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April 23, 2021 11:55

• Kadyrov son's controversial fight sparks bloggers' interest in his other victories

  The boxing match of Adam Kadyrov, a Ramzan Kadyrov's son, with his rival from Kabardino-Balkaria was preceded by a fight in which he defeated an athlete from Uganda who did not resist him, bloggers assert.

April 22, 2021 23:59

• “Russian LGBT Network” demands to investigate activist’s forced return to Ingushetia

  The Moscow police refused to investigate a case of a female native of Ingushetia, who was forcibly returned to their homeland by her father and brother after she had participated in a rally of Alexei Navalny’s supporters, the “Russian LGBT Network” reported. Human rights defenders filed a complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office.

April 22, 2021 23:57

• Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s arrest extended by three months

  In Rostov-on-Don, a military court has extended until July 28 the arrest of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), accused of financing terrorism.

April 22, 2021 23:55

• Sochi leads in Southern Russia in terms of number of detainees at protest rallies

  On April 21, detentions at rallies in support of Alexei Navalny took place in at least 11 cities in Southern Russia, including Anapa and Novorossiysk. Sochi is one of the six Russian cities with the largest number of detainees, the “OVD-Info” reported.

April 22, 2021 23:52

• Women from Chechnya claim being forced to support “Akhmat” FC

  Residents of various regions of Chechnya, including women, are being forcibly taken to watch football matches of the “Akhmat” Football Club (FC) in Grozny. Chechen women complain that they often have to get home on their own after the football matches.

April 22, 2021 15:53

• Woman from Nalchik tells about her grandchildren's living conditions in Syria

  The group of children returned from Syria to Moscow included two grandchildren of Aishat Djangurazova, a resident of Nalchik. After her son-in-law perished and her daughter was captured, their four children ended up in refugee camps, and two of them are still in Syria, she said.

April 22, 2021 14:54

• Stop of Kadyrov son's fight surprises sport journalists

  The coach of Aslan Bittirov, a fighter from Kabardino-Balkaria, stopped his fight with Adam Kadyrov without good reason, since there was no knockdown, and the fight course posed no threat to boxers' health. This is the opinion of Yaroslav Stepanov, the editor of the "Sport24" website, and Vadim Fursov, a "Match TV" commentator.

April 22, 2021 14:44

• Five female Navalny supporters detained in Makhachkala

  Law enforcers have put five activists who had unfolded posters in support of the opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, in the central square of Makhachkala, in a paddy wagon.

April 21, 2021 23:31

• Chair of Chechen Parliament stands up for Kadyrov’s son after a disputed tournament

  Adam Kadyrov is ready to fight a second battle with a rival from Kabardino-Balkaria, Magomed Daudov, the chair of the Chechen parliament, announces amid the disputes over the victory of the son of the leader of Chechnya. Ramzan Kadyrov insists that the judge’s decision was justified.

April 21, 2021 22:39

• Four “Voice of Beslan” activists continue hunger strike in support of Navalny for third day

  For the third day, Ella Kesaeva, the co-chair of the “Voice of Beslan” public committee, and three other activists of the movement are continuing their hunger strike in support of Alexei Navalny. They demand to let a doctor visit the oppositionist in a penal colony. The hunger strike is taking place amid the detentions of Alexei Navalny’s supporters in various cities of Russia.

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