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Russia’s Ombudsman turns to prosecutors in defense of rights of arrested Chechens

Russia’s Federal Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has forwarded a plea in defense of the rights of a group of Chechens arrested in Nizhny Novgorod on terrorism allegations to the Prosecutor General’s Office.

11:11 23.03.2021

Military court to hear case over Basayev gang’s attack against Russian soldiers

The South Military District Court will consider a criminal case against alleged membes of a notorious gang once led by Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev and Khattab over an attack against Russian soldiers in 1999.

11:56 03.02.2021

Russian penitentiary authorities ordered to pay prison torture victim's parents $26,000

A court in Grozny, the capital of Russia’s Chechen Republic, ordered the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) to pay 2 million rubles ($26,000) in compensation to the parents of Sultan Israilov, who had died from tortures in a penal colony where he had been serving sentence.

15:20 10.11.2020

Member of “Basayev Gang” sentenced to 25 years in prison for murder of Russian soldiers in 2000

The Supreme Court of the Chechen Republic has sentenced a member of a gang once led by notorious Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev to 25 years in prison in a case over the murder of two Russian servicemen in the territory of the region in year 2000.

15:09 02.09.2019

Chechen human rights advocate Titiyev leaves prison

Oyub Titiyev, the director of the Chechen office of Memorial human rights center was freed from prison on Friday.

10:59 21.06.2019

Chechen human rights advocate Titiyev to be released on parole

The Shalinsky City Court in Chechnya has granted parole to Oyub Titiyev, the director of the republican office of Memorial NGO convicted of illegal possession of drugs.

10:35 11.06.2019

Chechen residents complain of weak search of missing people to human rights advocates

Residents of Russia’s Republic of Chechnya have complained about ineffective search of their missing relatives by the federal and republican authorities during a meeting with the member of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Alexander Mukomolov.

14:22 18.03.2019

Sentence upheld for Basayev gang members as part of 2000 attack case

Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld sentence for members of a gang led by a notorious Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev in a case over infringement on the life of military servicemen in Chechnya in 2000.

17:24 24.12.2018

Ingushetia-Chechnya border agreement is constitutional - Russian Constitutional Court

Russia’s Constitutional Court has held that an agreement on the administrative border between two North Caucasus republics Ingushetia and Chechnya complies with the country’s Constitution.

11:33 06.12.2018

Ingushetia’s Constitutional Court exceeds authority in border case – Russian senator

The Constitutional Court of Ingushetia has gone beyond its powers during verification of legislation approving an agreement on the republic’s administrative border with Chechnya.

14:59 27.11.2018

Agreement on border between Chechnya and Ingushetia comes into force

An agreement on administrative border between Russian regions of the Chechen Republic and the Republic of Ingushetia came into force.

12:59 16.10.2018

Probe opened into attacks against police officers in Chechnya

A criminal case was opened on Monday after attacks against police officers in the Republic of Chechnya.

15:49 20.08.2018

Investigators bring charges against member of notorious Basayev gang

Aslan Yandiyev, an alleged member of a gang led by Shamil Basayev, a notorious Chechen warlord, has been charged in the framework of a criminal case opened over organization of terror attacks in Vladikavkaz in 2006.

15:59 26.07.2018

Chechen human rights advocate Titiyev charged with drug possession goes on trial

Trial of Oyub Titiyev, the director of the Chechen Republic’s office of Memorial NGO, who stands charged with illegal possession of drugs, will begin on July 3.

17:34 29.06.2018

Chechen human rights advocate Titiyev to stay detained in drug possession case

A court in the city of Grozny on Tuesday extended detention for Oyub Ttiyev, the director of the Chechen Republic’s office of Memorial NGO, who stands charged with illegal possession of drugs, until May 9.

17:36 06.03.2018

Prosecutor of Chechnya to supervise investigation of Memorial office head’s case

The Prosecutor of Chechnya has been authorized to provide supervision over investigation into Oyub Titiyev, the head of the republic’s office of Memorial NGO.

13:43 02.03.2018

Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council reconfirms its stance on Chechen activist case

Mikhail Fedotov, the Chairman of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights (CHR), has once again spoken in favor of investigation of the case of Oyub Ttiyev, the head of the Chechen Republic’s office of Memorial NGO, by the federal authorities.

12:25 05.02.2018

Fedotov calls for transfer of Memorial Chechnya Office head’s case to Moscow

A criminal case against the head of Chechen Republic’s office of Memorial NGO, Oyub Titiyev, should be transferred to Moscow for further investigation, Chairman of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has stated.

14:47 24.01.2018

Defendant in case over hostage crisis in Russia’s Budyonnovsk denies guilt

A defendant in the criminal case over the attack and taking hostages in Russia’s town of Budyonnovsk in 1995, Badruddi Daudov, has pleaded not guilty.

12:34 24.01.2018

Human Rights Council applies to investigators over Memorial Chechnya Office head’s arrest

Chairman of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has requested the Investigative Committee to conduct pre-investigation probe into the arrest of the head of Chechen Republic’s office of Memorial NGO, Oyub Titiyev.

10:55 11.01.2018