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19:50, 27 September 2023

Russian Ombudsperson comments on beating by Kadyrov’s son of Volgograd resident who burned Koran

When commenting on the beating by a son of the leader of Chechnya of Nikita Zhuravel, who was arrested in a case on burning Koran, Russian Ombudsperson Tatiana Moskalkova has declared that a person who has broken the law should be brought to court to answer for his or her actions, and that person should be kept in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in accordance with the established regulations.

Ksenia Sobchak and Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot." Photo: REUTERS/Christopher Pike REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

17:48, 27 September 2023

Journalist Ksenia Sobchak tells about Kadyrov's warning not to write about his family

Ksenia Sobchak has stated that after her publications that Ramzan Kadyrov's son had beaten up Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, who had burned the Koran down, at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), the head of Chechnya called her and warned her not to write about his family members.

16:48, 27 September 2023

Novorossiysk resident fined for her post on social network

In Novorossiysk, a court fined a local resident 30,000 roubles, recognizing that her post on a social network discredited the Russian Armed Forces.

Video showing beating up Nikita Zhuravel. Screenshot of the video posted by Akhmed Dudaev on September 25, 2023 https://t.me/akhmeddudaev/2259

12:44, 27 September 2023

Chechen propagandists start justifying Kadyrov and his son

After Ramzan Kadyrov has posted the video, in which his son Adam beats up Nikita Zhuravel, who was arrested in the case of burning the Koran, a petition appeared on the Internet demanding to bring Ramzan and his son to justice. Network users have stressed the inadmissibility of such actions, while Chechen propagandists are trying to whitewash Kadyrov and his son.

Screenshot of the video with beating of Nikita Zhuravel https://t.me/RKadyrov_05/3924

17:52, 26 September 2023

Human rights defenders criticize Kadyrov after video with beating of Zhuravel

Ramzan Kadyrov demonstrated his disdain for the Russian laws by posting a video of his son beating arrested Nikita Zhuravel and approving that action, emphasize Marina Akhmedova and Eva Merkachyova, members of the Human Rights Council under the President of Russia.

17:20, 26 September 2023

Kadyrov praises his son for beating in SIZO a young man who burned Koran

Ramzan Kadyrov posted a video with beating of Nikita Zhuravel, who was arrested in Grozny in a case on burning of Koran. Nikita Zhuravel was beaten by Adam Kadyrov, wrote the leader of Chechnya and approved his son’s action.

Repressed people doing hard physical work. 1943-1944. Photo http://www.riakchr.ru/ko-dnyu-deportatsii-karachaevskogo-naroda-shkolnikov-urupskogo-rajona-poznakomili-s-istoriej-repressirovannykh-narodov/

23:56, 25 September 2023

Social network users support demand of Caucasian activists to confiscate history textbooks

The Russian Congress of Caucasian Nations and the Council of Ingush Elders have criticized the school textbook on Russian history, in which the deportation of Caucasian nations was explained by their collaboration with German fascists, while the Congress of the Karachay People has demanded to confiscate all the copies of the textbook.

Dmitry Tyulenev. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxf0_5cI-7k/

23:06, 25 September 2023

Adoptive father of singer Dani Milokhin complains of pressure from Anapa authorities

The city administration of Anapa has demanded to demolish two houses and to close the store, while local advocates are afraid to take on this case, Dmitry Tyulenev, the adoptive father of Danya Milokhin, a singer, has complained. In their turn, Anapa authorities assert that their demands are justified by the results of the conducted check.

17:55, 25 September 2023

Canada imposes sanctions against Children's Ombudspersons of two regions in Southern Russia

Marina Yezhova, the Commissioner for Children's Rights (Ombudsperson) in Dagestan, as well as Svetlana Adamenko, her colleague from the Stavropol Territory, have got under Canadian sanctions.

