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Man Beaten in Krasnodar for Asking to Lower Karaoke Volume at Night

An investigation is being conducted in Krasnodar following an attack by four men on a neighbor who asked them to lower the volume during a nighttime karaoke session. The attackers brutally beat the victim and attempted to take his phone. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) of Krasnodar Krai has confirmed the start of the investigation. The publication Gazeta.Ru also reports on similar incidents in other Russian cities, where conflicts over noise or personal remarks led to serious injuries.

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Former hieromonk of the ROC Ioann Kurmoyarov declared wanted by the Russian Interior Ministry (MVD)

Russia's Interior Ministry has added former hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church Ioann Kurmoyarov, designated a foreign agent in Russia, to its wanted database. The pursuit is under a criminal article that is not specified. In 2023 he was sentenced to three years in a penal colony for YouTube videos criticizing the SVO (special military operation); in August 2024 he was released and emigrated to France.

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In St. Petersburg a man tried to pull a girl out of an elevator — video published by the MVD

In St. Petersburg, a 38-year-old local resident attempted to abduct a schoolgirl from the elevator of a building on Sovetsky Prospekt. The child resisted, and the attacker was scared off by a neighbor. The suspect was detained, a criminal case has been opened, and the girl needed medical assistance. Video of the incident was published by MVD official spokesperson Irina Volk.

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Uzbekistan's private schools and universities may get full-time MVD inspectors

Uzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs has put forward for discussion a draft resolution providing for the creation, at the expense of non-state educational organizations, of positions for prevention inspectors and inspector-psychologists. They will be engaged in preventing offenses, bullying, drug addiction and extremism, monitoring attendance and protecting children from violence. The discussion will last until November 3.

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Several drug distributors detained in Tashkent region

In Tashkent region, police stopped the activities of a group distributing drugs through stash drops. In Chirchik, two girls born in 2006 and 2008 were detained for distributing synthetic drugs through 41 stash drops; 1 kg 259 g of synthetic narcotics were found in their apartment. A man, a woman, and a underage girl born in 2009 were also detained on suspicion of distributing mephedrone; 2 kg 850 g of mephedrone, 200 g of alpha-PVP, and 200 g of heroin were seized. Four more alleged group members were detained in the Kibray district with about 200 packets of synthetic drugs. Among the detainees are natives of Syrdarya, Fergana, and Namangan regions, including university students. A criminal case has been opened; law enforcement is identifying other persons involved.

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