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May 03, 2023 22:57

• Third case against Sochi woman, accused of discrediting Russian militaries, sent to court

  The Sochi District Court has received the case initiated against a Ukrainian woman accused of discrediting the Russian Army. Earlier, she was arrested twice under administrative charges for her posts in the social network.

May 03, 2023 21:11

• Sochi resident fined for discrediting Russian Army

  A Sochi court has fined Dmitry Yarikov, a local resident, by 40,000 roubles for discrediting Russian militaries.

May 03, 2023 21:08

• Participant of pacifist picket in Maykop accused of discrediting Russian Army

  A protocol on discrediting the Russian Army has been drawn up against Alexander Faustov, a resident of the city of Maykop, the capital of Adygea, who went to the city square with a pacifist poster.

May 03, 2023 20:19

• Investigators refuse to unfreeze bank accounts of activist Yana Antonova’s mother

  According to the investigators’ decision, the bank accounts of Zoya Shipilova, a 70-year-old mother of Krasnodar activist Yana Antonova, were left under arrest, the activist herself reports.

May 03, 2023 19:55

• Chechen villager repents to Kadyrov for criticizing local authorities

  In his audio message, Movladi Mutaev, a resident of the village of Verkhniy Naur, complained to Ramzan Kadyrov about the local authorities, not involved in solving the problems of the village. Later, a video appeared on the Internet in which Movladi Mutaev apologized for his words to the leader of Chechnya and “the rest of the Muslims.”

May 02, 2023 23:58

• Stay in SIZO endangers life of Jehovah's Witness* from Maykop

  Nikolai Voischev, a Jehovah's Witness* from the city of Maykop, the capital of Adygea, is not provided with the necessary medical treatment at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), although doctors have confirmed that he has a serious illness.

May 02, 2023 23:55

• Video of kissing tourists sparks disputes over keeping traditions in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, a law should be adopted on observance of traditions and the dress code, users of the "VKontakte" social network have suggested after watching a video, in which a resident of Dagestan made a remark to tourists who were kissing in the street.

May 02, 2023 22:40

• In Kuban, authorities hold military parade with the participation of kindergarten children

  In the city of Yeysk, Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river), children from several kindergartens took part in a military parade dated to the Victory Day. Roman Bublik, the head of the Yeysk District, said that the event with the participation of preschool children is planned to be held annually.

May 02, 2023 21:10

• Native of Dagestan loses cassation in terrorism case

  The cassation instance has upheld the sentence to a native of Dagestan, sentenced to 11 years in prison for trying to convince his acquaintances to commit terror acts.

May 02, 2023 00:00

• Journalist Idris Yusupov holds solo picket in Makhachkala

  Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov has held a solo picket, during which he demanded to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev, an arrested editor of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft).

May 01, 2023 23:43

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 24-30, 2023

  Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, case against the Ingush activists, institutionalization of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, scandals around Ramzan Kadyrov, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of April 24-30, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

May 01, 2023 17:38

• Citizen of Ukraine arrested in Sochi apologizes for her posts in social network

  Svetlana Matukhnova, a citizen of Ukraine living in Sochi, has apologized for her words about Russians posted in a social network. Five days ago, the court arrested her for eight days, finding her guilty of inciting hatred.

May 01, 2023 17:32

• Kadyrov announces plans to create his own army

  The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated that is thinking about creating an army that "will protect the interests of oppressed nations."

April 30, 2023 23:58

• Activist Alipat Sultanbegova reports details of her detention

  Alipat Sultanbegova, a Krasnodar activist, said that she was detained at her workplace, while law enforcers behaved correctly with her. She intends to appeal against the new protocol on discrediting the Russian Army drawn up on her.

April 30, 2023 23:34

• Ingush activist Barakh Chemurziev points to absence of proofs of his guilt in the verdict

  The accusation of involvement in an extremist community is not supported by proofs; and the sentence is based on the assumptions that contradict witnesses' testimonies and experts' conclusions, Barakh Chemurziev, an Ingush activist, who was sentenced to eight years in prison, has stated.

April 30, 2023 22:37

• Activist from Novorossiysk complains about law enforcers' pressure

  Law enforcers have repeatedly visited the mother of Stepan Kosolapov, a resident of Novorossiysk, trying to get her son's phone number and address. After the court imposed a fine on him for discrediting the Russian Army, he filed an application for coercion to testify.

April 29, 2023 22:57

• Pensioner arrested in Volgodonsk for posting video with swastika

  The Volgodonsk District Court has arrested Dmitry Lyagushkin, a pensioner, for seven days for posting a video about the celebration of the Victory Day, in which a swastika was shown.

April 29, 2023 22:36

• Case of rights defender Oleg Orlov on discrediting Russian Army sent to court

  The prosecutor's office has approved the indictment in the criminal case opened against Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, accused of discrediting militaries. The case has been sent to a Moscow court.

April 29, 2023 21:15

• Scam with "Kadyrov's money" damages opposition bloggers' reputation

  The publication that Chechen oppositional bloggers received money from a representative of the Chechen authorities for staging their deaths and stopping criticism has hit their reputation, social media users and readers of the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.

April 29, 2023 18:49

• Ingush activists justify their demand to revise verdicts

  Musa Malsagov, Barakh Chemurziev, Malsag Uzhakhov and their advocates have presented their appeal complaints to the court, treating their verdicts as ungrounded and demanding to cancel them with the right to rehabilitation.