The deportation of the Karachays. Photo http://karachai.ucoz.ru

12:45, 25 September 2023

Kadyrov demands to rewrite chapter on nations' deportation in school textbook

Ramzan Kadyrov has demanded to rewrite the chapter of the new school textbook on Russia's history, in which the deportation of Caucasian nations is explained by their collaboration with German fascists.

Alexander Nozdrinov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i_ILUe1YRY

12:40, 25 September 2023

Journalist Nozdrinov accuses law enforcers of trying to exert pressure

Alexander Nozdrinov, a journalist, has reported in a letter to his wife that at the temporary detention facility (known as IVS), he was not allowed to see his advocate and was searched. Nozdrinov is sure that in this way they wanted to put pressure on him, since he did not admit his guilt.

Oleg Orlov. Photo: Anna Artemyeva https://uk.wikipedia.org

19:39, 24 September 2023

Rights defenders assess progress of Orlov's trial

Oleg Orlov, a co-chairman of the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, considered it important to add the documents of the UN General Assembly to the case files. Yan Rachinsky is confident that the prosecution's arguments are based only on a poorly conducted expertise.

Oleg Orlov. Screenshot of the video by the Human Rights Advocates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5oeo-6Nc5I

19:10, 24 September 2023

Orlov tells court about his work in Northern Caucasus

Oleg Orlov, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, was questioned in a Moscow court. He explained that human rights defenders are not enemies of the state, but are obliged to criticize it if it violates human rights, recalling his human rights activities in Chechnya and Ingushetia.

17:16, 24 September 2023

Court in Elista fines activist for failed rally

The Elista City Court has obliged Tseren Basangov to pay a fine of 10,000 roubles for calling for participation in an unauthorized rally. At the same time, the court has ignored the fact that the rally never took place, Valery Badmaev, a journalist, has noted pointing out that this issue should be considered by the Constitutional Court.

Zara Murtazalieva. Screenshot of the video "Russian Immigrants in France" https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=nLIoQDopvzE

18:15, 23 September 2023

Chechen Zara Murtazalieva removed from list of terrorists

Zara Murtazalieva, a native of Chechnya, who has served 8.5 years in a Mordovian colony on charges of terrorism, has been removed from the "Rosfinmonitoring" (Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service) list of terrorists and extremists.

A mobilized resident, photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

18:10, 23 September 2023

Father with many children from Rostov Region fails to achieve dismissal from SMO zone

For three months already, Maxim Krivko, who was mobilized from the Rostov Region, cannot achieve dismissal from military service. Instead, he has been sent to the frontline.

The Golovinsky District Court of Moscow. Photo: https://sudyvmoskve.ru

23:15, 22 September 2023

Rights defenders' opinions included into Oleg Orlov's case files

At the request of Oleg Orlov's defence, the court has added his characteristics compiled by his colleagues, including those from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and Chechnya, to the case materials.

Yegor Zorin. Photo courtesy of Yegor Zorin

22:10, 22 September 2023

Volgograd court denies conscript a right to alternative civilian service

Conscript Yegor Zorin was seeking the right to alternative civilian service in connection with his religious beliefs, but the military registration and enlistment office considered that the young man had failed to prove his beliefs.

Nikolai Voischev. Screenshot from a website covering the persecution of the Jehovah’s Witnesses* in Russia

19:59, 22 September 2023

68-year-old Jehovah’s Witness* from Maikop sentenced to three years of imprisonment

In Maikop, a court sentenced Nikolai Voischev, a 68-year-old member of the Jehovah’s Witness* religious community, to three years of imprisonment, recognizing him an organizer of the activities of an extremist organization.

19:54, 22 September 2023

Trial of three Novocherkassk Jehovah’s Witnesses* declared to be held behind closed doors

In Novocherkassk, a court declared the trial in a case against Jehovah’s Witnesses* Garegin Khachaturyan, Gevorg Yeritsyan, and Lyubov Galitsyna, accused of extremism, to be held behind closed doors. The period of their detention in custody has been extended by six months.

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