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Viktoriya Goncharova, an animal rights activist from Adygea, was sentenced to imprisonment without actual evidence of her participation in the “Right-Wing Sector”*, claims the human rights project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial”.

Grozny hosted ceremonial events on the occasion of the 205th anniversary of the city, which were highlighted by congratulations on the birthday of the leader of the republic and awards for his children.

A court of appeal upheld the sentence of Sergey Yunusov, native of Gudermes, who was sentenced to two years of imprisonment on charges of leaving a military unit in Dagestan without permission.

After a search, law enforcers have detained Victor Pivovarov, a priest from the city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban, who had earlier been fined for discrediting the Russian Army. His assistant Ilya Sigida was arrested for two days for disobeying law enforcers' demands.

A court in the Russian city of Volgodonsk has fined Aram Khachatryan, a pensioner, by 30,000 roubles, treating his pacifist posts in the social network as discrediting the Russian Army.

The criminal case against Bogdan Zayats, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, accused of calls for terrorism and extremist activities, has been brought to court. He faces up to seven years in prison.

Adam, the son of Ramzan Kadyrov, who had beaten up the arrested Nikita Zhuravel at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), has been awarded the title of Hero of Chechnya, Adam Delimkhanov, a Russian State Duma MP, has informed. He has noted that Adam Kadyrov achieved success in sports combat, as well as in studying the Koran.

The case of Batraz Misikov, a blogger from North Ossetia, accused of extremism for his post on the Telegram, has been closed due to the statute of limitations, but he intends to seek full rehabilitation and has already appealed to the Supreme Court. His colleagues and friends explain his decision as a desire for justice, although they doubt that it was worth challenging such a court decision.

Law enforcers have put a female resident of Sunzha on the wanted list, treating her as a participant in the hostilities in Syria.

The Nalchik City Court has received an administrative protocol against Tamerlan Ivanov, who was charged with discrediting the Russian Army.

In the village of Zalukokoazhe, a school administration allowed Muslim schoolgirls wearing hijabs to attend classes after a public outcry caused by a ban on religious clothing.

In Adygea, a court recognized comments posted on social networks by disabled person Vladimir Karmanov as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and obliged him to pay a fine.

The case of Adam Madaev, a Chechen resident, who was fined for posting comments in an oppositional channel, indicates that law enforcers continue having interest in the resources of critics of the authorities; the case also demonstrates a new practice of fabricating charges, the interviewed human rights defenders believe.

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning the politically motivated abduction and prosecution of Zarema Musaeva. This document is important not only as a call for Musaeva's liberation, but also as a statement of human rights violations in Chechnya, Abubakar Yangulbaev has noted.

In several villages of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), girls wearing hijabs were not allowed into schools; it follows from posted videos. Social network users were outraged by this practice; and the republic's Muftiate has announced that it had convinced officials not to prevent schoolgirls from wearing hijabs.

A court in Bishkek has sentenced Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of illegally crossing the Kyrgyz border, to six months in colony followed by deportation. Movlaev, who fears persecution by Chechen authorities, has asked in court to be sentenced to the maximum term, his advocate has explained.

In Northern Caucasus, mass torture, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances occur; and in Chechnya, brutal suppression of political opponents, infringement of women's rights and persecution of people of non-traditional sexual orientation are widespread.

The information claimed by Abdul-Malik Albagachiev, a native of Ingushetia, about insufficient medical care for him in a penal colony and the beating of another prisoner by employees has not been confirmed, reports the Prosecutor’s Office of the Astrakhan Region. The check was carried out superficially and biasedly, suggests a defender of Abdul-Malik Albagachiev.

The authorities of Poland refused to provide asylum to Rakiat Kodzoeva, a native of Ingushetia, and her children. The woman faces deportation to her homeland, despite statements by human rights defenders about the threat of fabricating a criminal case against Rakiat Kodzoeva in Russia.

After conducting a check, the police refused to open a criminal case against Adam Kadyrov for beating up Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, committed at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). The court in Grozny has set a date for the first session on Zhuravel's case" he is accused of burning the Koran.