Remains of military serviceman found in Nagorno-Karabakh

May 18, 2024 23:54

• Rights defenders announce Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev as political prisoners

  The case against Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev is politically motivated, human rights defenders have stated. They recognized Rizvanov and Tambiev as political prisoners, demanding that the criminal prosecution of those convicted on charges of financing terrorism be stopped and that they be released, as well as an inquiry into the torture of Kemal Tambiev.

May 18, 2024 23:46

• Escaped Chechen native Zaurbekova frightened by promise of Kadyrov’s associates to return her to her family

  Liya Zaurbekova, a native of Chechnya, who fled the country, asked not to look for her and stated that she feared a forced return to her family, since her escape attracted the attention of Adam Delimkhanov.

May 18, 2024 22:46

• Court doubles compensation to Dagestani Amakhanov for being beaten by police

  A court of appeal has increased the amount of compensation for grievous bodily harm to Temirkhan Amakhanov, a resident of Derbent, who was beaten by the police, from 400,000 to 800,000 roubles. The above news has been reported by the “Traumpunkt” human rights project on its Telegram channel.

May 18, 2024 21:33

• Journalist Marshenkulova arrested in absentia on charges of justifying terrorism

  In Moscow, a court granted an investigators’ request to arrest in absentia Zalina Marshenkulova, a journalist from Kabardino-Balkaria, who was wanted on charges of justifying terrorism.

May 18, 2024 19:59

• Armed incident in KChR is third in 25 days

  The shootout in the Nogai District, where law enforcers killed an alleged member of a terrorist organization, was preceded by attacks on police squads in Karachaevsk on April 22 and in the village of Mara-Ayagy on April 29 this year.