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May 02, 2024 23:30

• Leila Gatagazheva transferred to house arrest

  A court decided to place under house arrest Leila Gatagazheva, a native of Ingushetia, accused of involvement in formations of Syrian militants. Leila Gatagazheva returned to Malgobek from a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Pyatigorsk, human rights defenders reported.

May 02, 2024 22:49

• Police succeed in seeking punishment for Krasnodar resident for posting rainbow flag

  In Krasnodar, a court reconsidered the case instituted against Viktor Morozov for his post on a social network with a photograph of a rainbow flag. Initially, the court did not find any offense in the post, but later agreed with the position voiced by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

May 02, 2024 21:56

• Case against policeman accused in Dalgatov’s death sent to prosecutor’s office

  The investigation into a case against one of the Makhachkala policemen accused of the detained Kurban Dalgatov’s death has been completed. The case materials have been transferred to the prosecutor’s office for approval of the indictment.

May 02, 2024 21:06

• Court finds Jehovah's Witness* Guschin not guilty of extremism

  A district court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has acquitted Kirill Guschin, a Jehovah's Witness*, finding him not guilty of extremism.

May 02, 2024 18:41

• Wish for peace deleted from the official May Day greetings in Sochi

  On May 1, mass events were organized in all Sochi districts under the slogan "Spring and Labour Day", the city administration has informed. However, this time, the word "peace", which traditionally was part of the holiday slogan, was not mentioned.