Azerbaijani oppositionist arrested for a month

April 19, 2024 16:07

• Kadyrov’s law enforcer harshly detained in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, at least six persons took part in the detention of a driver in a state of alcoholic intoxication. According to media reports, the drunk driver was identified as Major General Alikhan Tsakaev, Chechen Minister for Emergencies, a classmate of Ramzan Kadyrov.

April 19, 2024 16:03

• Activist Votanovsky* accused of ignoring foreign agent marking

  The police drew up two protocols against Vitaly Votanovsky*, an activist from Krasnodar, accusing him of ignoring the requirement to mark his entries on the Internet with a note that they were produced by a foreign agent.

April 19, 2024 15:01

• Bogdan Abdurakhmanov confesses to idea of setting fire to military registration and enlistment office

  Bogdan Abdurakhmanov, accused in a case on arson of a military registration and enlistment office building in the city of Goryachy Klyuch, confirmed the testimony voiced by Boris Goncharenko, the second defendant in the case. Bogdan Abdurakhmanov said he was ready to carry out the plan alone.

April 18, 2024 23:58

• Rights defenders declare Valery Bailo as political prisoner

  In violation of international legal norms, Valery Bailo, a Jehovah's Witness* from the Krasnodar Territory, was arrested on charges of extremism. The human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" has stated that his prosecution is politically motivated.

April 18, 2024 23:49

• "Memory Project" reports consequences of forced disappearances in Chechnya

  The traumatic experience obtained by relatives of those who went missing in Chechnya doesn't pass without traceless. Families find themselves in a difficult financial situation; and children of those missing often face problems with law enforcement bodies, since authorities classify them as at risk of radicalization.