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June 30, 2023 18:08

• Two Astrakhan activists leave Russia due to law enforcers' threats

  The spouses Yaroslav Savin and Marina Mitaleva, activists from Astrakhan, have left Russia, fearing a fabrication of a criminal case because of their civil position.

June 30, 2023 14:14

• Insider* doubts the Chechen origin of "Akhmat-1" satellite

  The intellectual work of assembling the "Akhmat-1" satellite, the launch of which Ramzan Kadyrov has reported, was not carried out in Chechnya, while the parts thereof were bought in China, Vitaly Egorov, an astronautics promoter, has pointed out in a conversation with the Insider*.

June 29, 2023 16:54

• Prisoner from Stavropol Territory sentenced to new term for giving oath to IS*

  The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Nikita Potselov to 10.5 years of freedom deprivation, taking into account his previous verdict. According to the Court, while in a Stavropol colony, he took the oath of allegiance to the leader of the "Islamic State"*.

June 29, 2023 16:03

• In Krasnodar Territory, student expelled for promoting gender reassignment

  Maxim Belomytsev, a student of the Kuban State University, was expelled for promoting gender reassignment on his social media page. Earlier, protocols on LGBT propaganda and discrediting the Russian Armed Forces were drawn up against him.

June 29, 2023 15:39

• Amid situation with "Wagner", Ingush Council of Teips urges to release activists

  The Council of Teips (Family Clans) of the Ingush People has asked Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to release the Ingush activists. The council members have recalled the termination of the criminal case against Evgeny Prigozhin, the founder of "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC), who was accused of rebellion. In their opinion, Ingush activists are imprisoned for much lesser offenses.

June 29, 2023 15:03

• Court denies complaint of Dagestani policeman on torture and case falsification

  The cassation instance has found the arguments of the defence about torture and falsification of the criminal case against Ruslan Magomedov, a former policeman from Dagestan, sentenced to three years in colony for drug possession, to be unproved.

June 29, 2023 14:29

• Contract soldier convicted in Nalchik for service evasion

  The Nalchik Military Court has sentenced Mukhadin Kunizhev, a local resident, to one year in jail, finding him guilty of leaving his military unit without command's permission. The "Yuga" newspaper has reported this in its Telegram channel, citing the press service of the court.

June 28, 2023 16:29

• Social media users argue about responsibility of fashion show organizers in Makhachkala

  When commenting on the graduation fashion show of students of a specialized art school in Makhachkala, some Instagram* users stated that no blasphemy should go unpunished, and the punishment for it is provided for by the law.

June 28, 2023 16:25

• Twenty-three thousand people demand to investigate Selima Ismailova’s disappearance

  The police should report the whereabouts of Selima Ismailova, who escaped from domestic violence, who was taken away from a Moscow airport by Chechen law enforcers, authors of a petition claim. They demand from the Russian Minister of Internal Affairs to take the case under his personal control and transfer the investigation into the case to Moscow.

June 28, 2023 16:12

• College principal in Makhachkala reprimanded for fashion show

  After a scandalous fashion show, the Dagestani Ministry of Culture has taken action against the leadership of the Dagestani Arts School.

June 28, 2023 14:03

• Rights defenders comment on sending "Akhmat" to Moscow during rebellion

  The engagement of the Chechen "Akhmat" units to suppress the rebellion launched by Evgeny Prigozhin, the head of the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC), has shown the Kremlin's special attitude towards Kadyrov people, human rights defenders have noted.

June 27, 2023 18:57

• Defence of Dagestani coach Arslanbekov achieves judge challenge

  The court has satisfied the demand to challenge the judge, which was put forward by the defence of Timur Arslanbekov, a coach from Buynaksk, accused of assaulting a law enforcer.

June 27, 2023 18:43

• PO refuses to drop the case against Sochi pensioner Atamanchuk

  Vladimir Atamanchuk, a pensioner from Sochi, has appealed to the local prosecutor's office (PO) with a demand to stop his criminal prosecution under the article on discrediting the Russian Army, but received a formal reply.

June 27, 2023 18:28

• Activist Berezikov’s defender leaves Russia after searches

  Advocate Irina Gak has left Russia after the death of her client Anatoly Berezikov in a special detention centre in Rostov-on-Don and searches in her house. This is reported by the human rights project “OVD-Info”*.

June 27, 2023 15:12

• In Makhachkala, administration of specialized art school explains scandalous fashion show

  A theatrical costume in the graduation work of a design student, which outraged users of the social media, has nothing to do with religious symbols, announces the administration of a specialized art school in Makhachkala. The Dagestani Ministry of Culture reported about the official investigation into the incident.

June 26, 2023 20:58

• Students' fashion show in Makhachkala gives rise to morality fighters

  College students in Makhachkala presented a fashion show, during which some models walked down the runway carrying religious symbols. Some commentators in social networks have demanded to fire the college bosses for insulting believers' feelings.

June 26, 2023 20:52

• Volgograd political analyst questioned in connection with Prigozhin's rebellion

  In Volgograd, Law enforcers have searched the apartment of Mikhail Serenko, a journalist and a political analyst, after which he was interrogated as a witness in the criminal case opened in connection with the Evgeny Prigozhin's armed rebellion.

June 26, 2023 18:46

• Kadyrov links Prigozhin's rebellion with latter's personal ambitions

  The reason for the armed rebellion launched by Evgeny Prigozhin, the head of "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC) was in his personal ambitions and the resentment due to his failed business deals, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated.

June 25, 2023 22:14

• Lawyers comment on prosecution's position in Gadjiev's case

  After the state prosecutor has ignored experts' conclusions and demanded 19 years in colony for Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev each, the court would not dare to pass an acquittal, but could impose a softer sentence, the advocates believe.

June 25, 2023 17:18

• Prigozhin announces stop of march on Moscow

  Evgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC), said that he had stopped his march on Moscow, was turning his columns back and taking them to field camps. Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian President, has treated this as the result of his negotiations with Prigozhin.