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July 22, 2023 21:56

• Court refuses to exclude experts' conclusions from Orlov's case

  The defence of Oleg Orlov, a co-chairman of the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, has declared the linguistic experts' incompetence and bias and demanded to exclude their expertise from the case files. The court in Moscow refused to grant this petition.

July 22, 2023 12:03

• Krasnodar law enforcers acquitted in case on beating of person with disabilities

  The Krasnodar Territorial Court cancelled the conviction of two former law enforcers in a case on beating Yevgeny Manchenko, a person with disabilities. The defence plans to file an appeal against the court’s decision.

July 22, 2023 12:02

• For killing his wife, corporal from North Ossetia sentenced to restriction in service

  The Southern District Military Court has upheld the non-custodial punishment imposed on Corporal Eduard Bitarov, who murdered his wife in the affective state; his participation in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine was treated as a mitigating circumstance.

July 22, 2023 12:02

• Torture of patient in Makhachkala highlights problem of security of psychiatric clinics

  A nurse who abused a patient in Makhachkala has been detained. The actions of the medical staff filmed on video violate the provisions of the law on psychiatric care, but do not often become public, lawyer Magomed Gadjiev notes.

July 22, 2023 12:01

• Ingush activists remind judge about proofs of their innocence

  The accusation in the case of the leaders of Ingush protests is refuted by case materials, including billing data and witnesses' testimonies, but the court ignored some of these data and deliberately excluded some of them. This was stated by Bagaudin Khautiev, Musa Malsagov and Malsag Uzhakhov.

July 21, 2023 23:10

• Rights defenders report that Ingush graduates are forced to receive summonses

  When they received their diplomas, graduates of a number of state colleges in Ingushetia, were also given summonses for the military service; protocols were drawn up against those who refused to receive them, the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence has informed.

July 21, 2023 22:18

• At trial, captured soldiers of the "Azov" Regiment* refuse to plead guilty

  Most of the 22 defendants in the case of the Ukrainian "Azov" Regiment*, which is being heard at the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, have refused to plead guilty.

July 21, 2023 22:11

• Ignoring Kadyrov's demands by Moscow is a signal to the head of Chechnya

  The absence of Moscow's reaction to Ramzan Kadyrov's demands to punish the law enforcers for the raid on the Kotelniki mosque indicates a decrease in his influence and was a signal to the head of Chechnya not to interfere not in his own affairs, a political analyst and human rights defenders have noted.

July 21, 2023 19:40

• Chechen "Rosgvardiya" units sanctioned to have heavy military equipment

  The Russian State Duma MPs have passed a law allowing the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) units, including Chechen ones, to be armed with tanks and artillery.

July 21, 2023 03:26

• ECtHR recognizes violation of rights of three activists from Southern Russia

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized the violation of the rights of activists detained at protest actions in Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, and Stavropol, and obliged the authorities of Russia, which refused to comply with the decisions of the Strasbourg Court, to pay them compensation.

July 20, 2023 23:55

• ECtHR recognizes beating and arrest of advocate Mikhail Benyash* as violation

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the authorities of Russia to pay Krasnodar advocate Mikhail Benyash* 16,000 euros for beating by law enforcers after detention and for arrest. The ECtHR made the decision against the backdrop of the Russia’s refusal to comply with the judgments of the ECtHR.

July 20, 2023 23:15

• In Krasnodar, court sends man to penal colony for “disseminating fakes” about Russian army

  The Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar found Alexander Somryakov guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and sentenced him to six years of imprisonment. The Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Krasnodar Territorial Court upheld the verdict.

July 20, 2023 22:14

• "Important Stories"*: hundreds of "Wagner" fighters from colonies settled in Kuban hotels

  About 400 former prisoners who had signed contracts with the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC) live in hotels near the city of Anapa, waiting for an official pardoning, the outlet named "Vazhnye Istorii" (Important Stories)* has found out.

July 20, 2023 20:37

• Barakh Chemurziev points out factual errors in sentencing of Ingush activists

  The first-instance court made many mistakes and distortions of facts in the verdict, by using them as the basis for incorrect conclusions, Barakh Chemurziev has stated at the trial.

July 20, 2023 19:46

• Defence reports deterioration of Musaeva’s health state

  Zarema Musaeva, who is being kept in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Grozny, needs a full medical examination, her defence states. An advocate reports that Zarema Musaeva has got high blood pressure and high blood sugar levels and that she suffers from regular nosebleeds.

July 20, 2023 18:17

• Law enforcement bodies of Moscow Region ignore Kadyrov’s demand for punishment for raid at mosque

  Despite the assurances of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and Russian State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov about the inevitability of punishment for a raid on a mosque in Kotelniki in the Moscow Region, four days after their statements, the law enforcement bodies of the Moscow Region have not reported about any inspections of the activities of the law enforcers who disrupted Friday namaz (prayer).

July 19, 2023 19:18

• Residents of Malgobek criticize local authorities for problems with water supply

  The emergency regime was introduced in Malgobek due to water deficit; both pumps at the water intake have failed, Mussa Galaev, the city Mayor, has stated. Telegram users have criticized local authorities for wearing out the equipment.

July 18, 2023 23:55

• Lawyers consider request for state protection of Elena Milashina as justified

  State protection is provided in case of a real threat to personal security, and representatives of journalist Elena Milashina, who was attacked twice in Chechnya, have grounds for such a request, lawyers note. They point out that the provision of state protection, in particular, a bodyguard, could limit the Elena Milashina’s actions.

July 18, 2023 23:17

• In Volgograd, court reduces sentence of human rights defender Igor Nagavkin

  The Volgograd Regional Court partially granted an appeal filed by Igor Nagavkin and reduced his sentence by two months to five years and 10 months of imprisonment. Advocate Ilya Govorukhin intends to challenge the court’s decision at a court of cassation, and human rights defender Valentin Bogdan claimed violations during the trial and falsification of the case.

July 18, 2023 22:58

• Victim of scam with land plots in Izberbash holds picket in Makhachkala

  Aminat Shagieva has held a picket in Makhachkala, demanding law enforcers' reaction to a scam with land plots, in which, in her opinion, officials were involved.