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In the case on the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, the judge prevented the defence from clarifying the situation with pressure on Zarina Isoeva, a prosecution witness, who claimed receiving threats with demands not to testify at trial. This was stated by advocate Zaurbek Sadakhanov.

In Yerevan, the court has found Herbert Gevorkyan, a member of the art group "Counterstrike", guilty of disobedience to the lawful demand of the police and sentenced him to a fine of about 111 US dollars. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the activist.

Residents of the village of Mesker-Yurt believe that the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) by itself will not return their sons, brothers, and husbands, who disappeared in 2002 during a special operation carried out by soldiers. The villagers told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the government should continue the investigation.

Zarina Isoeva, a concierge, who is a witness in the murder case of the politician Boris Nemtsov, has stated that in May-June this year, she received threats with a demand not to testify at the trial.

According to the results of the nationwide research project "Sober Russia" and the Expert-Analytical Centre of the Public Chamber, published today, the leader is Chechnya with 12.8 points; then come Ingushetia (14.51) and Dagestan (15.11).

Today, Sergey Mochalnikov, an official from the Russia's Ministry of Energy (MoE), has suggested the authorities of the Rostov Region to turn to the country's leadership for help in paying wage debts to "Kingcoul" miners.

The inmates of the colony, located in the village of Kochubeevskoe, Stavropol Territory (known as IK-2), fail to receive the due medical care, are kept in poor conditions and get miserable wages for their work, the prosecutor's office has stated, demanding from the Territorial Department of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) to force the colony bosses to eliminate all the revealed violations.

The today's session of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic, which considered the complaint against the sentence to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, began with the defence's motion, which demanded to disqualify the whole court composition. The motion was rejected.

On November 22, at the preparatory court hearing in the case against journalist Fikret Faramazoglu, the court dismissed the defence motions to close the criminal case and change the pre-trial restriction measure.

Elbert Kharsiev, a figurant in the case of a group of young people, who had plotted terror acts in Ingushetia and Moscow, had a grenade planted on him during a search, said his father.

The US does not recognize the legitimacy of the agreement on the joint grouping of forces, concluded between Russia and Abkhazia. This was stated by John Kirby, US State Department Spokesman.

At her blog on the website of the Human Rights Council under the Russian President (HRC), Elena Masyuk, a member of the HRC, has reported that the Tver Court of Moscow has registered a claim filed by human rights defenders to cancel the results of the elections to Public Oversight Commissions (POCs).

Khasan Baroev, a Greco-Roman wrestler, has stated he has never used doping and he does not intend to give up his silver medal, obtained at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. At a press conference, he has announced the intention to file a collective lawsuit against WADA in the nearest future.

In the case against Khasan Zakaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of involvement in the seizure of the Dubrovka Theatre in 2002, the victim party will file civil claims for compensation for damage. This was announced by Karinna Moskalenko, a representative of the victim party, at the court hearing held on November 22.

Five persons detained during a special operation and suspected of plotting terror acts are charged. One of them, Magomed Amatkhanov, has admitted that he stayed in Syria and was a member of the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by court.

Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has handed down two decisions on the claims submitted by 16 relatives of the Chechen residents, one of whom was killed by power agents and others went missing. The total compensation amount made 1.129 million euros, says the today's statement posted on the website of the "Legal Initiative".

Today, Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was taken to the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic, where his complaint against the verdict is considered. The court has rejected the defence's motions demanding to disqualify the presiding judge.

After the prosecutor had announced her confessions given during the preliminary investigation, Varvara Karaulova, a former student of the Moscow State University, said that the investigator misunderstood her; and that she gave confessions without her advocate present

Igor Vasiliev, the leader of the Sochi branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), has sent an appeal to the Russian Supreme Court against the decision of the Krasnodar Territorial Court, which refused to cancel the State Duma election outcome at the single-mandate constituency No. 50. Vasiliev asks to cancel the decision and satisfy his claim, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

In 2002, Khasan Zakaev with militants intended to capture not the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre, but the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, the prosecutor said in court. Zakaev has confessed of transporting the firearms only, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the courtroom.