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18:21, 22 April 2023

Kadyrov creates his image of a defender of Muslims due to lifted ban on publication of “Sahih al-Bukhari”*

The Court of Cassation lifted the ban on the publication of the “Sahih al-Bukhari”* book amid the statements voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov, who is trying to position himself as the main defender of Muslims in Russia, religious experts Dmitry Mikulsky and Alexander Sotnikov point out.

At the site of the terror act in the village of Znamenskoye. July 19, 2005. Screenshot of the video https://www.1tv.ru/

17:17, 22 April 2023

Three Chechen law enforcers convicted in case on terror act in Znamenskoye

Rustam Buluev, Ruslan Namatov, and Arthur Ushaev, former employees of the antiterrorist centre of Chechnya, were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment on the charges of committing a terror act in the village of Znamenskoye in 2005.

The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: https://www.dw.com

17:24, 21 April 2023

ECtHR awards compensations to Krasnodar activists

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized violations of the rights of six Krasnodar residents who were detained at rallies in Krasnodar in 2017 and 2018.

The Code of Administrative Offences of Russia. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

17:18, 21 April 2023

Rostov citizen suspected of discrediting militaries

Law enforcers have drawn up a protocol on discrediting the Russian Army against a resident of Rostov-on-Don for his post in a social network.

Irina Nikiforyak. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: Panpanlegitan https://ru.wiktionary.org, https://t.me/onf_kchr/501, ptzgovorit.ru

16:16, 21 April 2023

Tickets to circus instead firewood for KChR woman outrage social network users

Users of the "VKontakte" social network have sharply criticized officials after the complaint from a resident of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), who had asked local authorities for firewood, but received tickets to the circus instead.

15:17, 21 April 2023

Patient of sanatorium in Kabardino-Balkaria fined for talking about Zelensky

In Moscow, a court fined 70-year-old Olga Slegina under the article about discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of her conversation about the President of Ukraine during a vacation in Kabardino-Balkaria.

15:06, 21 April 2023

Refusal to investigate Selimkhanov’s kidnapping recognized illegal for fourth time

Investigators four times refused to institute a criminal case on the kidnapping by Chechen law enforcers of Ibragim Selimkhanov, a native of Dagestan, and the prosecutor’s office once again recognized the above decision on refusal as illegal, the “SK SOS Crisis Group” reported.

The Supreme Court of Russia. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8

19:22, 20 April 2023

SC upholds verdict to Dagestani Murad Dadashev

The Dagestani Supreme Court (SC) has refused to reduce the prison term of five year appointed to Murad Dadashev, a native of Dagestan, for his posts in the Internet. Dadashev himself has rejected his authorship of the posts.

19:17, 20 April 2023

Resident of Sochi claims beating by law enforcers

Policemen have beaten up Konstantin Beltyukov, a resident of Sochi, after he asked them to produce their IDs in response to their demand to give them his documents for examination.

The wife of the mobilized man in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/onf_kchr/501

19:11, 20 April 2023

Wife of mobilized man from KChR instead of help with firewood receives tickets to circus

Irina Nikiforyak, the wife of the mobilized man has complained that authorities of the Urupsky District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) brought her two tickets to the circus instead of firewood she has asked for.

The mother of Adam Ozdoev. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/news_ingushetii1/26558

18:07, 20 April 2023

Mother of Ozdoev accused of attacking law enforcers re-urges her son to surrender to authorities

The mother of Adam Ozdoev, who was put on the wanted list in the case of an attack on law enforcers in Ingushetia, has again recorded a video appeal to her son urging him to surrender to authorities.

Timur Debishev. Photo from his personal acoount on Instagram* (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are banned in Russia)

17:13, 20 April 2023

Human rights defenders encouraged by decision of Chechen SC on actor Debishev’s complaint

The Supreme Court of Chechnya has cancelled the decision of the court, which for the 13th time recognized as lawful the refusal to institute a criminal case on the torture of Timur Debishev, an actor from Chechnya. Human rights defenders called the above court’s decision rare for Chechnya and encouraging for them.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru

16:44, 20 April 2023

Kadyrov continues Stalinist tradition of criticizing those released from captivity

Ramzan Kadyrov’s statement about the need to return to the front line for Chechen fighters released from the Ukrainian captivity are aimed at preventing surrendering of fighters and fit into the Stalinist traditions, when captivity was considered a disgrace, human rights defenders point out.

23:58, 19 April 2023

KBR resident fined for discrediting Russian Army

The Chegem District Court has fined Khasansh Urusov, a local resident, for his post in a social network.

Magomed Magomedov and the police. Photo: https://chernovik.net

23:52, 19 April 2023

Deputy editor-in-chief of Dagestani "Chernovik" outlet demands to punish policemen for disrupting picket

Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet, has filed a lawsuit, in which he challenges the legality of policemen's actions of disrupting his solo picket in support of the arrested Abdulmumin Gadjiev, his colleague.

Igor Nagavkin (on the right) in the courtroom. June 2017. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlZ5jAB5Sgc

23:52, 19 April 2023

Rights defenders treat Nagavkin's case as fabricated

In his last plea, Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender from the Volgograd Region, spoke about falsification of his case and violations during the investigation, but the court issued a guilty verdict.

Svetlana Anokhina. Screenshot of the video on YouTube

21:33, 19 April 2023

Journalist Svetlana Anokhina learns about her criminal case from media

Law enforcers did not send any documents to Svetlana Anokhina, a Dagestani journalist and human rights defender, about initiating a criminal case against her under the article on discrediting the Russian Army, Svetlana herself has stated, noting that she lives abroad.

Igor Nagavkin. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=889D7ey9c0w

19:44, 19 April 2023

Human rights defender Igor Nagavkin sentenced to six years of imprisonment

In the Volgograd Region, a court found human rights defender Igor Nagavkin guilty of stealing jewellery and sentenced him to six years of imprisonment.

A military ID. Photo: https://t.me/krdru

18:50, 19 April 2023

Father with many children from Kalmykia appeals to court against being sent to special military operation

Oleg Azizov, a resident of Elista, was mobilized despite having five children and suffering from a spinal hernia. After the Elista City Court had refused to consider the Oleg Azizov’s claim, the case was sent to the garrison court.

A criminal case, photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

23:19, 18 April 2023

Case law enforcer accused of beating Krasnodar resident reaches the court

The case initiated against the law enforcer accused of beating up Ilya Afrosin, a Krasnodar resident, who died after detention, has been sent to the Prikubansky District Court of Krasnodar.

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