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22:57, 1 September 2023

Home of Volgograd painter Philippenzo searched

Law enforcers have searched the apartment and studio of the Volgograd street painter, Philip Kozlov, known under the pseudonym of Philippenzo.

Law enforcers, photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs

22:15, 1 September 2023

Rights defenders point to impunity of those responsible for enforced disappearances in Northern Caucasus

During the second Chechen campaign alone, up to 5000 people fell victim of enforced disappearances, and over the past 30 years, about 8000 people have disappeared in Northern Caucasus.

20:38, 1 September 2023

Two KBR law enforcers detained on suspicion of violence

Two employees of the road-and-patrol service of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) (known as DPS) have been detained within the case of abuse of power. They demanded that a resident of Nalchik confess to drug dealing, and when he refused, they used force against him, investigators have suggested.

Timur Arslanbekov. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRrSmz1MrrA

19:30, 1 September 2023

Appeals in support of Dagestani coach Arslanbekov left without response

Officials and law enforcement bodies did not respond to requests to close the criminal case against Timur Arslanbekov, a coach from Buynaksk, for attacking a law enforcer. The defence has repeatedly filed appeals against the refusals to investigate the beating of Timur Arslanbekov by the police, but has not succeeded in seeking an institution of a criminal case.

SIZO (pre-trial prison), photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

23:08, 31 August 2023

Gamid Dataev, native of Dagestan, goes on hunger strike at SIZO

Gamid Dataev, who was recognized by human rights defenders as a political prisoner, has gone on a hunger strike at the Yekaterinburg SIZO (pre-trial prison). He insists that the case of the terrorist community has been fabricated.

Zarema Musaeva in the courtroom. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

22:09, 31 August 2023

Resident of Saint Petersburg fined for picketing in support of Zarema Musaeva

In Saint Petersburg, law enforcers have detained and then fined Dmitry Kuzmin, a local resident, for violating the anti-COVID restrictions, when he went out to the city administration building with a picket in support of Zarema Musaeva.

19:51, 31 August 2023

Court stops case against KBR resident on discrediting Russian Army

The Elbrus District Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has terminated the proceedings on the case of an administrative offense against Vladimir Kryachko due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

The Maykop City Court. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXKIH3uEKyk

18:50, 31 August 2023

Woman from Maykop arrested for protest against military operation

A Maykop court has arrested Tatiana Moskalenko, a local resident, within the case of calls for protests against the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

Sergey Semushin, an advocate, at the court. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"

16:47, 31 August 2023

Volgograd court denies pacifist's right to alternative service

The appellate instance has upheld the decision of the district court to refuse to recognize the right of Bogdan Letunov, a zoo activist and pacifist from Volgograd, to an alternative army service. The instance has failed to take into account the violation by the conscription commission of the requirements of the law on the alternative service, a human rights defender has pointed out.

Law enforcers, photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

23:24, 30 August 2023

Resident of Kuban farm yard complains about being beaten by law enforcers

Watchman Fyodor Valko from the Prikubansky farm yard was detained on suspicion of stealing a conveyor belt at a factory. The man was beaten and accused of failure to obey legal requests of law enforcers. In addition to abrasions and bruises, Fyodor Valko was diagnosed with closed vertebral fracture.

Seda Suleimanova at the meeting with Mansur Soltaev, photo: https://t.me/chechombudsman/2259

22:55, 30 August 2023

Human rights defenders alarmed by Chechen Ombudsman’s report on visit to Suleimanova, who escaped from home

In his report on his visit to Seda Suleimanova, who was delivered from Saint Petersburg, Chechen Ombudsman Mansur Soltaev posted not a video of their conversation, but only a photo in which human rights defenders noted a mark similar to a hematoma on the young woman’s neck, the “SK SOS Crisis Group”* reported.

21:18, 30 August 2023

Conscript in Stavropol Territory punished for evading service

A court in the Stavropol Territory has imposed a fine on a draftee for evading his military service.

Kase Kik. Photo from Kase Kik's persona page on Facebook (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are banned in Russia)

20:47, 30 August 2023

The court in Cherkessk closes activist Kase Kik's case

The Cherkessk City Court has stopped the proceedings against Kase Kik, an activist, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, since the statute of limitations for bringing him to administrative responsibility has expired.

20:24, 30 August 2023

KChR believer imprisoned conditionally

A court in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) found Irina Perefilieva, a Jehovah's Witness*, guilty of extremism and sentenced her to a conditional prison term. In her last word, she refused to plead guilty.

Mansur Soltaev and Seda Suleimanova. Photo: https://t.me/chechombudsman/2259

19:47, 30 August 2023

Chechen Ombudsperson reports on his meeting with Seda Suleimanova

Seda Suleimanova, who was detained by Chechen law enforcers in Saint Petersburg, is now with her relatives; she is not in danger, Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson, has stated.

Abubakar Yangulbaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.facebook.com the activities of the Meta Company are banned in Russia

17:35, 30 August 2023

Abubakar Yangulbaev put on list of extremists and terrorists

The "Rosfinmonitoring" (Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation) has added Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer and one of Zarema Musaeva's sons, to the list of extremists and terrorists.

Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wrp9akmBNI

22:55, 29 August 2023

Relatives of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev treat arguments in defence of accused as convincing

Passers-by and car drivers actively reacted to a picket in support of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev, says picketer Magomed Magomedov, a colleague of the arrested journalist.

19:56, 29 August 2023

Man accused in “case on fakes” in Dagestan sent for compulsory treatment

In the Shamil District, a court sent local resident Shamil Magdiev for compulsory treatment to a psychoneurological dispensary. According to the investigators’ version, the man posted on a social network a video with false information about Russian militaries.

Screenshot of the post on the Telegram channel of the scientific journal "TechInsider" https://t.me/beregofic/11401

19:11, 29 August 2023

Scientific journal deletes article due to invasion of pro-Kadyrov bots

The scientific journal “TechInsider” removed an article about the Adam's apple after the bots praising the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, began posting massive comments on the journal’s pages in social networks.

The Cossacks' attack on the Pussy Riot* group. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q3r_FXWGD4 *included into the register of foreign agents

17:10, 29 August 2023

ECtHR awards compensations to Pussy Riot* members for Cossack attack in Sochi

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has treated the disruption by Cossacks of the performance of the Pussy Riot* group in Sochi as a violation of the right to the freedom of expression, and awarded the applicants compensations of 15,000 euros each.

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