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At the trial, the defence witnesses have recalled the role of Oleg Orlov and of the "Memorial" he heads in the case of the Gasanguseinov brothers killed by law enforcers in Dagestan, and his work during the military campaigns in Chechnya.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the authorities of Russia to pay 26,000 euros to Temirkhan Amakhanov, a resident of Derbent, recognizing him as a victim of torture by law enforcers. The ECtHR’s decision was pronounced against the backdrop of the Russia’s refusal to implement the decisions of the Strasbourg Court.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognized that Kuban pensioner Klavdiya Kushnikova suffered after the unjustified use of force by the police, being injured in her home.

Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya, who was arrested in Kyrgyzstan in connection with illegal border crossing, has requested temporary asylum, his advocate has informed.

By using torture, law enforcers obtained a confession of theft from Oleg Nosov, a resident of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river), who is under arrest. Human rights defenders have appealed the refusal of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to investigate the use of violence by law enforcers.

Elkhan Suleimanov, a former Minister of Public Health and Deputy Chairman of the Chechen Government, stated that he had resigned of his own free will and left for another country for personal reasons. At the moment of his resignation, Suleimanov treated Kadyrov's health condition as satisfactory and voiced praise for the head of Chechnya.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the Russian authorities to pay 26,000 euros to each of Derbent residents Islam Barzukaev and Gasan Kurbanov in compensation, recognizing that law enforcers forced them to confess to crimes under torture.

After the Supreme Court of Chechnya commuted her sentence, Zarema Musaeva has the right to take into consideration the time served by her in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), as well as to ask for conditional early relief (CER), noted human rights defenders.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay compensation of EUR 26,000 to Aslan Iritov, a resident of Nalchik, recognizing him as a victim in the case of torture by law enforcers.

A resident of Dagestan is seeking social benefits for his wound received in the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine. The Khasavyurt District Court has returned to him the lawsuit filed against the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office).

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has pointed to a violation of the article prohibiting torture and degrading treatment, and obliged Russia to pay EUR 26,000 to each of the human rights defenders, Svetlana Anokhina and Maisarat Kilyaskhanova, who were in the Makhachkala shelter during the visit of law enforcers, who forcibly took away Khalimat Taramova, a native of Chechnya, and also Iraida Smirnova, who was also hiding in the shelter.

Almost six months after his release from a penal colony, Alexander Valov, a blogger from Sochi, still has not succeeded in seeking the return of the money seized from him during a search. Meanwhile, according to Alexander Valov, he intended to use the mentioned money to pay off a fine and compensate for moral damage to MP Yuri Napso.

The human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" has recognized Igor Paskar, convicted of setting fire to a rug near the FSB building in Krasnodar, as a political prisoner, demanding his release and an investigation into his allegations of torture.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has confirmed the conviction of Khusein Batalov and Yusup Dauev in the case of preparing murder motivated by religious hatred. Their defence alleged torture, but the court found these arguments unjustified.

An acquittal for Abdulmumin Gadjiev was unlikely, but given the absence of proofs in the charges, there was hope for a minimum sentence; therefore, the court's decision turned out to be unexpectedly harsh, friends of the Dagestani journalist have stated. In their opinion, appealing the verdict will not lead to the acquittal or any significant reduction in the prison term.

During the years of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) and the rule of Ramzan Kadyrov, thousands of people disappeared in Chechnya, but Russia failed to take measures to investigate their disappearances, says the report by Oleg Orlov and Alexander Cherkasov, human rights defenders.

The decision of the court, which sentenced Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Kemal Tambiev, and Abubakar Rizvanov to long terms of imprisonment, will be challenged, report advocates of the convicts. Friends of Abdulmumin Gadjiev have noted that the severe sentence was pronounced against the backdrop of the lack of real evidence of guilt.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya reduced the term of imprisonment for Zarema Musaeva to five years and replaced the term in a common-security penal colony with a settlement colony.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that in relation to Maxim Lapunov, who had claimed kidnapping and torture in Chechnya because of his sexual orientation, authorities had violated the articles prohibiting torture and discrimination and the right to the freedom and security of person.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has announced the verdict in the case of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev, accused of financing terrorism. They were sentenced to terms from 17 to 18 years in prison.