Russia

December 19, 2024 22:19

• Activist Nabiev: law enforcers likely to pressure Rabadanov’s supporters in Dagestan

  As soon as he returns to Makhachkala, Dagestani activist Isalmagomed Nabiev plans to visit the FSB Department, where he was summoned because of signing an appeal in defence of detained Ramazan Rabadanov. The activist suggests that the summoning is a method of pressure.

December 19, 2024 21:55

• Nikolai Tsomartov, father of missing athlete, complains about bullying

  Telegram channels are spreading defamatory information about the family of Anna Tsomartova, a missing athlete from North Ossetia; the check of this fact has been ongoing for the second month, Anna's father has stated.

December 19, 2024 17:01

• Colleague of rights defender Nagavkin points to gross violation of his rights in colony

  A trial has been launched in the town of Uryupinsk against Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, who is serving his term at a penal colony there. According to Valentin Bogdan, also a human rights defender, the colony bosses have grossly violated the law by leaving Nagavkin in the dungeon (punishment cell) for two consecutive terms.

December 12, 2024 19:15

• “Caucasian Knot” correspondent faces deportation after his detention in Tbilisi

  In Georgia, after Beslan Kmuzov, a correspondent of the “Caucasian Knot”, had been detained at a protest in Tbilisi, the country’s migration service summoned him for a conversation. Meanwhile, the journalist has been legally living in the country since 2007.

December 11, 2024 23:06

• Jehovah's Witness* from Taganrog reports health worsening in colony

  Alexander Skvortsov, a Jehovah's Witness*, who is serving his term in a colony located in the Ulyanovsk Region, has complained about his deteriorating health. He has high blood pressure and often suffers from headaches due to working at a hazardous production facility.

December 11, 2024 21:46

• Victims are unhappy with verdict to policeman Islam Atavov for detainee's death

  The verdict for Islam Atavov, a Makhachkala policeman, for his involvement in the death of Kurban Dalgatov will be appealed against by the victims' advocate.

December 11, 2024 01:27

• In Brussels, Chechen women hold picket in solidarity with victims of repression

  Six female activists representing public organizations of Chechen natives in Europe held a picket in solidarity with women, victims of repression in Chechnya.

December 10, 2024 20:29

• Sochi resident fined for insulting Russian President

  A court in Sochi has fined Valery Musarin, a local resident, by 30,000 roubles for his post placed in a social network that was treated as offensive to the Russian President Vladimir Putin.

December 09, 2024 23:53

• Human rights defenders condemn detention of "Meydan TV" journalists

  The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the detention of "Meydan TV" employees Ainur Elgunesh, Aitadj Tapdyg, Khayal Agaev, Aisel Umudova, Natig Djavadli and the freelance journalist Ramin Deko by Azerbaijani authorities.

December 03, 2024 23:47

• Advocate reports pressure on defendant in case on riots at Makhachkala airport

  In a case on riots at an airport in Makhachkala, one of the defendants was subjected to pressure, his advocate reported. Meanwhile, the defender was underaged at the time of his arrest.

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