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The Prosecutor's Office (PO) of the Tsentralny District of Volgograd has invited the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to consider on the merits the appeal lodged of Roman Melnichenko about the disclosure of his personal data on air of the local TV Company.

The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has restored the right to file an appeal against a court’s decision for Chechen resident Saikhat Susaeva, whose husband disappeared after being detained by Russian militaries in 2000.

Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, convicted within a theft case, has achieved a visit of a prosecutor's office employee and members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Leninsk, where Igor is kept.

Residents of Volny Aul and other villages located not far from Nalchik reported that they were awakened by submachine gun fire and explosions. Some people decided not to let their children go to school.

In North Ossetia, law enforcers detained a man who, according to the investigators’ version, intended to join a Ukrainian armed formation. A case on attempted high treason is being investigated and the suspect has been arrested.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, introduced in the territory of Nalchik and the Cherek District, was preceded by the CTO, announced on July 3, 2021, in the cities of Nalchik and Baksan. Then, law enforcers killed five suspected militants.

In the Rostov Region, law enforcers have reported detention of a student from one of Moscow higher schools suspected of being an accomplice of Ukrainian special services.

A court in Makhachkala has tightened the freedom restriction measure for three policemen, who had been under house arrest within the death case of the detainee Kurban Dalgatov.

The likelihood that Seda Suleimanova, a native of Chechnya, is dead is quite high, and the suspicions are intensified after a statement of her repeated escape voiced by her relatives, suggests Seda’s friend Lena Patyaeva.

Migrants in the regions of Southern Russia complain about violations of their rights during police raids after the terror act at the Crocus City Hall, but those raids are not as large-scale as the raids on foreigners after political conflicts with post-Soviet republics, human rights defenders note.

The visiting rate of employees of the Chechen Ministry for Nationalities and of its subordinate institutions at polling stations in Grozny on the days of the presidential election was ensured in accordance with the Mayoralty's plan, which was ultimately exceeded, the ministry has informed.

The defence has demanded the personal presence of Oleg Orlov* when the court considers his complaint about being recognized as a foreign agent, but the judge has denied this request. The trial has been postponed until April 25.

Investigators have accused in absentia Zalina Marshenkulova, a journalist from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), for placing posts justifying terrorism in her Telegram channel.

Law enforcers have searched the home of Valery Bailo, a 66-year-old Jehovah's Witness* from the Krasnodar Territory, after which he was placed into custody.

Law enforcers did not interfere with the picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev; they only copied the picketers' personal data, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet, has informed.

The interregional public organization of advocates and lawyers “Initiative 2018” sent an appeal to the UN and the investigating authorities of Russia concerning the disclosure of personal data and the harassment of activists, which was organized by the “Volgograd-1” TV Channel.

The effectiveness of the investigation into the death of Askhab Uspanov is questionable, since the Chechen authorities ignored what happened, human rights defenders emphasize.

The health state of Zarema Musaeva in a penal colony is deteriorating: the woman has to take increased dose of insulin and painkillers. Zarema Musaeva was subjected to medical examination at the Republican Hospital of Chechnya, but is not receiving adequate medical treatment, her advocate reports.

The government of Dagestan has instructed local authorities and public organizations to provide support to relatives and friends of the militaries, who have gone missing in the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine.

The announcement of the testimonies given by Mikhail Balabanov during the preliminary investigation could make the verdict heavier, since it contains a confession of hatred towards Russian leadership, lawyers have stated. In their opinion, the defence is unlikely to be able to challenge this confession.