Krasnodar Territory

March 16, 2019 10:34

• Two Mormons condemned in Kuban for missionary outreach among passersby

  The court has ruled to fine David Gaag and Cole Brodovsky, American missionaries, and deport them from Russia. They refused to plead guilty of handing out leaflets in the streets in Novorossiysk, but refused to appeal against the judgement.

March 13, 2019 15:07

• Law enforcers confound their testimonies against Mikhail Benyash

  Two of the law enforcers involved in the Mikhail Benyash's case as witnesses failed to confirm in court their testimonies about a fight between advocate Mikhail Benyash and policemen, reported advocate Alexander Popkov.

March 11, 2019 10:54

• Actions in support of Anastasia Shevchenko held in six Russian cities

  Solo pickets in support of Anastasia Shevchenko, a member of the federal office of "The Open Russia" from Rostov-on-Don were held in Kazan, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don and Tver. In Saint Petersburg, a series of pickets was organized by about a dozen activists.

March 04, 2019 11:06

• Some 30 people came to first screening of film about torture of Anapa residents

  In Krasnodar, the presentation of the film about the four residents of Anapa, who were tortured and became figurants of a robbery case, was visited by about 30 people came. The authors hope that the film will spread on the Internet and watched by bosses of power structures. Parents of the young people have stated that now they have hope for a fair investigation.

March 02, 2019 08:22

• Flooding in Sochi linked with Olympic construction

  The Sochi authorities claim that there is no danger to townspeople living near the Kepsha River. Activists have linked the flooding in Sochi with large-scale extraction of gravel from the river and the construction of Olympic facilities.

March 01, 2019 18:10

• Rights defenders make film about torture of four Anapa residents

  The film "Extreme South", the presentation of which is scheduled for March 2, tells about the fate of four residents of Anapa, who were tortured and became figurants of a criminal case on robbery. For the fourth year, they are under house arrest, whereas there is not a single suspect in the torture case, the Committee against Torture (CaT) has informed.

March 01, 2019 11:24

• HRW: Russia introduces censorship of youth music

  The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has made a statement in the context of cancellation of concerts and authorities' interference into the concert activities of groups and performers popular among young people in various Russian regions, including Northern Caucasus.

February 19, 2019 20:48

• Rights defenders re-achieve resumption of case on torture of Krasnodar resident

  For the second time, the Prosecutor's Office has found unjustified the investigators' decision to close the case on kidnapping and torture of Krasnodar resident Aram Gambaryan and ordered to resume the criminal investigation.

February 16, 2019 16:45

• Kuban residents support version of homophobia-based murder of fellow villagers

  Two residents of the dwelling settlement of Ilsky were killed because of their sexual orientation, their fellow villagers are convinced. The fact that investigators have voiced out this version as one of the basic ones is a rare case, activists of the Russian LGBT Network have noted.

February 16, 2019 13:16

• Sochi Buddhist fined for meditation

  The court has found the resident of Sochi, who conducted collective Buddhist meditations, guilty of illegal missionary activities and fined him by 5000 roubles. The court ruling has caused resonance among Facebook users.

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