Georgia is not going to release residents of South Ossetia

September 19, 2024 22:39

• Rights defenders find Andzor Kudaev's torture statement convincing

  The application made by Andzor Kudaev, a convicted entrepreneur from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) that his confession was obtained under torture is credible, human rights defenders have pointed out, noting that courts are trying to ignore applications about torturing the defendants.

September 19, 2024 21:41

• Activist Olga Begretova loses appeal in forced fingerprinting case

  The Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has rejected the appeal complaint, lodged by Olga Begretova, an activist, against the decision of the Nalchik court, which refused to request information that the FSB had received about her after forced fingerprinting at the airport. This was reported by the Memorial Centre for Human Rights Defence* in its website.

September 19, 2024 20:38

• Appellate court leaves Ingush activists, Nalgiev and Khautiev, in colony

  The Stavropol Territorial Court has denied the defence's appeal against the refusal to mitigate the sentence and release Ingush activists, Ismail Nalgiev and Bagaudin Khautiev, from penal colony. The defence decided not to appeal against this decision.

September 19, 2024 18:31

• Natalia Fedorenko, advocate of blogger Kharchenko*, complains about court's accusatory bias

  Natalia Fedorenko, who is defending Vadim Kharchenko*, a blogger, has demanded the judge's challenge due to the violations committed, but was refused; Natalia was accused of violating the judge's privacy. She has complained that her trial prevents her from defending Kharchenko*.

September 18, 2024 23:47

• ECtHR awards compensation to Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that the Russian authorities violated the article on the prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment in relation to Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva. The activist was awarded 1000 euros in compensation, although Russia does not consider itself obligated to comply with the decisions of the European Court.