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November 09, 2023 22:58

• Kuban resident fined for his criticism of special military operation

  In the Novokubansky District, a court fined a local resident, recognizing that his statements criticizing the special military operation in Ukraine discredited the Russian Armed Forces.

November 09, 2023 22:11

• Health state of Stavropol resident Remzi Memetov deteriorates in penal colony

  The health state of Remzi Memetov, who is convicted for participation in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami”* organization and who serves his sentence in a penal colony in the Stavropol Territory, has deteriorated. Remzi Memetov needs medical treatment, his spouse says.

November 09, 2023 20:58

• Lawyers explain to ECtHR liquidation circumstances of the HRC "Memorial"*

  The liquidation of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" as a "foreign agent" was not in line with the legislation and was not necessary, says the observation sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) by a "Memorial"* lawyer.

November 09, 2023 20:47

• Volgograd Regional Court denies pacifist's right to alternative service

  Mark Belyansky, a Volgograd resident, tried to defend his right to the alternative civilian service (ACS), but the court has rejected all the pacifist's arguments.

November 09, 2023 19:13

• Publicity influences prosecutor’s office’s interest in Seda Suleimanova’s story

  Mass people’s appeals have influenced the decision of the Saint Petersburg prosecutor’s office to study the story of Seda Suleimanova, who was returned by the police to her relatives in Chechnya, and that gives hope for an investigation into the incident, points out Alexandra Miroshnikova.

November 09, 2023 17:08

• Adam Kadyrov's post as test for inheriting power in Chechnya

  The appointment of Kadyrov's son as head of the security division of the head of Chechnya is poorly in line with the labour legislation for teenagers and only emphasizes the hereditary principle of power formation in Chechnya, lawyers, law enforcers and human rights defenders have pointed out, suggesting that for Adam Kadyrov this is a test of his ability to head Chechnya after his father.

November 09, 2023 16:03

• Kadyrov threatens officials with dismissal for their children’s ignorance of their native language

  Ramzan Kadyrov has promised to dismiss Chechen officials whose children do not know their native language.

November 09, 2023 15:15

• Journalists assess Melikov’s reaction to unrest in Makhachkala

  The reaction of Sergey Melikov, the leader of Dagestan, to the unrest at an airport in Makhachkala has been belated and overly emotional, journalists point out.

November 08, 2023 23:46

• Muscovites oppose construction of mosque announced by Kadyrov

  The appearance of the mosque, the construction of which was announced by Ramzan Kadyrov, will aggravate transport problems in the Moscow district of Yuzhnoe Butovo, local residents have stated. Moscow authorities have assured that the construction decision has not yet been made.

November 08, 2023 22:58

• After disappearance in Tbilisi, Russian activist arrested in Vladikavkaz

  Rafail Shepelev, an activist, who lived in Georgia since 2021, has disappeared in Tbilisi, human rights defenders have reported. According to sources, he was arrested in Vladikavkaz.

November 08, 2023 22:47

• Resident of Astrakhan Region fined for comments in social network

  The court has fined a resident of the Astrakhan Region finding his comments posted in the social network as discredited Russian militaries.

November 08, 2023 21:37

• Palestine-supporting picket sparks reaction from Makhachkala townspeople

  Residents of Makhachkala have actively responded to solo actions in support of the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, and residents of Palestine, held by Gadjiev's colleagues. The actions in support of Palestine reflect the sentiments of the majority of Dagestanis, passers-by have noted.

November 08, 2023 21:05

• Saint Petersburg's PO gets interested in fate of Seda Suleimanova, escapee from her parents

  The bridegroom of Seda Suleimanova, a native of Chechnya, was invited to the Prosecutor's Office (PO) of Saint Petersburg, where he told how law enforcers took Seda, her fiancée, to Chechnya and forbade her from meeting him.

November 08, 2023 19:10

• Kabardino-Balkaria continues trend of awarding Adam Kadyrov

  The leader of Kabardino-Balkaria handed the republic’s highest award over to Adam Kadyrov, a Chechen leader’s son, who beat in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) Nikita Zhuravel, arrested in a case on the burning of the Koran.

November 08, 2023 18:18

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, warder suspected of beating a prisoner

  The chief of the security department of a penal colony in Kabardino-Balkaria is suspected of beating a prisoner after a conflict.

November 08, 2023 16:56

• Court approves Igor Paskar's sentence

  The court has refused to satisfy the appeal of Igor Paskar's defence; he has been sentenced to a long term in the case of a terror act, and left the sentence unchanged, the SOTA Telegram channel has informed.

November 07, 2023 21:38

• Commentators link reduction in number of prayers for Palestine in Chechnya with fatigue

  Collective Takhadjud namazes (prayers) for residents of Palestine will be held twice a week, the Chechen Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) has announced.

November 07, 2023 19:52

• After criticism, Derbent teacher explains herself for words about Palestinian conflict

  The words about staged videos from the Palestinian-Israeli conflict were pronounced during a talk with students about fake information, a teacher from the Derbent Medical College has explained in response to criticism from social network users.

November 07, 2023 19:37

• Israeli citizenship of Rasul Gamzatov's granddaughter outrages social network users

  Shakhri Amirkhanova, a granddaughter of the Dagestani poet Rasul Gamzatov, has stated that she was proud to receive Israeli citizenship. This statement, made amid the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, has caused sharp criticism among users of the "VKontakte" social network.

November 07, 2023 16:48

• Rights defenders achieve inquiry into the beating of North-Ossetian native by law enforcers

  Investigators have begun examining allegations of beating by law enforcers in Moscow of Tamerlan Marzoev, a native of North Ossetia. He was hospitalized with fractures and bruises.