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19:45, 25 December 2023

Temryuk resident fined for his pacifist comments

Alexander Bershadsky, a resident of Temryuk, was fined 30,000 roubles for the pacifist comments he voiced while at work.

16:20, 25 December 2023

Sentence of Makhachkala resident upheld despite claim of case fabrication

A court of cassation upheld the verdict against Shamil Idrisov, a resident of Makhachkala, who was sentenced to six years of imprisonment on the charge of possessing a grenade. The court found unconvincing the arguments that the case materials were fabricated for Shamil Idrisov’s refusal to secretly cooperate with the law enforcement bodies.

Burnt car of the members of the "Committee against Torture". March 10, 2016. Photo courtesy of Djambulat Ozdoev, Ombudsman of Ingushetia

20:54, 24 December 2023

Rights defenders note no progress in case of attacking journalists in Ingushetia

For seven years, investigators have been unable to identify the attackers on journalists on the Chechen-Ingush border, the “Team against Torture” (TaT)* has stated.

20:51, 24 December 2023

Court again refuses to consider Debishev’s complaint about torture

A court in Grozny for the fourth time has refused to consider the complaint lodged by Timur Debishev, an actor, who is challenging the investigator’s decision not to initiate a criminal case about torture.

23:09, 23 December 2023

Volgograd resident fined for sticker on his car

The Sovietsky District Court of Volgograd has treated a pacifist sticker on the car window as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and fined Oleg Moiseenko, a Volgograd resident, by 30,000 roubles.

22:13, 23 December 2023

Native of Chechnya convicted in Strasbourg for promoting terrorism

A court in Strasbourg has sentenced a native of Chechnya to 15 months in custody, finding him guilty of promoting terrorism due to his videos and songs of the “Islamic State” (IS)* posted n social networks.

Police cars. Photo: https://riadagestan.ru

19:52, 23 December 2023

Sources report increased security measures after calls for rally in Makhachkala

Additional police forces have been deployed to the streets of Makhachkala following calls for a rally posted online, and several streets have been cordoned off, sources report.

Mass riots at an airport in Makhachkala. Photo: https://twitter.com/Republic_Mag/status/1718701258935038204/video/2

19:37, 23 December 2023

Advocates criticize investigation into riots at Makhachkala airport

Most of those accused in criminal cases for participation in mass riots at an airport in Makhachkala have had their arrest periods extended until the end of March, while almost no investigative actions are being carried out, and a number of the arrestees are banned from being visited by their relatives and friends.

Alexander Nemov. Photo: https://dzen.ru/video/watch/642003618e063c1a4086bb66

16:28, 23 December 2023

Advocate Nemov, beaten in Chechnya, asks to transfer attack case to another region

Advocate Alexander Nemov, who was beaten in Chechnya, requested Alexander Bastrykin, the chair of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), to transfer the case on the attack to another region.

Kureish Timurziev. Photo https://fortanga.org/2023/12/muzh-glavy-fonda-kdl-prigovoryon-k-semi-godam-strogogo-rezhima-za-pokushenie-na-eyo-ubijstvo/

15:30, 23 December 2023

Sentence of Ingush resident for attempting to murder his wife highlights problem of domestic violence in Northern Caucasus

A court sentenced Kureish Timurziev to seven years of imprisonment for inflicting several knife wounds to his wife Nata Matieva, the head of the “Good People Club” charity foundation, because of her desire to get a divorce.

A plate at the entrance to the Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:05, 22 December 2023

In Rostov-on-Don, court pronounces verdict against Ukrainian combatant

In Rostov-on-Don, the Southern District Military Court sentenced Vladimir Udovik to imprisonment under the article on participation in a terrorist community, recognizing him as a shooter of the Ukrainian “Aidar” battalion*.

Tatiana Solomina. Photo: https://sotavision.world/ih-eshhe-ne-osudil-nikto-a-im-uzhe-pytayutsya-obespechit-ispolnenie-nakazaniya/

22:55, 22 December 2023

ICRF refuses to investigate threats from Chechnya against advocate

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has found no elements of the crime in the threats that advocate Tatiana Solomina received from a mother of her client from Chechnya. Investigators have refused to institute a criminal case. Tatiana Solomina intends to file an appeal against the ICRF’s decision.

A lesson in Arabic. Photo: https://startschool-msk.ru/arabskij-yazyk-dlya-detej

19:31, 22 December 2023

Orientalists and activists comment on idea of teaching Arabic in schools in Caucasus

Although the proposal to introduce Arabic into the school curriculum is politically motivated, it will be received positively in the republics of Northern Caucasus, where many parents of schoolchildren want their children to study Arabic.

London. Photo: kloniwotski. Flickr https://ru.wikipedia.org

16:01, 22 December 2023

Chechen native arrested in London for preparing attack on Iranian oppositionists

In London, a court arrested Magomed-Khusein Dovtaev, a native of Chechnya, finding him guilty of attempting to collect information for a subsequent attack on employees of the “Iran International” opposition TV Channel. The native of Chechnya states that he had been “put under fire.”

A criminal case and handcuffs. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

21:37, 21 December 2023

Two Stavropol residents sentenced to imprisonment as participants in Basaev’s raid on Dagestan

In Dagestan, a court sentenced Stavropol residents Arifulla Avezov and Akhmet Terekbaev to 14 years of imprisonment, recognizing them as participants in an armed attack of the militant groupings led by Basaev and Khattab on the republic in 1999.

A wheelchair user on a ramp, photo: pokayadoma.ru

21:16, 21 December 2023

Human rights defenders secure prosecutors’ attention to problems of people with disabilities in Dagestan

The prosecutor’s office issued a complaint to the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of Dagestan due to the untimely provision of people with disabilities with the rehabilitation means to be provided to them under the law, the “Patient Monitor” human rights organization reported.

A criminal case. Photo: Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis

20:26, 21 December 2023

In Kuban, beating of watchman results in three criminal cases against law enforcers

Investigators instituted a criminal case on falsification of a police protocol against district police inspector Yevgeny Samonov, accused of beating Kuban resident Fyodor Valko and forgery.

A barrack. Photo: Eduard Kornienko, YUGA.ru

10:01, 21 December 2023

Human rights defenders report harsh sentences to men for leaving military units without permissions

Leaving a military unit without permission by a mobilized man is regarded as a crime, and there is a tendency towards tougher punishment. When commenting on the sentence of mobilized Adam Ivanov, convicted by a military court in Nalchik for leaving his military unit without permission, human rights defenders have noted that courts more often sentence deserters to five or more years of imprisonment.

21:12, 20 December 2023

Advocate Nemov refuses to travel to Chechnya to testify

Advocate Alexander Nemov, who was beaten in Chechnya, considered it unsafe for him to go there to testify in his case, reported Henry Reznik, the head of the lawyer’s commission. According to him, colleagues of Alexander Nemov have no illusions that the crime will be solved soon.

17:49, 20 December 2023

Mobilized resident of Kuban sentenced to imprisonment for desertion

In Sochi, a court sentenced mobilized Maxim Sukhobrus to seven years of imprisonment, finding him guilty of leaving without permission a military unit in the special military operation zone and desertion.

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