Chairman of Chechen Public Chamber nominated for position of Chechen leader

May 14, 2024 00:00

• Picket in Makhachkala attracts attention of passers-by to journalist Gadjiev’s case

  After holding a picket in support of his convicted colleague Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), said that in Makhachkala, passers-by expressed their interest in an Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s case and the date of consideration of the appeal.

May 13, 2024 22:19

• Believer from Abinsk arrested on charges of extremism

  A 66-year-old Jehovah’s Witness* from Abinsk has been taken into custody, being accused of participating in an extremist organization, investigators report.

May 13, 2024 20:11

• Contract serviceman from Adygea convicted of abandoning his unit

  The defence of Aliya Khalit, a contract serviceman, has challenged the verdict announced by the Maykop Military Court, pointing out that the reason for the serviceman's absence from service was in his health condition. However, the Southern District Military Court has upheld six year in jail for Aliya Khalit.

May 13, 2024 19:08

• ICRF gets interested in beating of SMO fighter in Kuban

  Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), has ordered to bring under control the beating case in Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory) of a participant in the special military operation (SMO); the fighter had his both legs fractured.

May 13, 2024 18:45

• After reports of her abduction, Maria Smelaya records her video appeal

  In her video appeal, Maria Smelaya, a Krasnodar resident, who had complained about violence in her family with a native of Chechnya, has refuted the information that her husband had beaten her up. Thus, at least it is known that at the time of recording the video, Maria was alive and not injured, human rights defenders have noted.