At trial on Markelov-and-Baburova murder case chair rejects judge challenge

May 10, 2024 21:37

• Kadyrov boasts of buying armoured foreign made cars for Chechen fighters

  For the Chechen units fighting in the special military operation (SMO) zone, 30 armoured foreign made vehicles have been bought for the money from the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund, the head of Chechnya has reported.

May 10, 2024 18:49

• Human rights defenders report about kidnapping of Krasnodar resident from shelter

  A resident of Krasnodar, who complained about violence in the family of a native of Chechnya, stopped communicating with her friends and acquaintances after her husband with his accomplices kidnapped her from a shelter, human rights defenders reported.

May 10, 2024 17:41

• Public outcry helps improve conditions of detention of activist Melikhova at SIZO

  Marina Melikhova, convicted in a case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, thanked activists for their support and publicity of the violation of her rights, since thanks to the people’s support and public outcry, the administration of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Armavir improved the conditions of detention.

May 09, 2024 23:51

• Yulduz Kurashova, torture victim, challenges acquittal of policewoman

  Yulduz Kurashova, a woman from Khasavyurt, the victim in the torture case, intends to seek to bring Maya Akhmedova, an operative agent, to justice; she was acquitted by the court during the retrial of the case.

May 09, 2024 23:39

• Lawyer analyses findings of examination in journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova’s case

  When commenting on the criminal prosecution of journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova, advocate Timofei Shirokov has pointed out that psychological and linguistic examination has become a punitive tool and that, without clear criteria determined, investigators can easily use such examination to confirm the conclusions they need.