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In Dagestan, the court found the placement of a prisoner in a punishment cell illegal for night prayer
Human rights
In Dagestan, the court found the placement of a prisoner in a punishment cell illegal for night prayer
6 March 2025

The Izberbash City Court of Dagestan partially satisfied the complaint of a prisoner of IK-15 in Norilsk, a resident of the republic, Vitaly Silaev. He demanded that his placement in a punishment cell for night ablution and prayer be declared illegal and that he be awarded compensation for moral damages.

In Dagestan, two girls were convicted of brewing coffee over the Eternal Flame
Society
In Dagestan, two girls were convicted of brewing coffee over the Eternal Flame
6 March 2025

The Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced Makhachkala residents Yuliana Aliyeva and Maryam Chunkova to one year of probation. They were found guilty of brewing coffee over the Eternal Flame under the article on insulting the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland.

Ministry of Internal Affairs: 27 members of illegal armed groups were eliminated in the North Caucasus
Society
Ministry of Internal Affairs: 27 members of illegal armed groups were eliminated in the North Caucasus
6 March 2025

In 2024, 27 members of illegal armed groups were eliminated in the North Caucasus, another 135 were detained. This was reported by the head of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

Financier who fled Georgia said he had dirt on Ivanishvili
Politics
Financier who fled Georgia said he had dirt on Ivanishvili
5 March 2025

The day before, it became known that Giorgi Bachiashvili, the former financier of billionaire founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, had fled Georgia. The founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party accuses Bachiashvili of stealing bitcoins, the value of which reached $39 million. The trial in this case has been going on since 2023: at that time, the accused was banned from leaving the country, and the bail amounted to 2.5 million lari.

Natives of the North Caucasus Federal District received real terms for participating in a fight with citizens of Tajikistan
Society
Natives of the North Caucasus Federal District received real terms for participating in a fight with citizens of Tajikistan
5 March 2025

13 natives of the North Caucasus republics received real terms on charges of hooliganism due to a mass fight with citizens of Tajikistan that took place in Moscow.

Prisoners from Ingushetia and other Muslims are being humiliated in a Mordovian colony
Human rights
Prisoners from Ingushetia and other Muslims are being humiliated in a Mordovian colony
5 March 2025

The rights of Muslim prisoners, including those from Ingushetia, are being violated in IK-5 in Mordovia. They are forbidden to pray and speak their native language, they are kept in harsh conditions, and they are not paid for their work. This information was shared by the Telegram channel "Fortanga", citing its sources.

Azerbaijan rejects information about torture of Karabakh prisoners
Human rights
Azerbaijan rejects information about torture of Karabakh prisoners
5 March 2025

Azerbaijani Ombudsman Sabina Aliyeva visited the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh in the pretrial detention center of the State Security Service. She received and listened to Ruben Vardanyan, Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkady Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, David Babayan and other prisoners, who are called "Karabakh separatists" in Baku.

The ECHR awarded Novaya Gazeta and its journalists compensation for threats from the Chechen authorities
Human rights
The ECHR awarded Novaya Gazeta and its journalists compensation for threats from the Chechen authorities
5 March 2025

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld the complaint of Novaya Gazeta and its employees, filed in connection with threats from the Chechen leadership. The ECHR awarded the corresponding compensation: 7,500 euros to the newspaper, 9,800 euros each to its directors Dmitry Muratov and Sergei Kozheurov, as well as journalist Elena Milashina.

Four people declared
Society
Four people declared "militants" killed in Dagestan
5 March 2025

Four men were killed during a counter-terrorist operation in Kaspiysk, Dagestan. According to security forces, they were planning an attack on a law enforcement facility. When attempting to detain them, the attackers opened fire on traffic police officers.

In Dagestan, parents of a man killed by police held pickets
Human rights
In Dagestan, parents of a man killed by police held pickets
4 March 2025

The parents of Kurban Dalgatov, who died as a result of torture in the Sovetsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Makhachkala, held single-person pickets. They expressed their disagreement with the lenient sentence for one of the defendants, former employee of the criminal investigation department of the district department of internal affairs Islam Atavov. He made a deal with the investigation and was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison.