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Elena Pivovarova. Photo: Facebook / Elena Pivovarova (on March 21, 2022, the Tverskoi Court of Moscow banned the activities in Russia of the Meta Company, owning the Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, in connection with extremist activities)
22:12, 13 July 2024
Court sentences journalist Elena Pivovarova to imprisonment
Elena Pivovarova, the former editor-in-chief of the Bataysk newspaper “Vperyod” (Forward), was sentenced to 4.5 years of imprisonment on the charges of embezzlement and fraud. Ekaterina Avakova, the chief accountant of the newspaper “Vperyod”, was sentenced to four years of imprisonment.
Ali Bataev. Screenshot https://t.me/s/new_dosh/2547
21:53, 13 July 2024
Switzerland repeatedly denies political asylum to Chechen Ali Bataev
The authorities of Switzerland have again refused to grant political asylum to Ali Bataev, a native of Chechnya, Chechen historian and journalist Mairbek Vachagaev* reported in his “Mairbek/Chechen/France” Telegram channel. A Swiss court, contrary to statements voiced by human rights defenders, found that deportation to his homeland was safe for Ali Bataev.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: https://bigenc.ru/c/evropeiskii-sud-po-pravam-cheloveka-0da458
19:58, 13 July 2024
ECtHR recognizes violation of rights of activists in Southern Russia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the authorities of Russia to pay compensation to activists from the Krasnodar Territory and the Rostov Region for persecution and arrests.
Laying flowers at the memorial to victims of repressions, shown on the air of the "Volgograd-1" TV Company. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel of a journalist Sergey Mazanov on March 20, 2024 https://t.me/mazanovlive/663
19:36, 13 July 2024
Volgograd TV company distances itself from story authors about persecution of Navalny’s supporters
At the trial in court regarding the disclosure of personal data of the people who laid flowers at the memorial to victims of repressions in memory of Alexei Navalny, an official of the "Volgograd-1" TV Company stated that the authors of the programme in which the story appeared were not its employees.
Vladimir Atamanchuk. Screenshot of a video posted on the YouTube channel "S otkrytym zabralom" ("Head-on") on May 9, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txboSJIzV3E&t=25s
18:49, 13 July 2024
Lawyers point to rights violation of Sochi activist Atamanchuk
Vladimir Atamanchuk, a Sochi activist, was unable to obtain information from the investigator as to which exactly his words became the reason for initiating a criminal case for contempt of the court. The absence of this information in the resolution to open the case is contrary to the law, lawyers have stated.
23:51, 12 July 2024
Resident of Stavropol Territory to get compensation for death of her son in hospital
In the Stavropol Territory, a court upheld the claim filed by a resident of the region who demanded compensation from the hospital after the death of her son as a result of poor-quality medical treatment.
Oleg Orlov*. Photo: https://memohrc.org/ru/specials/orlov-oleg-petrovich included into the register of foreign agents
23:14, 12 July 2024
Defence points out violations in case against Oleg Orlov*
A court, when considering the appeal filed by human rights defender Oleg Orlov*, took the side of the prosecutor’s office, although there is no evidence of guilt in the case, the defence claims. Letters from friends and relatives support Oleg Orlov*in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), his wife says.
21:52, 12 July 2024
Analysts comment on Kadyrov’s dispute with ICRF’s chair Bastrykin
Statements voiced by Alexander Bastrykin regarding the migration policy and the religious overtones of the terror acts in Dagestan caused astonishment among Muslims, political analyst Ali Magamadov notes. A dispute between Ramzan Kadyrov and Alexander Bastrykin highlighted the claims of the leader of Chechnya to be the defender of all Muslims, a former teacher from Grozny believes.
Oleg Orlov (included into the register of foreign agents) in a court. Photo from the Telegram channel of the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence (included into the register of foreign agents) posted on February 28, 2024 https://t.me/polniypc/6751
21:45, 12 July 2024
Sentence of Oleg Orlov* left unchanged
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has upheld the decision by which human rights activist Oleg Orlov was sentenced to 2.5 years of freedom deprivation.
Farkhad Kaziev, screenshot of a video courtesy of his relatives for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:58, 12 July 2024
Relatives of Dagestani resident complain of torture and criminal case falsification
Law enforcers have kidnapped Farkhad Kaziev, a resident of the village of Belidzhi, Derbent District, tortured him and accused him of a murder committed in 2011. At the same time, proofs of his alibi disappear from the case files, his relatives assert.
Temirkhan Amakhanov at the Derbent City Court, March 16, 2021. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
18:54, 12 July 2024
Court commutes sentence of law enforcers for beating Derbent resident Temirkhan Amakhanov
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has commuted the sentence of former policemen Gasan Adalov and Magomed Yunusov in the case on beating Derbent resident Temirkhan Amakhanov. The punishment has been reduced from four to three years of imprisonment in a penal colony.
17:14, 12 July 2024
Families of those killed by militants receive help from Suleiman Kerimov
The families of 21 people who perished during the militant attacks’ in Dagestan received 5 million roubles each from businessman Suleiman Kerimov. In addition, the amount of 50 million roubles was allocated for the restoration of the synagogue in Derbent, damaged during the militants’ attack, MP Khizri Abakarov reported.
Elena Tardasova-Yun at a picket. Novosibirsk, June 29, 2024. Screenshot of a video by Elena Tardasova-Yun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLa1pXtPNlg
23:05, 11 July 2024
Novosibirsk activist speaks out in defence of victims of domestic violence in Northern Caucasus
Elena Tardasova-Yun, an activist from Novosibirsk, became the second woman in Russia, who held a solo picket with the demand to investigate the disappearance of Seda Suleimanova in Chechnya. The situation with domestic violence in Northern Caucasus requires a separate law to protect women, Elena Tardasova-Yun has noted during her picket.
Kazbek Shkhagoshev. Screenshot of a video https://t.me/patriotkbr/17472
22:48, 11 July 2024
Arrest of KBR blogger accused of slandering officials extended
A court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has refused to transfer Kazbek Shkhagoshev to house arrest. Earlier, Kazbek claimed in court that he was tortured into self-incrimination within a case of attempting to sell narcotic drugs and slandering local officials.
An employee of the Prosecutor's Office. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
20:56, 11 July 2024
Kuban PO challenged fine imposed on incompetent Muscovite
The Prosecutor's Office (PO) of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) has appealed against the decision of the court in Anapa, which had fined Dmitry Lozner, an incompetent person from Moscow, for entering the fenced beach area.
Schoolgirls and a teacher. Screenshot of a photo posted on the website "Islam.ru" on October 5, 2022 https://islam.ru/content/veroeshenie/43569
19:33, 11 July 2024
KChR’s MIA requests teachers’ and pupils’ dress code data
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has demanded from heads of city and district administrations to provide information about the teachers and students who attend schools wearing clothes with religious attributes.
Vladimir Atamanchuk. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
17:17, 11 July 2024
Sochi pensioner Atamanchuk calls his new case fabricated
A case on contempt of court was instituted against Vladimir Atamanchuk, a pensioner from Sochi, based on a complaint from a victim in a case on defamation. The activist was not informed what exact words became the reason for criminal prosecution.
The Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar. Photo: https://sudebnoe-deloproizvodstvo.ru/uznat-o-zasedanii/leninskij-raj-sud-krasnodara/
23:57, 10 July 2024
Krasnodar resident fined for pacifist picket
A court in Krasnodar has fined a local resident by 30,000 roubles by treating his solo picket with a pacifist slogan as discrediting the Russian Army.
Maria Smelaya. Screenshot of a video posted on the YouTube channel "Romb" (Rhombus) on July 5, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVAGM4_H0cU
23:34, 10 July 2024
ICRF’s chair orders to re-institute case against Maria Smelaya’s husband
The prosecutor of the Prikubansky District of Krasnodar has cancelled the decision to institute a criminal case against a husband of Maria Smelaya. The woman complained about beating by her husband and abduction of her child.
Detentions during the unrests at the Makhachkala Airport. October 2023. Screenshot of a video by RBC https://www.rbc.ru/politics/29/10/2023/653ec6df9a7947adeee2306b
22:46, 10 July 2024
Dagestani MIA head names number of figurants in unrest case in Makhachkala
A total of 140 people are in custody under the criminal cases related to the unrests at the Makhachkala Airport; 1200 people have been brought to administrative responsibility, Abdurashid Magomedov, the head of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has informed.