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November 25, 2023 16:41

• ECtHR awards compensation to relatives of people kidnapped in Chechnya

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has pronounced the decision to award relatives of six natives of Northern Caucasus, whose fate stays unknown after enforced disappearances in Chechnya, the compensation in the amount of more than 430,000 euros.

November 25, 2023 16:39

• ECtHR recognizes Dagestani advocate as victim of torture by law enforcers

  The European Court of Human Rights has awarded compensation of 12,500 euros to Magomed Magomedov, an advocate from Dagestan, who complained about torture by law enforcers in Makhachkala.

November 24, 2023 23:35

• Ingush police officers arrested on suspicion of falsifying drug case

  Investigators convinced the court to take into custody two police officers suspected of illegally purchasing drugs and falsifying a criminal case against a resident of Ingushetia.

November 24, 2023 23:14

• Two contract soldiers from Southern Russia sentenced for refusing to go to frontline

  The Southern District Military Court has approved colony terms for Pavel Shnekaev and Bakhtiyar Dosmetov for their refusal to go to the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine.

November 24, 2023 22:25

• Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov* registered as foreign agent

  The Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has justified the inclusion of the Dagestani journalist, Idris Yusupov*, into the list of foreign agents by his participation in the creation of materials for foreign agents and the dissemination of "unreliable information about the decisions taken by Russian authorities and the policies pursued by them."

November 24, 2023 19:57

• MCC upholds arrest in absentia of Stavropol citizen for fakes about Russian Army

  The Moscow City Court (MCC) has upheld the arrest in absentia of Denis Mamedov, who, together with his wife Maria, was put on the wanted list in the case of fakes about the Russian Army.

November 24, 2023 18:51

• POC counts 126 people arrested after Makhachkala riots

  Overall 126 persons are being held under arrest within the criminal case of mass riots at the Makhachkala Airport, Shamil Khadulaev has reported after the visit of the Dagestani Public Oversight Commission (POC) to the SIZO (pre-trial prison). Seven of those arrested refuse to agree with the charges.

November 24, 2023 18:48

• Veterans of power bodies comment on armed incident in Ingushetia

  The circumstances of the detention of an alleged militant accomplice in Sunzha and the wounding of a law enforcer in the onset shootout raise questions about the training level of Ingush law enforcers, veterans of law enforcement bodies have stated.

November 24, 2023 16:50

• ECtHR recognizes rights violation of activist from Georgievsk

  Russian authorities have violated the rights of Mikhail Pidenko, who was fined for discrediting the Russian Army, to a fair trial, freedom of expression and appeal, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled, awarding him compensation of EUR 5000, although Russia has refused to enforce ECtHR's decisions.

November 23, 2023 23:13

• Bloggers’ advertising of gambling contradicts Chechen traditions

  In their comments on the Internet, social media users have suggested that a preventive conversation held by the Chechen Minister of Sports and bloggers Askhab Tamaev and Arbi Emiev could be provoked by a posted video about a conflict using obscene language or by an advertisement for an online casino.

November 23, 2023 22:55

• Defenders of Institute for Humanitarian Research in Kabardino-Balkaria report pressure

  Human rights defenders and activists who came out in support of the Institute for Humanitarian Research in Kabardino-Balkaria after searches at scientists’ houses have been summoned by the police to write explanation letters about the alleged dissemination of slander.

November 23, 2023 20:46

• In Dagestan, activist Eduard Ataev sentenced to real freedom deprivation

  The Khasavyurt District Court has found Eduard Ataev, a former coordinator of Navalny's* office in Makhachkala, guilty of possession of an explosive device and narcotic drugs. He was sentenced to six years and five months in a penal colony.

November 23, 2023 18:54

• Rights defender Igor Nagavkin claims threats and pressure at SIZO

  At his trial within the case concerning disorganization of the work of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, has stated constant threats and pressure on him from the SIZO administration.

November 23, 2023 17:38

• Forty accused in case on unrest in Makhachkala remain in custody

  The Supreme Court of Dagestan received 44 complaints about the arrests of the persons accused in the case on riots at an airport in Makhachkala. Out of those 44, 40 complaints were dismissed.

November 22, 2023 23:50

• Makhachkala residents consider helping Palestinians their duty

  In Makhachkala, journalist Idris Yusupov has held a solo picket in support of residents of Palestine. The journalist notes the active reaction of city residents to his poster.

November 22, 2023 21:18

• Wife of mobilized Volgograd resident wants to return her husband back home from SMO zone

  In Volgograd, a court started a re-trial on a claim filed by Alexandra Stepanischeva, a wife of mobilized Anton Stepanischev. According to the woman’s claim, her husband suffers from serious diseases and has not been subjected to a medical examination during conscription or a military medical commission.

November 22, 2023 21:15

• Shootout with law enforcers in Ingushetia was the first in seven months

  The shootout in Sunzha, where law enforcers killed an armed man, was preceded by a similar incident in the Malgobek District in April 2023.

November 22, 2023 17:45

• After justifying Adam Kadyrov, Chingiz Akhmadov awarded with apartment

  On the occasion of the World Television Day, Ramzan Kadyrov presented an apartment to Chingiz Akhmadov, the Director of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company), who distinguished himself by straightforwardly justifying Adam Kadyrov for beating Nikita Zhuravel at the Grozny SIZO (pre-trial prison).

November 21, 2023 23:51

• Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria fined for pacifist inscription on backpack

  In Nalchik, a court recognized a pacifist inscription on a backpack as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and fined a local resident 30,000 roubles. That was reported by the human rights project “OVD-Info”*.

November 21, 2023 22:37

• Authorities of Dagestan promise to accept Palestinian refugees

  Dagestan is ready to accept up to 200 Palestinian refugees, and places in a sanatorium have been prepared for their accommodation. That is reported by the administration of the republic’s leader.