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Silence in the courtroom: how one of Chechnya’s last human rights defenders was convicted on drug charges

Oyub Titiyev is the latest victim of Russia’s campaign against civil society in the North Caucasus.

Silence in the courtroom: how one of Chechnya’s last human rights defenders was convicted on drug charges

By Yekaterina Neroznikova

Oyub Titiyev is the latest victim of Russia’s campaign against civil society in the North Caucasus.

Former police chief and pension fund official accused of financing terrorism in Daghestan

Lawyers for the men say the case is politically motivated and that security forces tortured one into confessing and implicating the other.

Former police chief and pension fund official accused of financing terrorism in Daghestan

Lawyers for the men say the case is politically motivated and that security forces tortured one into confessing and implicating the other.

Daghestani authorities protest ‘unilateral’ border demarcation by Chechnya

Chechnya registered an area of around 80 hectares of land in Daghestan’s Kizlyar District as their own.

Daghestani authorities protest ‘unilateral’ border demarcation by Chechnya

Chechnya registered an area of around 80 hectares of land in Daghestan’s Kizlyar District as their own.

Men open fire on police in Kabardino-Balkaria in third attack of 2019

This was the third attack on police in the republic since the beginning of 2019, which have resulted in six deaths.

Men open fire on police in Kabardino-Balkaria in third attack of 2019

This was the third attack on police in the republic since the beginning of 2019, which have resulted in six deaths.

Analysis | Georgia’s far right are anti-Russian but share Russian narratives

A CRRC-Georgia study found that far-right Facebook groups spread Russian narratives online while speaking more negatively about Russia than the West.

Analysis | Georgia’s far right are anti-Russian but share Russian narratives

By David Sichinava

A CRRC-Georgia study found that far-right Facebook groups spread Russian narratives online while speaking more negatively about Russia than the West.

Turmoil in Ingushetia as protests re-erupt and interior minister ‘sacked’

Protests again erupted over a controversial land deal with the neighbouring Republic of Chechnya.

Turmoil in Ingushetia as protests re-erupt and interior minister ‘sacked’

Protests again erupted over a controversial land deal with the neighbouring Republic of Chechnya.

Farmers in Kabardino-Balkaria protest leasing of state land

Around 50 people blocked a federal motorway after discovering 200 hectares had been leased to a local businessman.

Farmers in Kabardino-Balkaria protest leasing of state land

Around 50 people blocked a federal motorway after discovering 200 hectares had been leased to a local businessman.

Over 100 hospitalised by ‘tainted drinking water’ in Daghestan

A criminal case has been launched for violations of water safety standards in the city of Khasavyurt.

Over 100 hospitalised by ‘tainted drinking water’ in Daghestan

A criminal case has been launched for violations of water safety standards in the city of Khasavyurt.

School director sues Circassian-language teacher in Kabardino-Balkaria

The director of the Nalchik school is suing her former employee after she spoke out against the lack of Circassian language lessons in the school.

School director sues Circassian-language teacher in Kabardino-Balkaria

The director of the Nalchik school is suing her former employee after she spoke out against the lack of Circassian language lessons in the school.

Chechnya sentences rights activist Oyub Titiyev to four years in prison

The head of Russian rights group Memorial’s Chechen branch was defiant in court vowing to ‘fight injustice’ until the end of his life.

Chechnya sentences rights activist Oyub Titiyev to four years in prison

The head of Russian rights group Memorial’s Chechen branch was defiant in court vowing to ‘fight injustice’ until the end of his life.