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Case of torture in Ossetian police returned for further investigation
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Case of torture in Ossetian police returned for further investigation
3 November 2023

On October 3, the Leninsky District Court of Vladikavkaz returned the case against ten police officers of the Iristonsky District Department of Internal Affairs, accused of torture that led to the death of the detainee Vladimir Tsakaev, to the prosecutor's office for further investigation. The case was retried - the first sentence was overturned by cassation.

A woman in a hijab and her children were attacked in Moscow
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A woman in a hijab and her children were attacked in Moscow
3 November 2023

On September 26, the police investigation agency of the Troitsko-Novomoskovsky administrative district in Moscow extended the term of the pre-investigation check into the attack by two Muscovites with dogs on a Muslim woman and her children.

Ziyavudin Magomedov files lawsuit against Rosatom
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Ziyavudin Magomedov files lawsuit against Rosatom
3 November 2023

On September 26, Reuters reported on a multi-billion dollar lawsuit filed by Russian tycoon Ziyavudin Magomedov against Rosatom and other companies. The businessman, who is serving a 19-year sentence for creating a criminal group and embezzlement, believes that he is the victim of a state-sanctioned conspiracy.

A mobilized man from Ossetia spoke about the arbitrariness of the military police in Zaporozhye
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A mobilized man from Ossetia spoke about the arbitrariness of the military police in Zaporozhye
3 November 2023

On September 24, in the Ukrainian city of Tokmak, Russian military police officers beat up three servicemen of the 3rd battalion of the 71st regiment, suspecting them of sexual acts with minors.

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Terrorist "jamaat" found in Dagestani colony
3 November 2023

On September 22, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced members of the so-called "prison jamaat" from Colony No. 7 in the Dagestani village of Novo-Tyube to long terms. Makhachkala resident Rasul Magomedov received 24 years in prison as the leader of a terrorist organization, while ordinary members Biybolat Kukuyev, Abdusamad Miriev and Murad Israfilov were sentenced to terms of 18 to 19 years.

Pregnant servicewoman from Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced for failure to report for duty
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Pregnant servicewoman from Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced for failure to report for duty
3 November 2023

On September 17, Kommersant reported the first sentence in Russia for a female servicewoman convicted of unauthorized absence from her unit during mobilization. Corporal Madina Kabaloeva from Kabardino-Balkaria was sentenced to 6 years in a general regime penal colony with a deferred sentence until 2032. The draft dodger was saved from a real term by the presence of a young child and pregnancy, which is why she left the unit.

The ECHR awarded compensation to the family of an activist from Kabardino-Balkaria
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The ECHR awarded compensation to the family of an activist from Kabardino-Balkaria
3 November 2023

On September 14, the European Court of Human Rights published a decision on the case of the Iritov family from Kabardino-Balkaria, who suffered from the arbitrariness of security forces in Nalchik. Each family member was awarded 26 thousand euros in compensation for beatings and refusal to investigate their statements.

A verdict and a dissenting opinion were issued in the case of journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
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A verdict and a dissenting opinion were issued in the case of journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
3 November 2023

On September 12, after two and a half years of trial, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don issued a decision in the case of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, programmer Kemal Tambiev and philanthropist Abubakar Rizvanov. All three were found guilty of participating in a terrorist organization, financing terrorism and organizing the activities of an extremist organization and were sentenced to terms of 17 to 18 years in a maximum security penal colony.

Father of ISIS* financing suspect tells of torture in Ingushetia
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Father of ISIS* financing suspect tells of torture in Ingushetia
3 November 2023

On September 7, the Fortanga website reported on the torture of suspects in a terrorism financing case. The father of one of the defendants, Magomed Derbichev, shared details about how the investigation is being conducted.

In schools in Kabardino-Balkaria, students are prohibited from wearing headscarves and hijab
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In schools in Kabardino-Balkaria, students are prohibited from wearing headscarves and hijab
3 November 2023

In the Zolsky district of Kabardino-Balkaria, schoolgirls were forbidden to attend classes wearing headscarves and hijabs for years. This happened in the villages of Kamennomostskoye, Khabaz, Svetlovodskoye, Bateh.