Stavropol Region

September 29, 2024 22:29

• Mikhail Balabanov reports his whereabouts

  Mikhail Balabanov, a native of the city of Kazan, convicted of preparing to set fire to a military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) in the Stavropol Territory, has written to his parents that he had been taken to the Chelyabinsk SIZO (pre-trial prison), human rights defenders have informed.

September 28, 2024 23:34

• Another case of Makhachkala riots reaches court in Stavropol Territory

  The Grachevsky District Court of the Stavropol Territory has begun considering the case of eight residents of Dagestan accused of involvement in the riots at the Makhachkala Airport.

September 24, 2024 23:15

• Comedian Slepakov* appeals against fine imposed under foreign agents law

  Semyon Slepakov*, a comedian and a singer, has challenged the fine of 30,000 roubles imposed on him for posting his materials without the foreign agent label.

September 23, 2024 17:59

• Jehovah's Witness* Irina Gezik achieves cancellation of her conditional sentence

  The court in the city of Georgievsk in the Stavropol Territory has cancelled the conditional sentence of Irina Gezik, a Jehovah's Witness*, to which she was sentenced on charges related to an extremism case, and has also expunged her criminal record. This was informed by the human rights project "OVD-Info"**.

September 22, 2024 17:30

• Analysts comment on Govt's decision to reject "hijab law"

  The political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have disagreed on the prospects of the bill proposed by Vladislav Davankov, a former presidential candidate, which gives schools and municipalities the right to ban the wearing of religious clothing.

September 21, 2024 18:58

• Anti-migration raids in Southern Russia are part of recruiting campaign of contract soldiers

  In Southern Russia, authorities have launched an agitation campaign, offering migrants from Central Asia and those who recently received Russian citizenship some remuneration for their consent to be sent to the special military operation (SMO) zone; otherwise these people are threatened with punishment.

September 20, 2024 23:13

• Natives of Ingushetia and Chechnya killed in shooting near “Wildberries” office in Moscow

  As a result of shooting which took place near an office of the “Wildberries” Company in Moscow, Islambek Elmurziev, a 28-year-old master of sports in freestyle wrestling from Ingushetia, and Adam Almazov, a 41-year-old deputy commander of the “Akhmat-1” OMON (riot police) battalion from Chechnya, have been killed, sources report.

September 20, 2024 21:52

• Sentence in absentia for aiding terrorism upheld against Stavropol resident Denis Mamedov

  The military court of appeal upheld the sentence to 16 years of imprisonment for aiding and abetting terrorism pronounced against Denis Mamedov, a former official from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in Stavropol. The above information has been reported by the “OVD-Info”* human rights project.

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.

September 18, 2024 22:40

• Two natives of Northern Caucasus injured in shootout near “Wildberries” office in Moscow

  A shootout took place near an office of the “Wildberries” Company in the centre of Moscow. As a result, at least one person has been killed and several others have been wounded, sources report. Among the victims have been Abubakar Mestoev and Umar Chichaev, mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters from Northern Caucasus, reports Shamil Khadulaev, the chair of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Dagestan.

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