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February 22, 2024 15:42

• Kabardino-Balkarian resident’s case on discrediting Russian Army brought to court again

  In Chegem, a court returned to the police an administrative protocol on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces drawn up against Murat Kyagov due to violations.

February 21, 2024 23:21

• On February 12-18, 2024, three people were killed and policeman wounded in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  During the week from February 12 to 18, 2024, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, four persons were shot dead: three alleged militants were killed and a policeman was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

February 21, 2024 22:16

• Blogger Nozdrinov's advocate claims ignoring defence's arguments by court

  The arguments that the defence of Alexander Nozdrinov, a Krasnodar blogger, brought in the appeal were ignored, said Alexei Avanesyan, his advocate.

February 21, 2024 21:57

• Human rights defender Nagavkin accuses SIZO administration of illegal detention in solitary confinement

  At a court hearing in a case on disorganization of the operation of a SIZO (pre-trial prison), Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender from Volgograd, complained being illegally kept in solitary confinement for more than 40 days.

February 21, 2024 21:09

• Sochi residents outraged by law enforcers’ behaviour near memorial to Alexei Navalny*

  Residents of Sochi brought flowers to the spontaneous memorial to Alexei Navalny* at the monument to the victims of political repression to express their grief, but the police regularly cleared the monument of flowers, a local activist has expressed his indignation.

February 21, 2024 19:54

• Political analysts voice meaning of actions in memory of Alexei Navalny* for Southern Russia and countries of Caucasus

  In Southern Russia, law enforcers are suppressing the laying of flowers in memory of Alexei Navalny* and persecuting activists, although the law does not prohibit such citizens’ actions, lawyers point out.

February 21, 2024 17:50

• Public prosecutor requests 3.5 years of imprisonment for Nikita Zhuravel, accused of burning Koran

  A public prosecutor has requested the Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny to find Nikita Zhuravel, who burned the Koran, guilty of violating the right to religion and hooliganism and sentence him to three years and six months of imprisonment in a penal colony. That has been reported by the “Chechnya Segodnya” (Chechnya Today) news agency with reference to public prosecutor Milana Baitaeva.

February 21, 2024 16:19

• Blogger Askhabali Alibekov arrested for 15 days for disobeying police

  A court in Kazan has arrested Askhabali Alibekov, a native of Dagestan and the author of the YouTube channel "Wild Paratrooper", for 15 days. An ambulance was called to his trial because of a suspected brain concussion.

February 20, 2024 21:14

• Lawyers stress PO's right to challenge the appointment of Kadyrov's son to ministerial post

  The Civil Service Law provides for the need for higher education in order to hold the position of minister; the Prosecutor's Office (PO) can eliminate the discrepancy on their own initiative or at citizens' request. Lawyers stated this when commenting on the appointment of Akhmat Kadyrov to the post of Minister of Youth Affairs.

February 20, 2024 19:46

• Police reports about prophylactic talks with participants in Navalny's commemoration

  Policemen have conducted prophylactic talks with 14 residents of Vladikavkaz, who, in memory of Alexei Navalny, tried to lay flowers at the memorial to victims of political repressions.

February 20, 2024 18:59

• Defence of suspects of setting fire to military commissariat in Kuban hopes for leniency

  The employee of the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) in the town of Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Territory, interrogated in the case of the building arson, has failed to confirm any significant damage caused to the commissariat by fire. This gives hope for the mitigation of charges against Boris Goncharenko and Bogdan Abdurakhmanov, their advocate has stated.

February 20, 2024 18:57

• Kuban resident fined for evading military service

  The court has sentenced Vladimir Barzykin, a resident of the town of Korenovsk, the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) to a fine, finding him guilty of evading military service.

February 20, 2024 18:09

• Lawyers assess chances of returning rioters' case to Dagestan

  The transfer of the case of five Makhachkala rioters to Krasnodar Territory can be challenged, but success is unlikely, lawyers have indicated. Many residents of Dagestan sympathize with the defendants, but refrain from public support, Magomed Magomedov, a journalist, and Shamil Khadulaev, an activist, have informed.

February 20, 2024 17:49

• Court refuses to commute sentence of journalist Alexander Nozdrinov in fake case

  The Krasnodar Territorial Court has upheld the sentence of Alexander Nozdrinov, a journalist and blogger, sentenced to 8.5 years in jail for spreading fake news about the Russian Army, the human rights project "OVD Info"* has informed.

February 19, 2024 22:54

• Police detain resident of Astrakhan at monument to victims of repression

  In Astrakhan, the police detained Maria Poplavskaya, who laid flowers at the monument to the victims of political repression. After a conversation at a police station, the young woman was released with a warning.

February 19, 2024 22:09

• Resident of Rostov-on-Don fined for failure to obey law enforcers’ request

  In Rostov-on-Don, a court found Valentina Mrykhina, who was detained while laying flowers in memory of Alexei Navalny*, guilty of failure to obey a lawful request of law enforcers and fined her 2000 roubles.

February 19, 2024 19:58

• Contract soldier from Maikop sentenced for leaving his military unit without permission

  Contract soldier Vladimir Marchenko went twice absent from his military unit without leave, during one of which he acquired drugs. A court in Maikop sentenced Vladimir Marchenko to 7.5 years of imprisonment for the above offence. A court in Rostov-on-Don considered the appeal and upheld the verdict.

February 19, 2024 19:13

• Sochi residents continue bringing flowers to Navalny's* memorial

  Local residents and activists continue bringing flowers to the memorial to Alexei Navalny* in Sochi, which was spontaneously formed near the monument to victims of political repressions. Law enforcers are questioning those who bring flowers and check their documents.

February 19, 2024 18:17

• Relatives of rioters at Makhachkala Airport appeal to Putin

  Relatives of the rioters at the Makhachkala Airport have asked Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for leniency. According to their version, the detainees fell victims to provocation and made a mistake.

February 19, 2024 17:07

• Stavropol residents complain about mass detentions while laying flowers in Navalny's* memory

  Those detained at the monument to victims of political repressions in Stavropol while laying flowers in memory of Alexei Navalny* said that dozens of people were taken to police stations. Law enforcers demanded from detainees to provide access to their phones and sign warnings about the inadmissibility of taking part in mass rallies.