2 August 2022 | Caucasian Knot
Russian Federation
Vladikavkaz: 3 men sentenced to prison terms ranging from 8 o 10 years for organising a riot file appeals
Defence challenges verdicts to Cheldiev and two other activists (Media Report, English)
2 August 2022 | Jamestown Foundation
Russian Federation, Ukraine
Article on the situation of the ethnic minority of Meskhetians in Ukraine and the Russian Federation during the ongoing Ukraine war
Caught in Conflict: Ahiska Turks and the Russo-Ukrainian War; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 19 Issue: 117 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
2 August 2022 | Caucasian Knot
Russian Federation
Rostov-on-Don: Man released from pre-trial detention facility after having been arrested in March 2022 for a graffiti criticising the president
Kirill Skripin's advocate tells his health condition after SIZO (Media Report, English)
2 August 2022 | Caucasian Knot
Russian Federation
No casualties of armed conflict in the Northern Caucasus have been reported for the period between 25 and 31 July 2022
In week of July 25-31, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded (Media Report, English)
2 August 2022 | Jamestown Foundation
Russian Federation
Kaliningrad: Article on restrictive measures taken by the Russian government to avoid a decrease in Russian control over the exclave
Moscow Fears ‘De-Russianization’ of Kaliningrad and Steps Up to Block It; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 19 Issue: 117 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
2 August 2022 | Forum 18
Russian Federation
Article on religious leaders pressured by authorities to support the Russian attack on Ukraine
Government pressure on religious leaders to support Ukraine war (Appeal or News Release, English)
2 August 2022 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Russian Federation
Supreme Court labels Ukraine's ultra-right Azov Regiment, one of the most prominent Ukrainian military formations fighting against Russia, as a "terrorist" organization
Russian Supreme Court Labels Ukrainian Azov Military Regiment A 'Terrorist' Organization (Appeal or News Release, English)
2 August 2022 | AI – Amnesty International
Russian Federation
Pre-trial detention of a detained artist extended by court until 1 September 2022 as she is accused of membership in a "radical protest feminist group"
Artists pre-trial detention extended again; Third UA: 36/22 [EUR 46/5889/2022] (Appeal or News Release, English)
1 August 2022 | Caucasian Knot
Russian Federation
Vladikavkaz: Resident sentenced to a fine of 30,000 Roubles for discredititing the Russian armed forces in a social media post
Vladikavkaz citizen fined for discrediting Russian Armed Forces (Media Report, English)
1 August 2022 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Russian Federation, Tajikistan
Moscow: According to their relatives, 2 activists of Tajik origin have been forcibly taken to Tajikistan, where they could be facing detention and arbitrary trials
Two Russian Citizens Of Tajik Origin Forcibly Taken From Moscow To Tajikistan, Relatives Say (Media Report, English)