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A resident of Stavropol was convicted for criticizing the Russian military
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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.

Criminal case opened over kidnapping of Muscovite by Chechen police
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Criminal case opened over kidnapping of Muscovite by Chechen police
5 June 2025

The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case over the kidnapping of businessman Areg Shchepikhin in Moscow. The department reported that the defendants were taken to the Moscow division.

Жителя Татарстана арестовали за приравнивание русских националистов к участникам антисемитского погрома в Махачкале
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Жителя Татарстана арестовали за приравнивание русских националистов к участникам антисемитского погрома в Махачкале
5 June 2025

A court in Kazan arrested a local resident, Ruslan Tavdiryakov, for 10 days. He was found guilty under an administrative article for a post comparing nationalists at the religious procession with participants in the pogrom at the Makhachkala airport.

In Nalchik, another serviceman was sentenced to prison for evading military service
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In Nalchik, another serviceman was sentenced to prison for evading military service
4 June 2025

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced a serviceman named Shkhagapsoev to one year in prison. He was accused of unauthorized abandonment of his unit.

At the court hearing on the case of Crimean Tatar political prisoners, a prosecution witness supported their side
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At the court hearing on the case of Crimean Tatar political prisoners, a prosecution witness supported their side
4 June 2025

A prosecution witness, former employee of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Crimea (SAMC) Ruslan Bairov, was questioned in the Southern District Military Court. He said that he was not aware of the involvement of the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir in terrorist acts and violence. He also did not know why the organization was included in the list of terrorist organizations in Russia.

A rally in support of Ingush refugee Ruslan Meyriev was held in Belgium
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A rally in support of Ingush refugee Ruslan Meyriev was held in Belgium
4 June 2025

About ten people held a rally in Brussels in support of 41-year-old native of Ingushetia Ruslan Meyriev. He has been in custody in the country since 2024, and Russia is demanding his extradition.

Residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic complained about falsification of criminal cases against Muslims
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Residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic complained about falsification of criminal cases against Muslims
3 June 2025

The Human Rights Commissioner of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Boris Zumakulov received a complaint from six local residents. They reported that in mid-May, SIM cards and phones were planted on their relatives during searches, and the criminal case on organizing the activities of a terrorist organization was fabricated.

Political prisoners from Dagestan and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic were transferred to prisons
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Political prisoners from Dagestan and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic were transferred to prisons
3 June 2025

Kamal Tambiyev, a native of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, was transferred to the prison in Verkhneuralsk (Chelyabinsk Region), and Abubakar Rizvanov from Dagestan was transferred to the prison in Minusinsk (Krasnoyarsk Region). Both are political prisoners and were convicted in the case of financing terrorism.

A Stavropol resident was arrested for correspondence with the pro-Ukrainian
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A Stavropol resident was arrested for correspondence with the pro-Ukrainian "Russian Volunteer Corps"
2 June 2025

The Izobilnensky District Court of the Stavropol Territory arrested a local resident. He was accused of collaborating with the "Russian Volunteer Corps" - an organization operating in Ukraine that is recognized as banned in the Russian Federation.

Participant in the Russian-Chechen war asks to be transferred to a Chechen penal colony
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Participant in the Russian-Chechen war asks to be transferred to a Chechen penal colony
2 June 2025

A participant in the Russian-Chechen war, Doku Dzhantemirov, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, is seeking to be transferred to a Chechen penal colony, closer to his relatives. He is currently being held in the Polar Owl penal colony in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.