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The transfer of Khamzat Bakhaev, one of the figurants in the Boris Nemtsov’s murder case, means that his custody conditions will noticeably improve. Nemtsov's defence does not oppose Bakhaev's transfer, since he is the only convict, whose guilt was not proven beyond doubt.

Chechen law enforcers have detained Larisa Zakrailova, a local resident, for providing occult services. Adam Elzhurkaev, a doctor at the Centre for Islamic Medicine, has scolded her on the air of the “Grozny” Chechen State TV and Radio Company (ChSTRC), after which the woman "repented."

In Novosibirsk, Elena Tardasova-Yun held a solo picket with the demand to find out the fate of Seda Suleimanova, who was taken away by her relatives to Chechnya.

Law enforcers have forced a 19-year-old resident of Nazran, suspected of justifying terrorism, to apologize on camera. The young man repented of posting a video and comments, expressing regret that this could lead to problems for his family.

Lawyers and a human rights defender have criticized the interpretation of the mention of Alexei Navalny as grounds for criminal prosecution. They treat it as an intimidation instrument, since the name and image of the opposition leader are not a manifestation of extremism.

At the first hearing in the case on disorganization of the operation of the penal colony, Zarema Musaeva refused to admit guilt. The Shali City Court extended her arrest for six months.

The people, who intended to organize a gathering in the village of Chokh with the demand to cancel the decision to transfer pasture lands for urban development, faced pressure from law enforcers. The activists were not allowed to hold a gathering.

The parents of athlete Anna Tsomartova, who went missing in Kaspiysk, have been dismissed from their jobs at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Among the reasons for their dismissal, sources mention the parents’ criticism of the investigative bodies and their unwillingness to enter into conflict with the FSB.

An underage pupil of a Stavropol school has become a defendant in a criminal case of vandalism after being detained on the anniversary of Alexei Navalny's death.

Yerevan protesters have blocked traffic in front of the building of the Investigating Committee (IC), demanding its fair reaction to the statement about the torture of Tigran Ulubabyan, a Karabakh refugee, at a police station.

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.