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The ECHR awarded compensation to the relatives of the ex-guard of the head of Chechnya who died from torture in a colony
Human rights
The ECHR awarded compensation to the relatives of the ex-guard of the head of Chechnya who died from torture in a colony
29 September 2023

The Russian authorities are required to pay 12.5 thousand euros to the relatives of Ayub Tuntuev. In 2019, he died in IK-6 in the Vladimir region after torture.

The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to a resident of Makhachkala for torture in police custody
Human rights
The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to a resident of Makhachkala for torture in police custody
29 September 2023

The European Court found a violation of Articles 3 and 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to Ali Umarov from Dagestan and awarded him compensation in the amount of 26 thousand euros. This was reported by lawyers from the Memorial Human Rights Protection Center.

Night shelling of Shali and the death of a child, murders in Argun and Urus-Martan
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Night shelling of Shali and the death of a child, murders in Argun and Urus-Martan
28 September 2023

On the night of September 28, Russian artillery shelled the city of Shali. One of the shells pierced the roof of the house of Toita Abdurashidovna Dzhabrailova, born in 1965, and exploded in the room where she was sleeping with her three-year-old daughter Rumisa.

Azerbaijani political prisoner-theologian was again sentenced to a long term
Human rights
Azerbaijani political prisoner-theologian was again sentenced to a long term
28 September 2023

A court in Baku sentenced Shiite theologian Sardar Babayev to 17 years in prison. He was found guilty of treason in favor of Iran. He called the charges fabricated and called himself “a victim of the deterioration of Azerbaijani-Iranian relations.”

The Kremlin reacted negatively to the decision of Armenia, which involves the arrest of Putin in the event of a visit to the country
Politics
The Kremlin reacted negatively to the decision of Armenia, which involves the arrest of Putin in the event of a visit to the country
28 September 2023

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov called Armenia’s decision to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court “extremely hostile” towards Russia. It assumes the arrest of Russian President Putin in the event of a visit to Armenia.

The average bribe in the North Caucasus was estimated at 103 thousand rubles
Society
The average bribe in the North Caucasus was estimated at 103 thousand rubles
28 September 2023

Over the eight months of 2023, damage from corruption in the North Caucasus amounted to almost a billion rubles. The average bribe is estimated at 103 thousand rubles, said Sergei Bachurin, head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the North Caucasus Federal District.

Six natives of the North Caucasus were sentenced to long terms on trumped-up charges
Human rights
Six natives of the North Caucasus were sentenced to long terms on trumped-up charges
28 September 2023

The Southern District Court found six natives of the North Caucasus republics guilty of promoting terrorism in correctional colony No. 2 in Kalmykia, where they had previously served time. The defendants deny guilt and call the case fabricated.

Arrested Ruben Vardanyan was accused of financing terrorism
Society
Arrested Ruben Vardanyan was accused of financing terrorism
28 September 2023

A citizen of Armenia, former Minister of State of Nagorno-Karabakh Ruben Vardanyan was brought to justice on charges of financing terrorism, illegally crossing the state border to commit terrorist attacks and organizing illegal armed groups.

The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic officially ceases to exist in 2024
Society
The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic officially ceases to exist in 2024
28 September 2023

The Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh ceases to exist on January 1, 2024. The corresponding decree was signed by its head Samvel Shahramanyan.

Kadyrov's son, who beat a student in a pre-trial detention center, addressed his critics
Society
Kadyrov's son, who beat a student in a pre-trial detention center, addressed his critics
28 September 2023

15-year-old Adam Kadyrov, after the release of a video where he beats Volgograd student Nikita Zhuravel in a pre-trial detention center in Grozny, published a post on his Instagram account.