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Human rights activists called on the ICC to issue arrest warrants for Russian officials and propagandists
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Human rights activists called on the ICC to issue arrest warrants for Russian officials and propagandists
7 June 2024

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Alexei Gromov, TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov, RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, head of the Rossiya Segodnya media group Dmitry Kiselev and presenter Sergei Mardan may be subject to drastic measures from the International Criminal Court. This means issuing a warrant for their arrest.

A resident of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic was convicted for the phrase “Glory to Ukraine” in an online game
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A resident of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic was convicted for the phrase “Glory to Ukraine” in an online game
7 June 2024

The Circassian City Court sentenced a local resident to 400 hours of compulsory labor. The reason was the phrase “Glory to Ukraine” in the nickname he used in an online game.

The cost of defending the killer Khangoshvili in court
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The cost of defending the killer Khangoshvili in court
7 June 2024

FSB killer Vadim Krasikov, serving a life sentence in Germany for the murder of Chechen field commander Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, was defended in a German court for 6,000 euros a day. This amount was paid to the lawyer by Russia through the Fund for Support and Protection of the Rights of Compatriots operating in Europe. It is controlled by Russian intelligence services. More details in our video.

131 people are on trial for participation in mass riots at Makhachkala airport
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131 people are on trial for participation in mass riots at Makhachkala airport
6 June 2024

There are 131 defendants in the case of mass riots at Makhachkala airport. Eight of them are wanted.

The court will consider the protocol against a journalist from Dagestan for failure to comply with “foreign agent status”
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The court will consider the protocol against a journalist from Dagestan for failure to comply with “foreign agent status”
6 June 2024

The Makhachkala court received a protocol on violation of “foreign agency” legislation in relation to journalist Idris Yusupov. In April, police conducted a second search of his home. A mobile phone and two laptops were confiscated from the owner. After this, the journalist was taken to the Center for Emergency Operations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Dagestan.

One of the most famous opposition figures left under arrest in Azerbaijan
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One of the most famous opposition figures left under arrest in Azerbaijan
6 June 2024

The Baku Court of Appeal refused to transfer one of the leaders of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) and the Musavat party, Tofig Yagublu, from a pre-trial detention center to house arrest. During the meeting, he harshly criticized the judges and the ruling regime of Azerbaijan.

A man will be tried in Dagestan for participating in the organization “Citizens of the USSR”, which does not recognize the Russian Federation
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A man will be tried in Dagestan for participating in the organization “Citizens of the USSR”, which does not recognize the Russian Federation
5 June 2024

Makhachkala resident Kadi Gadzhiev was accused of participating in an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code) called “Citizens of the USSR.” According to investigators, he was a member of the executive committee of the Makhachkala City Council of People's Deputies of the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as part of the RSFSR/USSR, a structural division of the MOO USSR.

A resident of Chechnya was fined for publishing an “extremist” song
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A resident of Chechnya was fined for publishing an “extremist” song
5 June 2024

The Shatoisky District Court in Chechnya brought local resident Tamerlan Dzhabrailov to administrative responsibility for distributing songs of the Chechen bard Timur Mutsuraev. The defendant posted in the public domain the composition “Chechen Carthage,” which begins with the words “tribal prison, executioner empire.”

In Ingushetia, a girl received a suspended sentence for selling her child
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In Ingushetia, a girl received a suspended sentence for selling her child
4 June 2024

A court in Magas found a 22-year-old resident of Ingushetia guilty of selling her newborn child and sentenced her to a suspended sentence. According to investigators, in October 2022, in Nazran, a mother sold her child to a 57-year-old woman for 100 thousand rubles. The criminal case against the buyer has been separated into separate proceedings.

In Dagestan, the sentence of a political prisoner who condemned the crimes of the Russian Federation in Ukraine was tightened
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In Dagestan, the sentence of a political prisoner who condemned the crimes of the Russian Federation in Ukraine was tightened
4 June 2024

The Khasavyurt City Court of Dagestan re-examined the criminal case against 54-year-old local resident Shakhban Abakargadzhiev about “fakes” about the army. As a result, instead of a three-year term of correctional labor, the accused was given a five-year sentence.