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A court has limited the defence of journalist Alexander Nozdrinov during the trial in his case, and his advocate will not be able to attend at the next court hearing due to the judge’s complaint.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has awarded compensation to Roman Stasyuk, a Stavropol resident, who was beaten up by law enforcers in Budyonnovsk in 2018.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) examined the complaints filed by residents of Chechnya, Dagestan, and Astrakhan, convicted in Russia on the basis of testimonies obtained under torture, and awarded them compensation. The decision was made against the backdrop of the Russia’s refusal to comply with the decisions of the ECtHR.

A court in Essentuki has placed under house arrest a resident of Ingushetia, detained on suspicion of attacking law enforcers at a rally in Magas.

Ayub Tuntuev, a former employee of the security service of the President of Chechnya, was subjected to torture in the colony by law enforcers, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has stated and awarded Tuntuev's heiress compensation of EUR 12,500.

In the new version of the chapter on the Great Patriotic War, which was sharply criticized by residents of Northern Caucasus, the deportation is called a "tragic history page." It follows from the photo posted by the "Baza" outlet.

It is planned to build a new mosque in the south of Moscow in Akhmat Kadyrov Street, President Putin has approved this plan, the head of Chechnya has reported after his meeting with the Russian President.

The Volgograd Regional Court has refused to satisfy the appeal complaint lodged by Danila Khamidulin, a conscript, who asked to replace his military service with an alternative civilian service (ACS) due to his religious beliefs. A lawyer from the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) claims that Khamidulin had violated the deadline for filing an application.

In Khasavyurt, a court suspended the trial in a case against Eduard Ataev while the prosecutor’s office considered the complaint filed by the activist about the actions of law enforcers during his detention.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found a violation of articles on the prohibition of torture and the right to a fair trial in relation to Lechi Gadamauiri, a native of Ingushetia, who was sentenced to 19 years of imprisonment in a case on the “Ordzhonikidze jamaat”, and also obliged Russia to pay compensation.

The Volgograd Regional Court denied Maxim Peshkov, a 27-year-old conscript from Kamyshin, the right to a deferment from military service, despite his serious illnesses.

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Ramzan Kadyrov to discuss social and economic issues, but the leader of Chechnya claimed that there were no problems in the republic.

While serving their sentences in a colony, Rasul Magomedov, Biybolat Kukuev, Abdusamad Miriev and Murad Israpilov, natives of Dagestan, took part in a terrorist organization, the court has established and sentenced them to prison terms from 18 to 24 years.

Zarema Musaeva has been sent to the settlement colony located in the town of Argun. Her advocates are preparing documents for her conditional early relief (CER), the project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" has reported in its Telegram channel.

Law enforcers brought seriously ill activist Yuri Trubachyov to court, where he was fined 15,000 roubles due to his participation in a video against a landfill.

Alexander Nozdrinov, a journalist from the Krasnodar Territory, called a criminal case on fakes about the Russian army fabricated. In his final speech, the journalist emphasized that he was not guilty. The case file contains no evidence of Alexander Nozdrinov’s guilt, reports the defence.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court has sentenced Khizir Kugotov, a contract soldier, to a year in colony, finding him guilty of leaving his military unit without permission.

A court in Makhachkala has obliged investigators to check the actions of the policemen, who had detained journalist Magomed Magomedov during his solo picket.

A man mobilized from North Ossetia has accused military policemen of beating and torture, and of nationality-based insults. Sergey Menyailo, the head of North Ossetia, has treated this attitude towards military servicemen as unacceptable.

The testimonies of victims in the death case of Pskov paratroopers are used in every criminal case on this incident, and are not related to a specific defendant. Human rights defenders have stated this when commenting on testimonies at the trial of the case of Alavdi Batykaev, a native of Chechnya.