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The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and handcuffs. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

23:23, 14 June 2023

In Vladikavkaz, military convicted of evading service

The Vladikavkaz Garrison Military Court has found the contract soldier, Sergey Sorochinsky guilty of leaving his unit without permission during the mobilization period and sentenced him to 5.5 years in colony.

Zarifa Sautieva. Photo by Darya Kornilova, the "Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre"

22:58, 14 June 2023

Rights defenders state need for urgent medical help to Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva

During the time of her arrest, Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva's spinal problems and her eyesight have worsened, but she cannot get examination and receive treatment, the "Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre" has informed.

22:48, 14 June 2023

Oppositionist Yangulbaev refutes kinship of Chechen refugee family with Basaev

Shamil Basaev's relatives deny that his daughter and grandson have left Chechnya for Germany, Abubakar Yangulbaev, a Chechen oppositionist and rights defender, has informed.

Ariana Lolaeva. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uItP0iD1yu8

22:09, 14 June 2023

Comedian from North Ossetia Ariana Lolaeva demands to recognize article on discrediting Russian army as unconstitutional

Ariana Lolaeva, a comedian from North Ossetia, filed a complaint to the Constitutional Court with the demand to recognize the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces as unconstitutional, the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial” reports.

A deceived real estate investor at a picket. Makhachkala, June 13, 2023. Screenshot of the video https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/admin/articles/389598

21:59, 14 June 2023

Police detain female picketer in Makhachkala

The police brought to a police station a deceived real estate investor who sought a meeting with the leader of Dagestan.

A pre-trial prison. Photo: Yuliya Simatova / Yugopolis

20:11, 14 June 2023

Prisoner files lawsuit against SIZO in Kuban because of HIV infection

A man serving his sentence in Kabardino-Balkaria filed a lawsuit against a penitentiary facility and a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Novorossiysk, claiming that he contracted HIV there.

Law enforcers from Chechnya and Selima Ismailova, screenshot of the video from the Telegram channel "Ostorozhno, novosti" (Attention, the News) on June 12, 2023 https://t.me/ostorozhno_novosti/16858, foto-ram.ru, collage by the "Caucasian Knot"

23:02, 13 June 2023

Activists confirm transfer of Selima Ismailova, who escaped from domestic violence, to Chechen law enforcers

Law enforcers from Chechnya have taken the 20-year-old Selima Ismailova away, Sofia Rusova, a lawyer from the Centre for the Protection of Domestic Violence Victims, has confirmed. The aircraft, on which, according to human rights defenders, a ticket to Chechnya for Ismailova was bought, has departed to Grozny.

Selima Ismailova. Screenshot of the video from the Telegram channel "Ostorozhno, novosti" (Attention, the News) on June 12, 2023 https://t.me/ostorozhno_novosti/16858

21:16, 13 June 2023

Chechen law enforcers came for the girl-escapee from domestic violence

Law enforcers from Chechnya have arrived at the Moscow airport to pick up Selima Ismailova, who had escaped from domestic violence. The girl is very depressed and fears that she may be returned to her family, the advocate has stated.

Russian military. Photo: https://contract.mil.ru

11:29, 13 June 2023

Two Rostov contract officers appeal against refusals of payments for participation in special military operation

Vyacheslav Dmitrov and Anatoly Balanovsky, contract officers from Rostov-on-Don, filed appeals to court against refusals of payments for their participation in the special military operation in Ukraine. Both officers found unreasonable their discharge from the Russian army after they had been wounded.

Igor Nagavkin. Photo: https://memohrc.org

11:24, 13 June 2023

Human rights defender Igor Nagavkin subjected to pressure in SIZO, his advocate claims

Human rights defender Igor Nagavkin from the Volgograd Region has recently been twice placed in a punishment cell in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), where he serves his sentence in a theft case. SIZO staff could plan the incident and accuse Igor Nagavkin of violating the SIZO regime, his advocate believes.

23:41, 12 June 2023

In Germany, Shamil Basaev's daughter and grandson of face deportation threat

Khava Abdulmezhidova, a Shamil Basaev's daughter, has left Russia with her son and arrived in Germany, where she applied for asylum. However, German authorities may reject the appeal and deport them to Russia, Abubakar Yangulbaev, a human rights defender, is afraid.

Gayane Akopyan. Photo: https://www.aysor.am/ru/news/2023/05/19/Гаяне-Акопян/2096525

23:14, 12 June 2023

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 5-11, 2023

Public activities of Ramzan Kadyrov, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, Gayane Akopyan’s case, 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 June 5-11, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

21:33, 12 June 2023

Comparison of militaries with Tolkien's heroes turns into fine imposed on Dagestani resident

The court has treated the messages posted in the messenger by a resident of Dagestan, in which he compared the militaries of the Russian Army and fighters of the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC) with the heroes of John Ronald Tolkien's novel "The Lord of the Rings", as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

20:40, 12 June 2023

Participation in religious conference results in fining two Kuban residents

The court has fined Kirill and Ekaterina Ulitin, residents of Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory) for taking part in the conference of the international religious movement "New Generation"*, whose activities are recognized as undesirable in Russia.

Zarema Musaeva at the court. Photo by the "Team against Torture"

19:45, 11 June 2023

Zarema Musaeva denied hospital treatment in Chechnya

Zarema Musaeva has been examined in the hospital and returned to the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where she is kept in Chechnya. The examination showed deterioration of her health.

Emran Navruzbekov. Screenshot of the video by Gulagu.net https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htDInr7V10Q

19:30, 11 June 2023

Rights defenders treat Polish authorities' mistrust of Dagestani ex-law enforcer Navruzbekov as justified

The deportation of Emran Navruzbekov, a former Dagestani law enforcer, was the result of the justified distrust of Polish authorities in his words, but this is only a special case, human rights defenders and a journalist have pointed out.

Ulker Gashimova, photo: https://telegra.ph/Obrashchenie-k-Lyudyam-05-04

18:17, 11 June 2023

After two arrests, Ulker Gashimova is returned to Dagestan

After her arrests in the Moscow Region, Ulker Gashimova, a resident of Derbent, who tried to leave Russia, was sent to Dagestan, where law enforcers took away her documents and limited contacts with her.

Ramzan Kadyrov and Evgeny Prigozhin. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot." Photos from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3603 and the Telegram channel "Prigozhin's Cap" https://t.me/Prigozhin_hat/3624.

16:23, 11 June 2023

Kadyrov reacts sharply to Prigozhin's words about Yamadaev's death

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and the founder of the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC), Evgeny Prigozhin, after an exchange of public statements, have spoken on the phone "in the manly way", and agreed not to criticize each other, Chechen units and the "Wagner" PMC.

12:11, 11 June 2023

Detention of British citizen Magomed Abubakarov in Chechnya attracts attention of human rights defenders

During a week after British citizen Magomed Abubakarov had been detained at his mother’s home in Chechnya, the republic’s authorities did not disclose the reasons for his detention.

21:08, 10 June 2023

Defence complains about numerous violations in verdict to Ingush activists

The verdict of the first instance court does not provide evidence of the Ingush activists’ guilt, and the conclusions of the court contradict each other. However, when considering the appeal, the court demonstrates bias against the defendants, and there is almost no hope for an acquittal, advocates note.

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