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A criminal case was opened on the fact of the attack on Milashina and Nemov in Chechnya
Human rights
A criminal case was opened on the fact of the attack on Milashina and Nemov in Chechnya
6 July 2023

A criminal case on the grounds of deliberate infliction of bodily harm was initiated in Chechnya in connection with the attack on journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov.

Zarema Musaeva, sentenced to 5 and a half years, cannot legally be kept in a colony due to illness
Human rights
Zarema Musaeva, sentenced to 5 and a half years, cannot legally be kept in a colony due to illness
5 July 2023

Zarema Musayeva, who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison the day before by a court in Grozny, cannot serve her sentence due to her health condition. She has insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes, according to the Anti-Torture Team.

Brutal and indiscriminate “cleansing” of Roshni-Chu village: stories of some detainees
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Brutal and indiscriminate “cleansing” of Roshni-Chu village: stories of some detainees
5 July 2023

On July 5, 2001, in the village of Roshni-Chu, the day before, blocked from all sides by armored vehicles and troops, a "cleansing" operation began. Employees of Russian and republican law enforcement agencies took part in it.

Regions of the North Caucasus Federal District named among the poorest
Economy
Regions of the North Caucasus Federal District named among the poorest
5 July 2023

Ingushetia, North Ossetia, KChR and six other regions failed to reduce the level of poverty in 2022. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Russian Cabinet of Ministers Tatiana Golikova.

A contract soldier from Dagestan who fought in Ukraine was convicted for visiting his sick father
Human rights
A contract soldier from Dagestan who fought in Ukraine was convicted for visiting his sick father
5 July 2023

A court in Makhachkala sentenced Rabiul Berkikhanov, a serviceman from Dagestan, to five years and five months in prison. He participated in the war with Ukraine as a volunteer and was forced to leave the war zone a month before the end of the contract to visit his single father suffering from a stroke.

Elena Milashina and Alexander Nemov spoke about injuries sustained as a result of beatings in Grozny
Human rights
Elena Milashina and Alexander Nemov spoke about injuries sustained as a result of beatings in Grozny
5 July 2023

The journalist Yelena Milashina and the lawyer Alexander Nemov, who were attacked in Chechnya yesterday morning, were transported to a hospital in Beslan in the afternoon, and in the evening of the same day they were taken to Moscow by a special plane.

Three regions of the North Caucasus Federal District are leading in terms of birth rate
Society
Three regions of the North Caucasus Federal District are leading in terms of birth rate
5 July 2023

Today in Russia there are regions where the birth rate is high and provides a natural increase.

Ukraine again demanded from Georgia to release Mikheil Saakashvili
Politics
Ukraine again demanded from Georgia to release Mikheil Saakashvili
5 July 2023

If Georgia does not comply with Ukraine's demands for the release of its ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili, international sanctions will remain the only leverage.

Chechen lawyer released from arrest
Human rights
Chechen lawyer released from arrest
5 July 2023

The Moscow City Court issued a decision on the release of a lawyer, a native of Chechnya, Timur Idalov under a ban on certain actions. He will not be able to use the phone and the Internet.

A criminal case was opened against the arrested opponent of the war from Dagestan
Human rights
A criminal case was opened against the arrested opponent of the war from Dagestan
5 July 2023

Ulker Gashimova, an activist from Derbent, is being held in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Makhachkala. It became known that a criminal case was opened against her under a terrorist article due to publications in social networks.