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Aslan Iritov. Screenshot of the video by the "Committee against Torture" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE2hisa-kdY

14:47, 15 September 2023

Activist Aslan Iritov achieves ECtHR's decision on compensation for persecution by law enforcers

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay compensation of EUR 26,000 to Aslan Iritov, a resident of Nalchik, recognizing him as a victim in the case of torture by law enforcers.

The Khasavyurt District Court. Photo https://www.khasrayon.ru

23:44, 14 September 2023

Court refuses to consider Dagestani resident's lawsuit about payments for the wound received in SMO zone

A resident of Dagestan is seeking social benefits for his wound received in the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine. The Khasavyurt District Court has returned to him the lawsuit filed against the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office).

Svetlana Anokhina. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwbrt69oPpo

22:08, 14 September 2023

ECtHR recognizes violation of rights of Dagestani female rights defenders

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has pointed to a violation of the article prohibiting torture and degrading treatment, and obliged Russia to pay EUR 26,000 to each of the human rights defenders, Svetlana Anokhina and Maisarat Kilyaskhanova, who were in the Makhachkala shelter during the visit of law enforcers, who forcibly took away Khalimat Taramova, a native of Chechnya, and also Iraida Smirnova, who was also hiding in the shelter.

Alexander Valov. Photo: facebook.com/osnigirev

16:48, 14 September 2023

Sochi blogger requests police to return money seized from him during search

Almost six months after his release from a penal colony, Alexander Valov, a blogger from Sochi, still has not succeeded in seeking the return of the money seized from him during a search. Meanwhile, according to Alexander Valov, he intended to use the mentioned money to pay off a fine and compensate for moral damage to MP Yuri Napso.

Igor Paskar. Photo: Zona Solidarnosti (Solidarity Zone)

15:46, 14 September 2023

Igor Paskar recognized as political prisoner

The human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" has recognized Igor Paskar, convicted of setting fire to a rug near the FSB building in Krasnodar, as a political prisoner, demanding his release and an investigation into his allegations of torture.

Handcuffs. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

23:05, 13 September 2023

Despite statements about torture, residents of Chechnya sentenced to seven years in prison

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has confirmed the conviction of Khusein Batalov and Yusup Dauev in the case of preparing murder motivated by religious hatred. Their defence alleged torture, but the court found these arguments unjustified.

Abubakar Rizvanov, Kemal Tambiev and Abdulmumin Gadjiev (from left to right) in the courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:10, 13 September 2023

Friends of journalist Gadjiev are stunned by severe sentence

An acquittal for Abdulmumin Gadjiev was unlikely, but given the absence of proofs in the charges, there was hope for a minimum sentence; therefore, the court's decision turned out to be unexpectedly harsh, friends of the Dagestani journalist have stated. In their opinion, appealing the verdict will not lead to the acquittal or any significant reduction in the prison term.

Oleg Orlov (on the left) and Alexander Cherkasov. Photo by Yelena Sannikova (elena-n-s.livejournal.com)

21:46, 13 September 2023

Rights defenders recall unpunished kidnappings in Chechnya

During the years of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) and the rule of Ramzan Kadyrov, thousands of people disappeared in Chechnya, but Russia failed to take measures to investigate their disappearances, says the report by Oleg Orlov and Alexander Cherkasov, human rights defenders.

21:08, 13 September 2023

Defenders promise to challenge verdicts in journalist Gadjiev’s case

The decision of the court, which sentenced Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Kemal Tambiev, and Abubakar Rizvanov to long terms of imprisonment, will be challenged, report advocates of the convicts. Friends of Abdulmumin Gadjiev have noted that the severe sentence was pronounced against the backdrop of the lack of real evidence of guilt.

