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There have been no mass complaints to human rights defenders from the colony in Chechnya, whose prisoners complained about the staff’s actions, and their appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov may result in additional punishments.

The court has refused to satisfy the appeal complaint lodged by Vadim Kharchenko*, a blogger from the city of Gelendjik, against his arrest under the slander case against an advocate. Vodim’s parents have stated that publications about their son's sentence violate his rights.

Khamzat Bakhaev, convicted for killing Nemtsov, has achieved his transfer from the Kirov Region of Russia to Chechnya, where his relatives live.

During his interrogation, Artemy Ostanin, a stand-up comedian from Yeysk, apologized for his joke about a disabled person without legs.

Prisoners in a high-security penal colony addressed Ramzan Kadyrov with a complaint against the penitentiary institution’s administration. As a result, the convicts have been subjected to repression and deprived of food.

North-Ossetian Human Rights Commissioner Tamerlan Tsgoev has called for a review of the refusal to institute a criminal case against law enforcers accused of torturing Batraz Gogaev.

Russia is seeking to normalize relations with Azerbaijan after the AZAL plane crash near Aktau: the decision to install a monument to Geidar Aliev and Valentina Matviyenko's visit to Baku were Russia's initiatives to warm relations up, analysts believe.

The State Security Service of Azerbaijan announced the detention of a TikToker who posted on the Internet a video about the movement of military vehicles of the country’s armed forces.

A criminal case was opened against Artemy Ostanin, a stand-up comedian from the city of Yeysk, after his performance in which he joked about a disabled person who had stepped on a mine. Investigators saw his words as an insult to a participant in the special military operation (SMO), but Ostanin himself claims that he was joking about a simple beggar.

A judge has obliged Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of “Batumelebi” and “Netgazeti” outlets, to pay a fine within an administrative case of insulting a police officer. At the hearing on the criminal case of the attack on the police officer, the journalist's defence demanded to challenge the judge, but the motion was dismissed.

A student from Syria studying in Volgograd recorded a video apologizing for his reaction to the Mufti’s words about the events in the Middle East.

The arrest has been imposed on the bank accounts of the “Nanuki Foundation”, “Prosperity Georgia” Foundation, and the Tbilisi Human Rights House.

The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has rejected a complaint lodged by activist Ali Zeynal, arrested in the “Toplum TV” case, who requested an investigation into violence by the police.

Ramzan Kadyrov has awarded the title of "Hero of Chechnya" to Bekkhan Yunusov, the commander of the "Aid" detachment, a policeman from the Moscow Region, convicted of abuse of office and suspected of frauds.

Investigators requested six political migrants to return to Azerbaijan in connection with criminal proceedings.

A fine for using obscene language to blogger from Anapa Yuri Ozarovsky followed his criticism of officials regarding the ineffective solution of problems with fuel oil spills.

Ramzan Kadyrov has ordered to step up raids and confiscate the foodstuffs from the sellers who sell them under unjustified mark-ups and distribute them to those in need, planning to prevent price growth before the Eid al-Fitr.

A state TV channel has released a report containing an apology from a resident of the Urus-Martan District for posting a video about a local hospital.

In Krasnodar, law enforcers have released Mikhail Matyazh, who demanded, at his solo picket, that those responsible for the environmental disaster in Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) be punished. The activist has reported that he was subjected to pressure after his detention.

In the Stavropol Territory, a court sentenced local resident Anna Vorobyova to six years of imprisonment in a penal colony, recognizing her entries posted on a social networking service as dissemination of false information about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces.