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Moscow blogger arrested in extremism case
Human rights
Moscow blogger arrested in extremism case
7 June 2025

A Moscow court has arrested Areg Shchepikhin for two months in a criminal case of extremism. The reason for this was the videos he published insulting Chechens and Muslims. The man was charged under the articles on "calls for extremism" and "incitement of hatred or enmity."

 

Ingushetia resident accused of justifying terrorism
Society
Ingushetia resident accused of justifying terrorism
7 June 2025

Security forces have detained a 24-year-old girl in Ingushetia. She is accused of justifying and promoting terrorist activity in Telegram channels.

Five Crimean Tatar political prisoners have been asked for long terms
Human rights
Five Crimean Tatar political prisoners have been asked for long terms
6 June 2025

In the Southern District Court, the prosecutor has asked for 11 to 17 years of imprisonment for five Crimean Tatars. In particular, 41-year-old Enver Krosh is to be sentenced to 17 years in a maximum security penal colony, Edem Bekirov and Rinat Aliyev to 15 years, journalist Vilen Temeryanov to 13 years, and Seityaga Abbozov to 11 years.

Another defendant in the corruption case of the brother of the head of Ingushetia has been charged
Society
Another defendant in the corruption case of the brother of the head of Ingushetia has been charged
6 June 2025

In Ingushetia, the former head of the Ekazhevo post office has been charged with theft. She is involved in a criminal case involving the former head of the federal postal service of Ingushetia, Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov. He is the older brother of the head of the republic, Kazbek Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov.

Four defendants in the case of participation in the attack on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya received long terms
Human rights
Four defendants in the case of participation in the attack on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya received long terms
6 June 2025

The Southern District Military Court sentenced the fourth residents of Tatarstan - Ilgam Gumerov, Ilgiz Mukhametgaliev, Khaidar Razzakov and Mukhamedvali Shaikhutdinov - to imprisonment for a term of 13 to 24 years. They were found guilty of attacking Pskov paratroopers during the second Russian-Chechen war.

The arrival of the Chairman of the Russian Federation Council in Armenia became the reason for polarized actions
Politics
The arrival of the Chairman of the Russian Federation Council in Armenia became the reason for polarized actions
6 June 2025

Anti-Russian and pro-Russian demonstrations were held simultaneously in Yerevan. During the first, a group of people gathered with EU flags in front of the parliament building. Citizens also gathered there with posters emphasizing the centuries-old friendship between Armenia and the Russian Federation.

Russian intelligence accuses London of organizing
Politics
Russian intelligence accuses London of organizing "subversive activities" in Georgia and attempts to overthrow the ruling party
6 June 2025

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has published a vivid statement on Tbilisi. In it, the agency accused Great Britain of organizing "subversive activities" in Georgia and attempts to overthrow the ruling Georgian Dream party.

Против похищенного полицейскими из Чечни мужчины возбуждено дело об экстремизме
Human rights
Против похищенного полицейскими из Чечни мужчины возбуждено дело об экстремизме
5 June 2025

В отношении Арега Щепихина, которого 3 июня похитили на Ярославском вокзале Москвы и позже отпустили, возбуждено уголовное дело о призывах к экстремистской деятельности. 

A resident of Stavropol was convicted for criticizing the Russian military
Human rights
A resident of Stavropol was convicted for criticizing the Russian military
5 June 2025

The Zheleznovodsk City Court sentenced a resident of Stavropol Krai, Oksana Kazantseva, to two years and six months of probation. She was found guilty of public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Russian Armed Forces.

Pashinyan believes that the Russian authorities ordered the Armenian Church to fight him
Politics
Pashinyan believes that the Russian authorities ordered the Armenian Church to fight him
5 June 2025

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told his team that Russia ordered the Armenian Apostolic Church to fight the authorities. According to the local publication Hraparak, the Armenian leader said that Moscow ordered the clergy to make anti-government statements.