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Maxim Rachkov. Photo: https://memopzk.org/figurant/rachkov-maksim-andreevich/ * put on the list of foreign agents

23:19, 1 April 2023

Case of Rostov scientist Maxim Rachkov on fakes about Russian Army sent to court

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported on the completion of the investigation into the case of fakes about the Russian Army initiated against Maxim Rachkov, a scientist from the city of Rostov-on-Don; the case has been sent to the court.

Kadyrov in Gudermes, screenshot of the video https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3474

21:51, 1 April 2023

Propagandists in Chechnya throw their efforts to support official version of events in Gudermes

The head of the “Grozny” ChGTRK (State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) posted a video in which he criticized statements about the events in Gudermes that contradicted the official version, accusing “European shaitans” of disseminating them.

Adam Khamchiev. Photo: https://fortanga.org/2022/02/adam-hamchiev-priznal-vinu-v-hranenii-oruzhiya/

21:15, 1 April 2023

Adam Khamchiev needs treatment after attack

Ingush blogger Adam Khamchiev stays in a hospital after being beaten, reports human rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov. According to him, the attack on the blogger, well-known for criticizing officials, took place because of a domestic conflict.

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

20:50, 31 March 2023

ECtHR recognizes violation of protesters' rights in Southern Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has awarded compensations to nine residents of Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd and Krasnodar, who were detained at protests in 2017, despite the fact that Russia refused to enforce its decisions.

Mikhail Benyash. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

20:40, 31 March 2023

Clooney Foundation demands to cancel verdict to Mikhail Benyash*

The sentence to Mikhail Benyash, a lawyer, passed within the case of attacking law enforcers was one of the stages of his prosecution by authorities and should be cancelled, the Clooney human rights foundation "For Justice" has stated.

Aslan Iritov in the courtroom. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"

19:44, 31 March 2023

Aslan Iritov, KBR activist, explains motives for appealing his verdict at ECtHR

Aslan Iritov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who received a suspended sentence within the case of an attack on a law enforcer, has found it reasonable to file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the hope of bringing law enforcers to justice in the future.

19:38, 31 March 2023

Native of Dagestan claims torture in court

Adilkhan Amambaev, who was sentenced to nine years in prison within the case of recruitment to the IS*, has stated in his complaint that his case had been falsified and his confession of guilt was obtained under torture. However, the Russian Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the verdict.

Law enforcers in Gudermes, screenshot of the video: https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3474

18:56, 31 March 2023

Human rights defenders criticize official version of events in Gudermes

According to human rights defenders, the staging of special operations and forgery of the results of counterterrorist activities have long been common in Northern Caucasus, the Chechen law enforcement bodies do not have a task of proving the guilt of those killed, so it is not worth to trust the official version of the incident in Gudermes.

18:53, 31 March 2023

Astrakhan citizen sentenced in case on incitement to extremism

In the Astrakhan Region, a court has pronounced a real sentence to a man whose posts on the social media were considered by the law enforcement bodies to be calls for violence against public officers.

16:42, 31 March 2023

Blogger Adam Khamchiev, who criticized officials, beaten up in Ingushetia

Adam Khamchiev, a blogger, who criticized officials, was hospitalized after several unidentified men attacked and beat him in Malgobek.

A correctional colony. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

15:18, 31 March 2023

Resident of Stavropol Territory achieves compensation for illegal stay in colony

The Stavropol Territorial Court has partially satisfied the lawsuit lodged by Sergey Kalashnikov, who demanded a million roubles from the state for being kept in a colony with a serious illness for more than a year. Kalashnikov was awarded 30,000 roubles.

The Fifth Court of Cassation in the city of Pyatigorsk. Photo: https://pyatigorsk.org

16:48, 30 March 2023

Court mitigates punishment of Nalchik resident for attacking law enforcers

The court has reduced the prison term for Andrei Baryshev, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), a figurant in the case of an attack on law enforcers. He had claimed that law enforcers themselves had beaten up and slandered him.

Said-Khusein Magomadov. Screenshot of the video Telegram/sayd_khuseyn_magamadov

15:43, 30 March 2023

Analysts doubt importance of blogger Magomadov’s move to Kadyrov’s side

The move of blogger Said-Khusein Magomadov from opponents of the Chechen authorities to the camp of Ramzan Kadyrov’s supporters does not matter for the leader of Chechnya, since the blogger’s authority is not high, analysts point out.

Mikail Moshkhoev, Ramazan Eldiev, Amir Bokov, and Amirkhan Gurazhev, residents of Ingushetia put on a wanted list. Screenshot https://t.me/fortangaorg/15233

15:39, 30 March 2023

One of four residents of Ingushetia put on wanted list found dead

The FSB Department for Ingushetia announced the search for four residents of Ingushetia, including Mikail Moshkhoev, Ramazan Eldiev, Amir Bokov, and Amirkhan Gurazhev, in a case on the preparation of terror acts.

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/129899/

15:30, 30 March 2023

Kadyrov voices out his version of incident in Gudermes

Chechen law enforcers blocked two militants and offered them to surrender, but they threw a grenade, and both were killed by return fire, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.

05:27, 30 March 2023

Attack on law enforcers committed in Gudermes

Two unidentified men have attacked the police post located near the cemetery in the city of Gudermes (one of Chechen district centres). Both attackers were shot dead in the shootout, sources report.

Law enforcers and security forces officers. Photo by the press service of the NAC http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-respublike-kalmykiya-4.html

18:21, 29 March 2023

In North Ossetia, law enforcers first attacked within nine months

An incident at a checkpoint of the post-and-patrol police service (known as DPS) became the first attack on law enforcers in North Ossetia within almost nine months. The previous attack on law enforcers took place in the Alagirsky District in July 2022.

17:53, 29 March 2023

ECtHR communicates complaints about torture from residents of Southern Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) communicated 14 complaints from citizens of Russia who were subjected to torture in the regions of the Southern Federal Districts (SFD) and North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).

The Supreme Court of Chechnya, photo: grozny-inform.ru

15:50, 29 March 2023

Compensation to Salakh Vakhaev is unique for Chechnya

Although the compensation awarded to Salakh Vakhaev for unlawful prosecution has been halved, the very fact thereof is a precedent for Chechnya, Oyub Titiev, a human rights defender, has noted.

A law enforcer. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru

14:13, 29 March 2023

Attack on DPS post in Ingushetia is first in more than three years

The attack on a road-and-patrol police post (known as DPS) committed in the Nazran District of Ingushetia, where one policeman was wounded, was the first such armed incident in the republic in 39 months. The previous similar incident occurred in Magas in December 2019.

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