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14:18, 25 July 2023

Krasnodar activist accused of discrediting Russian Army

In Krasnodar, Alexei Gaivoronsky, an activist, has been brought to administrative responsibility.

The Astrakhan Garrison Military Court, photo: http://astrahanskygvs.ast.sudrf.ru

13:52, 25 July 2023

Court refuses to issue wound certificate to Astrakhan military who took part in SMO

The Astrakhan Garrison Military Court has rejected the lawsuit lodged by the military serviceman, who demanded from hospital bosses a certificate about the wound received by him in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine in order to receive the due compensation. The Southern District Military Court upheld the decision of the Garrison Court.

21:51, 24 July 2023

Mobilized person from Kuban sentenced to six years for service evasion

In the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the mane of the main river), a military court has sentenced Alexander Shupletsov, a mobilized local resident, to six years in colony, finding him guilty of leaving his military unit without permission.

16:12, 24 July 2023

Adler resident arrested for disobeying police

A court in the city of Adler has fined a local resident for discrediting the Russian Army and arrested him for 15 days. According to the police, he tried to destroy a metal structure bearing the letters "Z" and "V", and when law enforcers noticed him, he tried to escape and used foul language.

Oleg Orlov. Photo: https://memohrc.org/ru/specials/oleg-orlov * the organization is included by the Russian Ministry of Justice into the register of foreign agents

10:58, 24 July 2023

Defence of human rights defender Orlov doubts expertise conclusions

The defence of Oleg Orlov, a co-chairman of the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence, has doubted the quality of the expertise conducted by Alexander Tarasov, noting many errors and vague arguments.

A rally against the deportation of natives of Chechnya to Russia. Switzerland, Bern, July 21, 2023. Photo: https://www.kavkazr.com/a/aktsii-protiv-deportatsii-chechentsev-proshli-v-shveytsarii-avstrii-i-germanii/32513380.html

10:53, 24 July 2023

Chechen migrants in Europe protest against deportation of Ali Bataev

Protest actions were held in front of the Embassies of Switzerland in Germany and Sweden with the demand to prevent the deportation of Ali Bataev, who arrived from Ukraine, to Russia, reports Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov, a spokesperson for the Chechen human rights association “Vayfond”.

00:19, 24 July 2023

Actions in support of Ali Bataev held in Europe

The participants of the actions held in Switzerland, Austria and Germany came out to the streets against the deportation to Russia of Ali Bataev, a native of Chechnya.

Mikhail Benyash (included into the register of foreign agents). Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

15:16, 23 July 2023

Advocate Mikhail Benyash* treats ECtHR's decisions on his complaints as formality

The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the complaints about beating by law enforcers and an administrative arrest won't affect Russian authorities and will never be executed, Mikhail Benyash* has pointed out.

22:37, 22 July 2023

After mosques were raided, Moscow Muslims stand against law enforcers' lawlessness

After the prayer held in the historic mosque in Moscow, believers held a march chanting "Allah Akbar"; in this way, they expressed their protest against law enforcers' raids on the mosques located near Moscow. Ramzan Kadyrov has condemned the marchers for their unsanctioned protest.

Oleg Orlov. Photo: https://memorialcenter.org/ the organization is included by the Russian Ministry of Justice into the register of foreign agents and is liquidated by the court's decision

21:56, 22 July 2023

Court refuses to exclude experts' conclusions from Orlov's case

The defence of Oleg Orlov, a co-chairman of the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, has declared the linguistic experts' incompetence and bias and demanded to exclude their expertise from the case files. The court in Moscow refused to grant this petition.

The Krasnodar Territorial Court. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

12:03, 22 July 2023

Krasnodar law enforcers acquitted in case on beating of person with disabilities

The Krasnodar Territorial Court cancelled the conviction of two former law enforcers in a case on beating Yevgeny Manchenko, a person with disabilities. The defence plans to file an appeal against the court’s decision.

A plate at the entrance to the Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"

12:02, 22 July 2023

For killing his wife, corporal from North Ossetia sentenced to restriction in service

The Southern District Military Court has upheld the non-custodial punishment imposed on Corporal Eduard Bitarov, who murdered his wife in the affective state; his participation in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine was treated as a mitigating circumstance.

Investigation of a criminal case in connection with the torture of a patient in the Republican Psychoneurological Dispensary in Dagestan. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/sledcom_press/7764

12:02, 22 July 2023

Torture of patient in Makhachkala highlights problem of security of psychiatric clinics

A nurse who abused a patient in Makhachkala has been detained. The actions of the medical staff filmed on video violate the provisions of the law on psychiatric care, but do not often become public, lawyer Magomed Gadjiev notes.

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

12:01, 22 July 2023

Ingush activists remind judge about proofs of their innocence

The accusation in the case of the leaders of Ingush protests is refuted by case materials, including billing data and witnesses' testimonies, but the court ignored some of these data and deliberately excluded some of them. This was stated by Bagaudin Khautiev, Musa Malsagov and Malsag Uzhakhov.

A summonse, photo: https://taplink.cc/inf_aurora

23:10, 21 July 2023

Rights defenders report that Ingush graduates are forced to receive summonses

When they received their diplomas, graduates of a number of state colleges in Ingushetia, were also given summonses for the military service; protocols were drawn up against those who refused to receive them, the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence has informed.

A plate at the checkpoint of the Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konsantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"

22:18, 21 July 2023

At trial, captured soldiers of the "Azov" Regiment* refuse to plead guilty

Most of the 22 defendants in the case of the Ukrainian "Azov" Regiment*, which is being heard at the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, have refused to plead guilty.

The raid on the mosque located in the town of Kotelniki near Moscow; Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvYfLvLIohU&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fbomdodrus.com%2F&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt

22:11, 21 July 2023

Ignoring Kadyrov's demands by Moscow is a signal to the head of Chechnya

The absence of Moscow's reaction to Ramzan Kadyrov's demands to punish the law enforcers for the raid on the Kotelniki mosque indicates a decrease in his influence and was a signal to the head of Chechnya not to interfere not in his own affairs, a political analyst and human rights defenders have noted.

Heavy military vehicles. Photo https://www.grozny-inform.ru

19:40, 21 July 2023

Chechen "Rosgvardiya" units sanctioned to have heavy military equipment

The Russian State Duma MPs have passed a law allowing the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) units, including Chechen ones, to be armed with tanks and artillery.

The European Court of Human Rights. Photo https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/390750

03:26, 21 July 2023

ECtHR recognizes violation of rights of three activists from Southern Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized the violation of the rights of activists detained at protest actions in Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, and Stavropol, and obliged the authorities of Russia, which refused to comply with the decisions of the Strasbourg Court, to pay them compensation.

Mikhail Benyash. Photo: Ignat Sarafanov https://ru.wikipedia.org * included into the register of foreign agents

23:55, 20 July 2023

ECtHR recognizes beating and arrest of advocate Mikhail Benyash* as violation

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the authorities of Russia to pay Krasnodar advocate Mikhail Benyash* 16,000 euros for beating by law enforcers after detention and for arrest. The ECtHR made the decision against the backdrop of the Russia’s refusal to comply with the judgments of the ECtHR.

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