars mark Nation’s Revival Day with horse ride

  Concerts, exhibitions and public festivities dedicated to the Revival Day of the Balkar People were held in cities and villages of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). In the Chereksky District, more than 70 riders held a horse ride.

March 28, 2025 23:52

• Adam Kadyrov awarded “Rosgvardiya” medal “For Military Distinction”

  By order of the head of the “Rosgvardiya” (National Guard of Russia), Adam Kadyrov, a 17-year-old son of the leader of Chechnya, has been awarded with the medal "For Military Distinction”, which is awarded for participation in counter-terrorist operations (CTOs) and armed conflicts. The above information has been reported by the “Chechnya Today” news agency.

March 28, 2025 23:49

• Pensioner loses appeal in case on comment about Akhmat Kadyrov

  The court of appeal recognized a comment about the death of Akhmat Kadyrov as a justification of terrorism and approved a two-year term of imprisonment for pensioner Oleg Tyryshkin.

March 28, 2025 21:16

• Blogger Vanyan fined for hooliganism and discrediting Russian Army

  In Krasnodar, a court fined blogger Vladimir Vanyan 150,000 roubles for petty hooliganism and obscene remarks about participants of the special military operation (SMO) and FSB officers. Vladimir Vanyan admitted his guilt and apologized.

March 27, 2025 23:48

• Former Kadyrov’s critic leaves for SMO

  Said-Khusein Magomadov, a blogger, who had criticized Kadyrov, has appeared in a camouflage uniform in a video of a Chechen TV Company about sending fighters to the special military operation (SMO) zone from Grozny; the blogger has praised Chechen authorities for training fighters.

March 27, 2025 23:40

• Kadyrov boasts about number of law enforcers

  There are more than 36,000 people serving as law enforcers in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the region, has stated.

March 27, 2025 23:11

• Defenders of activist Lyudmila Borzilo claim she receives no medical care and deprived contacts with her children

  Lyudmila Borzilo, an activist from the Rostov Region, was forcibly placed in a closed psychiatric hospital and receives no medical care there after a miscarriage, and is deprived of telephone communication with her relatives.

March 27, 2025 22:49

• Krasnodar blogger arrested after being forced to apologize

  In Krasnodar, a court sentenced blogger Vladimir Vanyan to administrative arrest, finding him guilty of failure to obey the police.

March 27, 2025 21:41

• Krasnodar law enforcers detain restaurant visitor for pro-Ukrainian slogan

  A female visitor to a restaurant in Krasnodar shouted a pro-Ukrainian slogan while listening to a patriotic song. Law enforcers identified her and found out during a conversation that she wanted to irritate other visitors.

March 26, 2025 23:59

• Athlete from Krasnodar publicly repents for insulting law enforcers during his video stream

  Powerlifter Vladimir Vanyan*, detained after using foul language when speaking about FSB officers in a video stream on his YouTube channel, has apologized to the law enforcers. The athlete has stated that he “will serve with weapons in his hands in the SMO (special military operation).”

March 26, 2025 23:49

• Lawyers explain mechanism for searching for missing athlete Tsomartova abroad

  If Anna Tsomartova fails to declare that she has become a crime victim, the police in other countries can only notify Russia of her location, but not detain her.

March 26, 2025 21:40

• Relatives demand to disclose cause of death of Jehovah’s Witness* Valery Bailo

  In Novorossiysk, employees of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), tried to give out the body of Jehovah’s Witness* Valery Bailo to his relatives without a forensic examination. However, the relatives and defence requested the SIZO administration to disclose the cause of the man’s death.

March 26, 2025 20:57

• Resident of Dagestan complains to Putin about corrupt law enforcers

  The members of a public association that built an apartment building in Dagestan are being subjected to extortion and blackmail by law enforcers and judges who are preventing the building legalization. This was stated by Gadjimurad Abdulmazhidov, the initiator of the construction.

March 25, 2025 23:48

• Thirteen Dagestani residents sentenced to imprisonment in case on riots at Makhachkala airport

  In the Stavropol Territory, two courts sentenced thirteen residents of Dagestan to terms of imprisonment ranging from 7 to 10.5 years. Two of the defendants, in addition to participating in mass riots and violating transport safety rules, have been found guilty of attacking police inspectors.