A lawyer from Chechnya was arrested in St. Petersburg on charges of justifying terrorism.

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St. Petersburg court placed lawyer Nuri Shamaev in pre‑trial detention on charges of justifying terrorism online, following a conviction for comments made in 2022.

Published
24 Sep 2026 · 21:00 UTC
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Source: eng.kavkaz-uzel.eu

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