Russia

September 25, 2021 00:58

• Rights defenders criticize release of defendants in case on torture of a Chechen native

  The mitigation of punishment for former employees of the Yaroslavl penal colony, accused of torturing Abubakar Tsagalaev, a native of Chechnya, is not grounded, the “Public Verdict” human rights foundation* claims.

September 23, 2021 23:04

• Dagestani native sentenced to two years in prison for financing terrorism

  Ibragim Toleshov has been sentenced to two years in prison for sending money to a member of a terrorist grouping in Syria, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported.

September 22, 2021 14:24

• Outcomes of State Duma elections in SFD regions show "Edinaya Rossiya" dominance

  In the overwhelming majority of regions of the Southern Federal District (SFD) of Russia, candidates from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party have won the elections to the State Duma in single-mandate constituencies, with the exception of Adygea, where the self-nominated candidate Vladislav Reznik has won.

September 21, 2021 14:37

• Analysts treat Kadyrov's election results as typical for authoritarian regimes

  The 99% that Ramzan Kadyrov scored at the election of the head of Chechnya is a typical outcome for tough authoritarian leaders, Ekaterina Sokirianskaya believes. By reporting on such election totals, authorities, show citizens that the latter decide nothing, Ruslan Kutaev has noted.

September 21, 2021 11:50

• Kadyrov's results cast doubt on election outcomes in Chechnya

  The victory of Ramzan Kadyrov at elections of the head of Chechnya with an almost one hundred percent result is absolutely implausible, analysts assert.

September 18, 2021 11:20

• Donbass residents awarded Russian passports to vote at elections in Rostov Region

  On September 17, about 400 residents of Donbass have received Russian passports; immediately after that, they were taken by buses to polling stations in the Rostov Region.

September 17, 2021 08:24

• Customs problem is a result of fuzzy Yerevan-Baku agreements

  Azerbaijan is unilaterally regulating the traffic on the Goris-Kapan highway, since no specific mechanisms of post-war interaction with Armenia have been stipulated, political analysts assert.

September 16, 2021 18:25

• Court allows comic Mirzalizade’s return to Russia

  The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow has suspended an order of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) on a life-long ban on the return to Russia of ethnic Talysh Idrak Mirzalizade.

September 16, 2021 08:41

• Three law enforcers suspected of torturing tourist in Abkhazia

  Policemen have exceeded their powers by using violence when detaining and interrogating a Russian tourist, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Abkhazia has stated.

September 15, 2021 15:26

• Chechen writer criticizes court’s refusal to recognize him as a co-author of “Avatar”

  In Moscow, a court has again dismissed a claim of Chechen writer Ruslan Zakriev, who requested to recognize him as a co-author of the film “Avatar”. The writer considered the court’s decision to be ordered, and his lawyer intends to file an appeal.

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