Zarema Musaeva at the court. Photo by the "Team against Torture" https://ovd.news/express-news/2022/09/07/sud-v-chechne-prodlil-arest-zareme-musaevoy-pohishchennoy-iz-nizhnego

19:23, 13 September 2023

Court reduces Zarema Musaeva’s sentence by six months

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya reduced the term of imprisonment for Zarema Musaeva to five years and replaced the term in a common-security penal colony with a settlement colony.

Maxim Lapunov. Screenshot of the video on the YouTube channel of the "Novaya Gazeta" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG3eAEGK3V0

17:49, 13 September 2023

ECtHR awards compensation to Chechen gay Maxim Lapunov for torture in Chechnya

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that in relation to Maxim Lapunov, who had claimed kidnapping and torture in Chechnya because of his sexual orientation, authorities had violated the articles prohibiting torture and discrimination and the right to the freedom and security of person.

Kemal Tambiev, Abubakar Rizvanov and Abdulmumin Gadjiev (from left to right). Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

22:45, 12 September 2023

Gadjiev, Rizvanov and Tambiev sentenced to long prison terms

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has announced the verdict in the case of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev, accused of financing terrorism. They were sentenced to terms from 17 to 18 years in prison.

20:38, 12 September 2023

Volgograd resident accused of discrediting Russian Army

Law enforcers have drawn up a report on discrediting the Russian Army against Sergey Latmentsev, a resident of Volgograd.

Znamensk. Astrakhan Region. Photo: https://www.wikiwand.com/ru/Знаменск_(Астраханская_область)

18:40, 12 September 2023

Lawyer requests MoD to intervene in mobilized Znamensk resident’s case

A military unit stationed in Volgograd refuses to dismiss a mobilized resident of Znamensk, who was recognized unfit for the military service by a military medical commission and a court. A lawyer has appealed to the court with a request to involve the Russian Minister of Defence (MoD) in the consideration of the mobilized Znamensk resident’s case.

Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot of the video from the ROMB video channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jex6a8-VIg

18:10, 12 September 2023

Dagestani journalist Gadjiev’s colleagues and friends share their expectations of verdict

Prior to the pronouncement of the verdict against Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev, residents of Dagestan are actively interested in the progress of the trial, and this fact was facilitated by the final speech delivered by the journalist, his colleagues and friends note. They believe that the verdict will be challenged.

Vladimir Telpuk. Volgograd, August 20, 2023. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

23:12, 11 September 2023

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 4-10, 2023

Elections in Russia, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 4-10, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

18:47, 11 September 2023

Novorossiysk resident fined for pacifist inscription

A court in Novorossiysk has found Stanislav Shaforostov, a local resident, guilty of discrediting the Russian Army for making a pacifist inscription on the administration building. The judge took into account the defendant's remorse and imposed a fine on him that was half of that provided for by the administrative article.

17:50, 11 September 2023

50-year-old Krasnodar resident fails to challenge his conscription

The Krasnodar Garrison Military Court has rejected the lawsuit lodged by Vasily Kovalyov, 50, a local resident, who demanded to nullify his mobilization conscription. Kovalyov was drafted into the army on October 11, 2022, although he had the right to a deferment from conscription as an employee of an accredited IT company.

Elena Milashina. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqB1Tjy_tWc

16:47, 10 September 2023

Journalist Milashina finds it unsafe to go to the appeal in Musaeva's case

Elena Milashina, a journalist, has refused to attend the session of the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya that will consider the appeal complaint against the verdict passed to Zarema Musaeva. The refusal is caused by the absence of Chechen authorities' reaction to the question about the safety of the trip, Ms Milashina has explained.

Law enforcers at a protest action held in the Kumtorkala District. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D9j_LsRt_g

21:13, 9 September 2023

Law enforcers limit themselves to warning those detained at protest rally in Dagestan

Policemen decided not to draw up protocols against the opponents of the garbage dump detained at a protest action held in the Kumtorkala District, and limited themselves to a warning, said activist, Shamil Khadulaev. The detentions were conducted without any use of force, another protester has added.

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