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April 11, 2024 20:56

• Chechen authorities admit use of administrative resources at presidential election

  The visiting rate of employees of the Chechen Ministry for Nationalities and of its subordinate institutions at polling stations in Grozny on the days of the presidential election was ensured in accordance with the Mayoralty's plan, which was ultimately exceeded, the ministry has informed.

April 11, 2024 20:09

• Court denies request to ensure Oleg Orlov's* presence at trial on status of foreign agent

  The defence has demanded the personal presence of Oleg Orlov* when the court considers his complaint about being recognized as a foreign agent, but the judge has denied this request. The trial has been postponed until April 25.

April 11, 2024 19:07

• Journalist Zalina Marshenkulova accused of justifying terrorism

  Investigators have accused in absentia Zalina Marshenkulova, a journalist from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), for placing posts justifying terrorism in her Telegram channel.

April 11, 2024 18:58

• Elderly believer from Kholmskaya village sent to SIZO

  Law enforcers have searched the home of Valery Bailo, a 66-year-old Jehovah's Witness* from the Krasnodar Territory, after which he was placed into custody.

April 11, 2024 18:35

• Relatives of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev report preparing for consideration of appeal complaint

  Law enforcers did not interfere with the picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev; they only copied the picketers' personal data, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet, has informed.

April 11, 2024 15:44

• Volgograd activists demand to punish TV channel for disclosing personal data

  The interregional public organization of advocates and lawyers “Initiative 2018” sent an appeal to the UN and the investigating authorities of Russia concerning the disclosure of personal data and the harassment of activists, which was organized by the “Volgograd-1” TV Channel.

April 10, 2024 23:27

• Chechen residents outraged by no reaction from authorities to death of Uspanov detained after terror act at Crocus City Hall

  The effectiveness of the investigation into the death of Askhab Uspanov is questionable, since the Chechen authorities ignored what happened, human rights defenders emphasize.

April 10, 2024 22:59

• Zarema Musaeva takes increased dose of medication

  The health state of Zarema Musaeva in a penal colony is deteriorating: the woman has to take increased dose of insulin and painkillers. Zarema Musaeva was subjected to medical examination at the Republican Hospital of Chechnya, but is not receiving adequate medical treatment, her advocate reports.

April 10, 2024 21:06

• Dagestani authorities worry about searching for those missing at SMO zone

  The government of Dagestan has instructed local authorities and public organizations to provide support to relatives and friends of the militaries, who have gone missing in the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine.

April 10, 2024 19:58

• Lawyers see threat of severe sentence for Balabanov for setting fire to military commissariat

  The announcement of the testimonies given by Mikhail Balabanov during the preliminary investigation could make the verdict heavier, since it contains a confession of hatred towards Russian leadership, lawyers have stated. In their opinion, the defence is unlikely to be able to challenge this confession.

April 10, 2024 19:37

• Stavropol resident complains about court bias in case of discrediting Russian Army

  Vitaly Fedorenko, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, who was found guilty in six cases of discrediting Russian militaries, has stated that in some of his posts placed in the social network, he called for honourable burial of the soldiers who perished in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

April 10, 2024 17:32

• Seda Suleimanova's friend denies version of her repeated escape

  The version by Seda Suleimanova's relatives that she has run away again looks implausible, her friend, Lena Patyaeva, has stated. According to Lena, Seda had said more than once that her relatives could kill her.

April 09, 2024 22:03

• Chechen Seda Suleimanova’s friend summoned for questioning in murder case

  In Chechnya, an investigator summoned Lena Patyaeva for questioning in the case on the murder of her friend Seda Suleimanova, who was taken away by relatives from Sankt Petersburg and stopped getting in touch with anyone.

April 09, 2024 21:10

• Priest Pivovarov sentenced to fine in case on discrediting Russian Army

  A court in Slavyansk-on-Kuban sentenced Archbishop of the Russia’s Orthodox Church Viktor Pivovarov to a fine of 150,000 roubles, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. That was reported by the “OVD-Info”* human rights project.

April 09, 2024 18:47

• Healthcare workers from Dagestan complain to President Putin about lack of social benefits

  Employees of the children’s hospital in Buinaksk do not receive additional social benefits, healthcare workers complained in their video message to President Putin.

April 09, 2024 17:09

• Kuban activist Marina Melikhova accused of discrediting Russian Army

  The police drew up a report against Kuban activist Marina Melikhova under the administrative article about discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, her advocate said.

April 08, 2024 23:17

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 1-7, 2024

  Emergency incidents, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, prisons for Azerbaijani oppositionists, 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 April 1-7, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

April 08, 2024 22:58

• Southern Russia: dozens of migrants prescribed to leave the country

  As a result of the raids conducted by law enforcers after the terror act in the Crocus City Hall, 30 migrants in Krasnodar, 87 ones in the Volgograd Region, 46 citizens of Central Asia in the Rostov Region, seven citizens of Uzbekistan in Ingushetia and a group of foreign students in Astrakhan have been ordered to leave Russia.

April 08, 2024 21:36

• Details of six cases against Stavropol resident about discrediting Russian Army disclosed

  A court in the Stavropol Territory has imposed six fines of 30,000 roubles each on Vitaly Fedorenko, a local resident, treating his posts in the "VKontakte" social network as discrediting Russian militaries.

April 08, 2024 21:06

• Student fined for solo picketing in Elista

  A court in Elista (the capital of Kalmykia) has fined Dolores Nimgirova, a local student, by 5000 roubles, treating her solo picket held after Alexei Navalny's death as an offence.