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March 23, 2023 20:22

• Court refuses to consider Zemfira Tskaeva's claim against MIA

  The lawsuit filed by the widow of Vladimir Tskaev, a resident of Vladikavkaz who died after being questioned by the police, against the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) demanding 15 million roubles in compensation was left without consideration.

March 23, 2023 19:33

• In Grozny, court upholds refusal to investigate torture of actor Debishev

  A court considered lawful the investigators’ refusal to institute a criminal case on a complaint about torture filed by Chechen actor Timur Debishev, human rights defenders reported.

March 23, 2023 19:00

• Human rights defenders show consequences of search in “Memorial”* office

  Law enforcers scattered papers and furniture and seized personal computers during a search carried out in an office of the Human Rights Centre “Memorial”* located on Maly Karetny Lane. No advocates were allowed to attend the procedure of the search, so it is still unknown what exactly has been seized, human rights defenders emphasize.

March 22, 2023 21:53

• Oleg Orlov released after interrogation

  After being interrogated as a witness within the case of Nazism rehabilitation, law enforcers released Oleg Orlov, a co-chairman of the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence. Orlov refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement and was unable to obtain a copy of the search protocol.

March 22, 2023 21:45

• Social network post causes Oleg Orlov's persecution

  Experts have decided that the article written by Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, for some French edition and posted in his page on a social network, contains signs of discrediting the Russian Army. During the interrogation, Orlov has explained that he had expressed only his personal opinion. Investigators have chosen his freedom restraint measure in the form of recognizance not to leave. Now, Orlov is awaiting interrogation within the case of Nazism rehabilitation.

March 22, 2023 10:05

• Female employee of the "Caucasian Knot" released after detention at "Memorial" office

  During the searches conducted in the office of the "Memorial", an employee of the "Caucasian Knot" was detained; after interrogation she was released.

March 21, 2023 23:59

• Law enforcers institute criminal case against Oleg Orlov on discrediting Russian army

  A criminal case on the repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces was instituted against Oleg Orlov, the co-chair of the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial”, who was detained in the case on the rehabilitation of Nazism.

March 21, 2023 23:57

• Employees of “Memorial” detained after searches in case on rehabilitation of Nazism

  The police came with searches to the house of Oleg Orlov, the co-chair of the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial”, who paid much attention to the problem of kidnappings in Northern Caucasus and victims among the civilian population in Chechnya and Ingushetia.

March 21, 2023 17:30

• Court in Chegem refuses to consider case of discrediting army

  The Chegem District Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has returned the administrative protocol on discrediting the Russian Army back to the police due to identified shortcomings.

March 21, 2023 17:24

• Court of Appeal points to violations in Ingush Daud Mamilov's case

  The Court of Appeal has returned the case of Daud Mamilov, a native of Ingushetia, who was found guilty of involvement in the activities of the "Islamic State"* and sentenced to eight years in prison.

March 21, 2023 16:19

• Chechen police report two militants killed in 2022

  In Chechnya, law enforcers uncovered a terrorist cell and killed two militants, the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) stated in a 2022 report, although Ramzan Kadyrov announced back in 2021 that the armed underground in Chechnya had been liquidated.

March 21, 2023 16:15

• KBR court mitigates sentence to law enforcer for beating up two people

  The court of appeal has reduced the sentence and decided to release Beslan Kagermazov, a former policeman from the Prokhladnensky District, who was convicted of beating two persons and extorting a bribe.

March 21, 2023 16:11

• Journalists tell about aims of pickets in support of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev

  Pickets in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev remind of his case and the demand of his colleagues-journalists to release him from custody, Magomed Magomedov, one of the picketers, have stated.

March 20, 2023 23:59

• Activists consider liquidation of “Council of Elders of Balkar People” illegal

  The court’s decision to liquidate the “Council of Elders of the Balkar People” is groundless, since the organization complied with its charter provisions, members of the council emphasize. They intend to file an appeal against the court’s decision.

March 20, 2023 23:55

• Human rights defenders claim torture conditions in penal colony for Ingush native Albagachiev

  Prisoner Abdul-Malik Albagachiev is being kept under torture conditions in the penal colony of Astrakhan, the “Public Verdict” Foundation* claimed.

March 20, 2023 20:14

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 12-19, 2023

  Explosion and fire in the FSB Border Guard Service building in Rostov-on-Don, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, public activity of Ramzan Kadyrov, unrest in Georgia, continuation of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, 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 March 12-19, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

March 20, 2023 20:10

• Court halves compensation to resident of Chechnya for his illegal criminal prosecution

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has halved Salakh Vakhaev's compensation for several years of illegal criminal prosecution – from 300,000 roubles down to 150,000 roubles.

March 20, 2023 19:58

• Inquiry into plotting by native of Chechnya attack on Berlin synagogue stopped

  The German General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has closed the consideration of the case on plotting a terror act on a Berlin synagogue, initiated against Zelimkhan Baisagurov, the "Vayfond" Chechen Human Rights Association has informed.

March 19, 2023 18:43

• Kadyrov's threats to Koran burners remind social media users of extrajudicial executions

  The promise announced by Ramzan Kadyrov to reward for killing or capturing the authors of the Koran-burning video has opened up wide opportunities for punishing those who had nothing to do with the filming of the video, while the mass executions of residents of Chechen during military campaigns went unpunished, social media users have pointed out.

March 19, 2023 17:04

• KBR resident suspected of discrediting militaries

  Law enforcers have drawn up a protocol on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces against Islam Mambetov, a resident of the Zolsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). The case has been sent to court.