Karachay–Cherkessia
Cherkessk resident fined for posting a rainbow picture on social media
A court found Anastasia Melnikova guilty of displaying the symbols of an ‘extremist organisation’.
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Karachay–Cherkessia resident ‘tortured and subjected to sexual violence’ in police custody
The individual was detained for involvement in a fight.
Karachay–Cherkessia
France extradites Karachay–Cherkessia native to Russia for ‘joining the Islamic State in Syria’
Ruslan Botashev has been in detention in France since 2018.
Karachay–Cherkessia
Mother of seven in Karachay–Cherkessia sentenced for killing abusive husband
The court ruled that the convicted woman had exceeded the necessary limits of self-defence, as she continued to strike her husband after he had already lost consciousness.
Karachay–Cherkessia
Cherkessk court sentences nine ‘Citizens of the USSR’ on extremism charges
The ‘Citizens of the USSR’ believe that the dissolution of the Soviet Union was illegal, and that the Russian Federation is not a legitimate entity.
Karachay–Cherkessia
Jehovah’s Witness from Cherkessk sent to prison despite disability
Before sentencing, Vladimir Fomin had already spent one year and three months in a pre-trial detention centre.
Circassian Genocide
Circassians from North Caucasus to Syria mark anniversary of Circassian Genocide
Circassians in the Caucasus and the diaspora commemorated their genocide at the hands of the Russian Empire on 21 May.
