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July 18, 2023 22:16

• Reaction to pickets in support of Gadjiev show increased interest in his case

  The speeches during debates at the trial have sparked an increased interest in the case of the Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev, which was confirmed by the reaction to pickets held in Makhachkala.

July 18, 2023 20:50

• Investigators return to "Memorial" part of property seized during searches

  Some of the documents seized during the searches conducted within the case of rehabilitation of Nazism have been returned to the "Memorial" Centre for the Defence of Human Rights.

July 18, 2023 18:19

• Relatives of Dagestani man killed in Chechnya complain about persecution

  In Dagestan, the police have put a widow of Islam Magomedov, who was killed in Chechnya, on their preventive police registration list and regularly visit her at home for conversations, a mother of Islam Magomedov reports. The visits of the police cause inconvenience, complained the widow of the killed man.

July 18, 2023 11:49

• Human rights defenders report about new practice of preventive police registration in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, the police have changed their registration tactics, and now they visit those put on the preventive police registration list under the pretext of a population census or request them to send photographs from their place of residence, reports the “Memorial” Centre for Defence of Human Rights.

July 17, 2023 19:56

• Head of Dagestan criticizes law enforcers for raid in a mosque near Moscow

  The competent authorities should assess the behaviour of the law enforcers who raided the mosque located in the town of Kotelniki near Moscow during the last namaz (Friday prayer), Sergey Melikov, the head of Dagestan, has stated.

July 17, 2023 17:19

• Chechen Diaspora in Vienna opposed persecution of refugees

  A rally against persecution of refugees from Chechnya was held in the capital of Austria. Activists of public associations expressed their disapproval of the use of violence against them in Austrian jails, and of deportation them to Russia.

July 16, 2023 23:10

• Defence of Ingush activists points to ignored proofs of their innocence

  The first-instance court has refused to take into account the contradictions in the prosecution's version, ignored the videos and other proofs that confirms the Ingush oppositionists' innocence; as a result of which the court made false conclusions, Magomed Abubakarov, one of the advocates, has stated.

July 16, 2023 22:45

• Kadyrov demands to punish law enforcers for raiding mosque near Moscow

  Checking Muslims' documents during the Friday prayer in the town of Kotelniki has outraged Ramzan Kadyrov; he demanded that law enforcers be held accountable. Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma MP, had a meeting on this occasion with the governor of the Moscow Region.

July 16, 2023 21:57

• Posts in social network cause check of Volgograd teacher on discrediting Russian Army

  Policemen came home with a check to Roman Melnichenko, a former teacher of the Volgograd State University (VolSU). The reason was in his posts in a social network, in particular, video clips in the Ukrainian language.

July 16, 2023 20:21

• Chechen courts demonstrate tougher approach to desertion

  After the announcement of mobilization, the toughening of the Russian legislation has led to more severe sentences for absence from a military unit or desertion, including in Chechnya, where coercion to participate in the special military operation (SMO) is typical, human rights defenders have noted.

July 16, 2023 16:43

• Kadyrov decides to take part in new elections of the head of Chechnya

  Ramzan Kadyrov has refuted the rumours that a replacement was searched for him, declaring his readiness to re-nominate for the post of the head of Chechnya at the next election. This Kadyrov's statement contradicts his earlier plans to leave the post.

July 15, 2023 23:12

• Resident of Novorossiysk fined for posting flag on social media

  The publication of the flag of a Ukrainian paramilitary formation was the reason to impose a fine on a resident of the city of Novorossiysk. He posted the flag image in a social network 10 months before the above formation was banned in Russia.

July 15, 2023 21:55

• Human rights defenders request state protection for Milashina

  An investigator from Chechnya questioned in Moscow Elena Milashina, a journalist of the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”, in connection with an attack on her in Grozny. A lawyer of the “Team Against Torture” (TaT)* requested the investigators to provide the journalist with state protection for investigative actions in Chechnya in connection with the threat to her life.

July 15, 2023 18:50

• Court dismisses all motions of human rights defender Igor Nagavkin

  Convicted human rights defender Igor Nagavkin requested the court of appeal to question participants in the investigation, the victim, and the fourth defendant in the case on theft, but the Volgograd Regional Court refused to grant the request. The motions of Igor Nagavkin and another convict to request materials of the case and exclude evidence were also dismissed.

July 15, 2023 17:53

• Chechen refugee goes on hunger strike in Swiss deportation centre

  The authorities of Switzerland have considered illegal the stay in the country of Chechen native Ali Bataev, who arrived from Ukraine, and intend to deport him to Russia. Ali Bataev went on a hunger strike, as he believes that he will be persecuted by the authorities of Chechnya.

July 14, 2023 23:45

• Court upholds verdict against Colonel Kotovich in case on fakes about Russian army

  In Rostov-on-Don, the military court refused to change the verdict against Valery Kotovich, Colonel of the “Rosgvardiya”, convicted under the article on disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces.

July 14, 2023 21:57

• Advocate for Ingush activist, Barakh Chemurziev, highlights gross contradictions in verdicts to protest leaders

  The testimonies of some secret witnesses, which made the basis for the verdict against the Ingush oppositionists, contradict those of MPs and high-ranking law enforcers. The latter testified to the desire of the defendants to prevent violence at the rally, Magomed Abubakarov, the advocate for Barakh Chemurziev, has stated at the trial.

July 14, 2023 21:07

• Human rights defender Nagavkin accuses court of bias

  In his last plea, Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, has doubted the impartiality of the appellate court and refused to ask for verdict mitigation. His advocate, Ilya Govorukhin, pointed to inconsistencies in the case files, while Sergey Ivaschenko, another advocate, has noted that such inconsistencies arise when courts fail to question important witnesses.

July 13, 2023 22:38

• Activist from Nalchik complains about forced fingerprinting at airport

  Border guards at the Minvody Airport have forced Olga Begretova, a human rights defender, to give her fingerprints and biological material, although these procedures are not provided for by the law. However, investigators found no violations in border guards' actions.

July 13, 2023 21:50

• Contract soldier from Chechnya sentenced to a year for leaving his military unit

  In Grozny, Alan Batyrkhanov, who had signed a contract for military service, has been sentenced to a year in prison for more than two-week-long absence from his military unit.