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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg awarded compensation to Magomed Abadiev, a convicted resident of Ingushetia, and Dalgat Gamzatov, a resident of Dagestan, who were subjected to inhumane treatment while being transferred to a penal colony.

A court sentenced Makhmud Ibadulaev, a resident of Makhachkala, to two years and two months of imprisonment, recognizing him as an active participant of the extremist organization “Union of Rus’ Slavic Forces”*.

Anonymous Telegram channels have published the addresses of synagogues and the names of the rabbis in Stavropol, Krasnodar, Sochi, Nalchik and Derbent, accompanied by anti-Semitic statements. There are no direct calls for violence, but mentions are made of "Israeli terrorists" in the Caucasus, who "are closing our mosques and building their own synagogues."

The Prosecutor's Office (PO) has appealed against the verdict passed to human rights defender, Oleg Orlov, who was fined on charges of discrediting the Russian Army, and demanded to sentence him to three years in colony.

A former employee of the Gunib District Hospital is claiming 7 million roubles from her employer and the Republican Centre for Infectious Diseases, which failed to notify her of her HIV-positive status. Her colleagues knew about her diagnosis, but hid this information from her and did not prescribe her the proper treatment, human rights defenders have reported.

The Astrakhan Regional Court refused to cancel the decision to transfer Abdul-Malik Albagachiev, a native of Ingushetia, to prison, the “Public Verdict” Foundation* reported in its Telegram channel.

The military prosecutor’s office is to investigate the information about illegal punishments in torture pits at a training ground in Volgograd, but law enforcers are likely to direct more efforts to search for the informant who reported them, note military lawyers.

Law enforcement bodies must respond to death threats against Magomed Alamov and ensure the safety of his family, activists of 13 human rights organizations have stated in their appeal to authorities.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized the violation of the rights of Islam Yandiev, sentenced to life imprisonment within the case of the terror act committed at the Domodedovo Airport, and awarded him compensation of EUR 1000, although Russia had refused to comply with the decisions of the ECtHR.

For several years, relatives controlled Marina Yandieva, a resident of Ingushetia, around the clock after her first attempt to escape, and also organized rituals to expel the genies from her.

Law enforcers have questioned Alyona Sadovskaya, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, detained in Nazran, and released her. The detention was preceded by Alyona's travel to the house of relatives of Marina Yandieva, who had fled from domestic violence.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has awarded compensation to Sharpuddi Israilov, who claimed being tortured in Chechnya in 2004-2005, as well as his complaint about the murder of his son Umar (Alikhan) Israilov, who had worked in the security service of the head of Checnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

Adam Kadyrov, a son of the leader of Chechnya, was awarded the Order of Merit for the Karachay-Cherkessian n Republic, announced Rashid Temrezov, the leader of the region. Telegram users called for the merits of 15-year-old Adam Kadyrov to be listed.

Investigators have explained their refusal to open a case on torturing Kurban Gadjiev, a former law enforcer, by the fact that the complaint was late, and the information was not confirmed. Allegations of torture were filed repeatedly, but no inquiry was conducted properly, the advocate has stated.

The police put on the wanted list Philip Kozlov (Philippenzo), an artist from Volgograd, who left Russia after searches in his apartment and studio.

The court has sentenced a resident of Krasnodar to a fine, considering her "Like" put to a photo with the flag of Ukraine in the "WhatsApp"* group as discrediting Russian militaries.

The issue of banning namazes (Friday prayers) at the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU) has been taken under the control of the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and is being resolved.

The "Team against Torture" (TaT)* has informed Ingush authorities of about the threat to kill Magomed Alamov, a human rights defender, but there was no reaction to this. Marina Yandieva, who fled from domestic violence and was given a lift by Alamov, has asked the Russian Ombudsperson to intervene in the situation.

The court has recovered 20,000 roubles from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) as compensation for Marat Ismailov, a lawyer from Dagestan, who was detained while passing by a picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Ismailov, who had claimed 40,000 roubles, filed a complaint with the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan.

In Ingushetia, cases of law enforcers' use of prohibited interrogation methods are frequent, but only single of them are brought to justice. Meantime, in Russia as a whole, not a single sentence has been passed under the article on abuse of power with the use of torture since the article was added to the Criminal Code, human rights defenders have noted.