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Investigators four times refused to institute a criminal case on the kidnapping by Chechen law enforcers of Ibragim Selimkhanov, a native of Dagestan, and the prosecutor’s office once again recognized the above decision on refusal as illegal, the “SK SOS Crisis Group” reported.

The Dagestani Supreme Court (SC) has refused to reduce the prison term of five year appointed to Murad Dadashev, a native of Dagestan, for his posts in the Internet. Dadashev himself has rejected his authorship of the posts.

Policemen have beaten up Konstantin Beltyukov, a resident of Sochi, after he asked them to produce their IDs in response to their demand to give them his documents for examination.

Irina Nikiforyak, the wife of the mobilized man has complained that authorities of the Urupsky District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) brought her two tickets to the circus instead of firewood she has asked for.

The mother of Adam Ozdoev, who was put on the wanted list in the case of an attack on law enforcers in Ingushetia, has again recorded a video appeal to her son urging him to surrender to authorities.

The Supreme Court of Chechnya has cancelled the decision of the court, which for the 13th time recognized as lawful the refusal to institute a criminal case on the torture of Timur Debishev, an actor from Chechnya. Human rights defenders called the above court’s decision rare for Chechnya and encouraging for them.

Ramzan Kadyrov’s statement about the need to return to the front line for Chechen fighters released from the Ukrainian captivity are aimed at preventing surrendering of fighters and fit into the Stalinist traditions, when captivity was considered a disgrace, human rights defenders point out.

The Chegem District Court has fined Khasansh Urusov, a local resident, for his post in a social network.

Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet, has filed a lawsuit, in which he challenges the legality of policemen's actions of disrupting his solo picket in support of the arrested Abdulmumin Gadjiev, his colleague.

In his last plea, Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender from the Volgograd Region, spoke about falsification of his case and violations during the investigation, but the court issued a guilty verdict.

Law enforcers did not send any documents to Svetlana Anokhina, a Dagestani journalist and human rights defender, about initiating a criminal case against her under the article on discrediting the Russian Army, Svetlana herself has stated, noting that she lives abroad.

In the Volgograd Region, a court found human rights defender Igor Nagavkin guilty of stealing jewellery and sentenced him to six years of imprisonment.

Oleg Azizov, a resident of Elista, was mobilized despite having five children and suffering from a spinal hernia. After the Elista City Court had refused to consider the Oleg Azizov’s claim, the case was sent to the garrison court.

The case initiated against the law enforcer accused of beating up Ilya Afrosin, a Krasnodar resident, who died after detention, has been sent to the Prikubansky District Court of Krasnodar.

There is no ventilation in the cell of the Khabarovsk SIZO (pre-trial prison); there is a terrible smell, and it's impossible to sleep on a thin mattress, Apti Visaev, a native of Chechnya, who is accused of plotting a terror act, has stated.

In late 2022, the oppositional Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, became aware of the impending assassination attempt ordered by Chechen authorities.

The cassation instance has refused to satisfy the complaint against the sentence of Abdul Akaev, a native of Dagestan, convicted of financing terrorism. Akaev had transferred money to his brother, not knowing about his involvement in the "Islamic State" (IS)*, a terrorist organization, banned in Russian by the court, his defence has pointed out.

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, announced that five Chechen fighters earlier captured by the Ukrainian armed forces returned to Grozny. The Chechen leader did not meet them, saying that Chechen fighters should have no reason to be captured and that those who returned should again go to the front line.

A comment on a Telegram channel about a shelling attack on the Russian militaries does not discredit them, a court in Kizilyurt decides.

Igor Korotkov has sent an appeal to the Supreme Court (SC) of Adygea against the decision of the court, which had fined him, treating his link in a messenger as dissemination of fake news about the Russian Army.