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August 30, 2023 22:55

• Human rights defenders alarmed by Chechen Ombudsman’s report on visit to Suleimanova, who escaped from home

  In his report on his visit to Seda Suleimanova, who was delivered from Saint Petersburg, Chechen Ombudsman Mansur Soltaev posted not a video of their conversation, but only a photo in which human rights defenders noted a mark similar to a hematoma on the young woman’s neck, the “SK SOS Crisis Group”* reported.

August 30, 2023 21:18

• Conscript in Stavropol Territory punished for evading service

  A court in the Stavropol Territory has imposed a fine on a draftee for evading his military service.

August 30, 2023 20:47

• The court in Cherkessk closes activist Kase Kik's case

  The Cherkessk City Court has stopped the proceedings against Kase Kik, an activist, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, since the statute of limitations for bringing him to administrative responsibility has expired.

August 30, 2023 20:24

• KChR believer imprisoned conditionally

  A court in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) found Irina Perefilieva, a Jehovah's Witness*, guilty of extremism and sentenced her to a conditional prison term. In her last word, she refused to plead guilty.

August 30, 2023 19:47

• Chechen Ombudsperson reports on his meeting with Seda Suleimanova

  Seda Suleimanova, who was detained by Chechen law enforcers in Saint Petersburg, is now with her relatives; she is not in danger, Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson, has stated.

August 30, 2023 17:35

• Abubakar Yangulbaev put on list of extremists and terrorists

  The "Rosfinmonitoring" (Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation) has added Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer and one of Zarema Musaeva's sons, to the list of extremists and terrorists.

August 29, 2023 22:55

• Relatives of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev treat arguments in defence of accused as convincing

  Passers-by and car drivers actively reacted to a picket in support of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev, says picketer Magomed Magomedov, a colleague of the arrested journalist.

August 29, 2023 19:56

• Man accused in “case on fakes” in Dagestan sent for compulsory treatment

  In the Shamil District, a court sent local resident Shamil Magdiev for compulsory treatment to a psychoneurological dispensary. According to the investigators’ version, the man posted on a social network a video with false information about Russian militaries.

August 29, 2023 19:11

• Scientific journal deletes article due to invasion of pro-Kadyrov bots

  The scientific journal “TechInsider” removed an article about the Adam's apple after the bots praising the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, began posting massive comments on the journal’s pages in social networks.

August 29, 2023 17:10

• ECtHR awards compensations to Pussy Riot* members for Cossack attack in Sochi

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has treated the disruption by Cossacks of the performance of the Pussy Riot* group in Sochi as a violation of the right to the freedom of expression, and awarded the applicants compensations of 15,000 euros each.

August 29, 2023 15:36

• Dagestani villagers complain to authorities about land seizure

  Thirty years ago, residents of the village of Gimeidi in the Derbent District received land plots for the revival of the village; and after a while the land was unreasonably transferred to state ownership. This was stated by villagers in their video appeal to the head of Dagestan, Sergey Melikov.

August 28, 2023 23:12

• Residents of Dagestani village of Mutsalaul report about raids by law enforcers

  Law enforcers have cordoned off the village of Mutsalaul in the Khasavyurt District and visit houses with checks. This has been reported by local residents. The police and FSB officers are searching the village for illegal weapons and drugs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) explains.

August 28, 2023 21:57

• Kadyrov’s relative awarded Order “For Merit to Fatherland”

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded Isa Tumkhadjiev, First Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya, a relative of the leader of Chechnya, with the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” of the 4th class.

August 28, 2023 21:35

• Case on torture of a patient in Makhachkala psychiatric clinic goes to court

  The investigation into a case on torture of a patient of a psychoneurological clinic in Makhachkala by a nurse has been completed, and case materials have been submitted to court.

August 28, 2023 18:46

• Pyatigorsk court treats participation in SMO as mitigating circumstance in drug dealing case

  The Pyatigorsk Garrison Military Court has found a contract military serviceman guilty of possessing narcotic drugs and imposed a minimum fine on him, treating his participation in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine as a mitigating circumstance.

August 28, 2023 16:49

• After solidarity picket with Navalny*, Makhachkala resident fined for discrediting Russian Army

  The resident of Makhachkala, who held a solo picket on the third anniversary of Navalny's* poisoning, was found guilty of discrediting Russian militaries.

August 27, 2023 21:38

• Volgograd painter Kozlov released after two arrests

  Filipp Kozlov, a painter from Volgograd, was released from the special detention centre after serving two arrests in a row on charges of disobedience to law enforcers.

August 27, 2023 18:15

• By protests, Makhachkala townspeople achieve resumption of power supply

  On August 26, residents of Gamidov Avenue in Makhachkala went out to protest against power outages. After their action, the city Mayoralty reported on the restoration of power (electricity) supply.

August 27, 2023 16:23

• Dagestani villagers complain to republic’s head about problems with water supply and roads

  Residents of the village of Umashaul in the Khasavyurt District have recorded a video appeal to the head of Dagestan, Sergey Melikov, in which they asked him to help in repairing the road to the village and complained about the problems with water supply.

August 26, 2023 23:05

• SMO participants oppose landfill in Poltavskaya

  In their video appeal to Vladimir Putin, the Public Prosecutor General and the Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the fellow villagers of Poltavskaya, who take part in the special military operation (SMO), have called for stopping the operation of the landfill located near their village.