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Barakh Chemurziev. Photo: screenshot of the video by the Council of Teips (family clans) of Ingushetia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fr6C2Gaa4w

23:34, 30 April 2023

Ingush activist Barakh Chemurziev points to absence of proofs of his guilt in the verdict

The accusation of involvement in an extremist community is not supported by proofs; and the sentence is based on the assumptions that contradict witnesses' testimonies and experts' conclusions, Barakh Chemurziev, an Ingush activist, who was sentenced to eight years in prison, has stated.

22:37, 30 April 2023

Activist from Novorossiysk complains about law enforcers' pressure

Law enforcers have repeatedly visited the mother of Stepan Kosolapov, a resident of Novorossiysk, trying to get her son's phone number and address. After the court imposed a fine on him for discrediting the Russian Army, he filed an application for coercion to testify.

A case in court. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

22:57, 29 April 2023

Pensioner arrested in Volgodonsk for posting video with swastika

The Volgodonsk District Court has arrested Dmitry Lyagushkin, a pensioner, for seven days for posting a video about the celebration of the Victory Day, in which a swastika was shown.

22:36, 29 April 2023

Case of rights defender Oleg Orlov on discrediting Russian Army sent to court

The prosecutor's office has approved the indictment in the criminal case opened against Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, accused of discrediting militaries. The case has been sent to a Moscow court.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov, Khasan Khalitov, Ibragim Yangulbaev (from left to right). Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI / YouTube, screenshot of the video by KHASAN KHALITOV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-9tLsyQvxk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=365&v=WbBv-jE47Zs&feature=emb_logo

21:15, 29 April 2023

Scam with "Kadyrov's money" damages opposition bloggers' reputation

The publication that Chechen oppositional bloggers received money from a representative of the Chechen authorities for staging their deaths and stopping criticism has hit their reputation, social media users and readers of the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

18:49, 29 April 2023

Ingush activists justify their demand to revise verdicts

Musa Malsagov, Barakh Chemurziev, Malsag Uzhakhov and their advocates have presented their appeal complaints to the court, treating their verdicts as ungrounded and demanding to cancel them with the right to rehabilitation.

Zarema Musaeva in the courtroom. Photo from the Telegram channel
"Bakar Yangulbaev"

04:50, 29 April 2023

Musaeva’s defence claims falsification of evidence in her case

The study of nail sections in Zarema Musaeva’s case was accompanied by gross violations and suggests that the samples were substituted, the defence has claimed in court.

04:43, 29 April 2023

Law enforcers conduct searches at homes of employees of “Team Against Torture”*

In Nizhny Novgorod, the office of the “Team Against Torture”* and three lawyers from the human rights organization were searched on Friday. The police explained the searches with a criminal case instituted in North Ossetia.

The Code of Administrative Offences of Russia. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

23:58, 28 April 2023

After chatting, Sochi resident fined for discrediting Russian Army

The court has fined a resident of Sochi, whom the police detained at his work after he wrote in a chat on what was happening in Ukraine, the human rights project "OVD-Info"* has reported.

The flag of the Amnesty International. Photo: press service https://www.amnesty.eu/

23:56, 28 April 2023

AI points UN to human rights violations in Chechnya

The situation with human rights violations in Russia has worsened, the Amnesty International (AI) has stated in a submission to the UN High Commissioner, highlighting the cases of persecution of critics of the authorities and human rights defenders in Chechnya.

Iraqi prison. Photo: https://golosislama.com/news.php?id=36782

23:50, 28 April 2023

Female natives of Northern Caucasus go on hunger strike in Iraqi prison

About 30 natives of Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia and Chechnya, convicted under terrorist articles, are on hunger strike in a Baghdad prison, demanding a revision of their cases and return to Russia.

Chechen fighters. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru

19:33, 28 April 2023

Politico cites the number of Chechens fighting for Ukraine

Some 150-200 Chechens are fighting on the side of Ukraine in hostilities there; they are mostly descendants of former militants who fought against federal troops in the first and second Chechen campaigns; they are among the personnel of three units, the Politico, an US-based outlet, reports.

19:25, 28 April 2023

Rights defenders tell about fate of kidnapped Alkhan-Kala villagers

After kidnapping, residents of the village of Alkhan-Kala were accused of links with militants, Oyub Titiev, a human rights defender, has stated.

The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: https://zerkalo.az/na-sessii-pase-rossiyu-prizvali-vypolnyat-resheniya-espch/

18:12, 28 April 2023

ECtHR recognizes violations of rights of activists from three cities in Southern Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) considered the claims filed by six residents of Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, and Sochi, who were detained at protest actions in 2017-2018, and obliged Russia to pay them compensation for their illegal detentions and lack of fair trials.

The Moscow City Court. Photo: mos-gorsud.ru

16:13, 28 April 2023

Court decides to liquidate “SOVA” Centre*

In Moscow, a court pronounced a decision to liquidate the “Sova” Centre*, engaged in dealing with problems of xenophobia and nationalism.

The Ingush activists in the courtroom. Photo: https://fortanga.org

18:09, 27 April 2023

Defence of Ingush protest leaders demands disqualification of judges

The Stavropol Territorial Court has begun considering an appeal in the case of seven leaders of Ingush protests, despite the absence of several advocates for valid reasons. The activists' defence demanded to remove the judges, because they communicated with the prosecutors outside the trial.

Elena Milashina, Ramzan Kadyrov, Tumso Abdurakhmanov (from left to right). Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: https://www.grozny-inform.ru, https://cpj.org, https://www.yuga.ru

17:06, 27 April 2023

Rights defenders and bloggers argue about Kadyrov's role in staging deaths of critics of Chechen authorities

In his comment on the article by Elena Milashina, in which she stated that Tumso and Khasan Khalitov were materially interested in staging their deaths on the order of Chechen authorities, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has objected that Elena had failed to present any proofs that the intermediary was associated with Ramzan Kadyrov.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo: RIA Novosti https://ru.wikipedia.org, Grozny Inform

15:56, 27 April 2023

Analysts assess degree of Kadyrov's influence on FSB

The head of Chechnya, who has appointed his nephew, Khamzat Kadyrov, as his assistant for the power bloc of agencies, enjoys a special status among Russian governors and can influence the Russian power structures, including the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service), Amir Kolov, a Colonel at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has stated.

Alipat Sultanbegova. Photo by Anton Bykov https://www.yuga.ru

15:04, 27 April 2023

Krasnodar journalist Alipat Sultanbegova suspected of discrediting Russian army

The police drew up a protocol against Alipat Sultanbegova, a journalist from Krasnodar, on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of her post in stories a pacifist slogan.

Yevgeny Manchenko. Screenshot of the video youtu.be/k_W1jt7rSoM

13:36, 27 April 2023

Court orders to reconsider decision in case against law enforcers beating a disabled person from Krasnodar

In Krasnodar, the Court of Cassation returned a case on beating of Yevgeny Manchenko by law enforcers for a new consideration.

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