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In Dagestan, a man mobilized with spinal injuries is returned to the front
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In Dagestan, a man mobilized with spinal injuries is returned to the front
Published: 1 September 2023

The command of the military unit in Dagestan sent Aleksey Abramov, mobilized from the Krasnodar Territory, to the war in Ukraine despite serious health problems.
Court in Munich sentences organizer of assassination attempt on Chechen human rights activist to 10 years
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Court in Munich sentences organizer of assassination attempt on Chechen human rights activist to 10 years
Published: 31 August 2023

The Higher Regional Court in Munich sentenced Valid Dadakaev, a native of Chechnya, to 10 years in prison in the case of organizing an assassination attempt on human rights activist Muhammad Abdurakhmanov, who criticizes the Russian regime.
A native of the Rostov region was detained on suspicion of financing ISIS
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A native of the Rostov region was detained on suspicion of financing ISIS
Published: 31 August 2023

The FSB detained a native of the Rostov region on suspicion of financing the activities of the Islamic State, an international organization that is recognized as a terrorist organization in the Russian Federation. A criminal case has been initiated against the man.
A resident of St. Petersburg was detained for a single picket in support of Zarema Musayeva
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A resident of St. Petersburg was detained for a single picket in support of Zarema Musayeva
Published: 31 August 2023

In St. Petersburg, law enforcement officers detained a man who went out to the City Duma building on Nevsky Prospekt with a poster "Freedom to Zarema Musayeva." It is reported by "OVD-Info".
Memorial Human Rights Center recognizes five Crimean Tatars as political prisoners
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Memorial Human Rights Center recognizes five Crimean Tatars as political prisoners
Published: 30 August 2023

The Memorial Human Rights Center recognized five Crimean Tatars as political prisoners: Enver Krosh, Rinat Aliyev, Seityaga Abbozov, Edem Bekirov and Vilen Temeryanov. This was reported on the official website of the organization.
Chechen activist Abubakar Yangulbaev was included in the list of extremists and terrorists
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Chechen activist Abubakar Yangulbaev was included in the list of extremists and terrorists
Published: 29 August 2023

Today Rosfinmonitoring added 13 people to the list of extremists and terrorists. Among them is the son of the former judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya, Saydi Yangulbaev and Zarema Musaeva, a native of Grozny, lawyer Abubakar Saydaevich Yangulbaev, born in 1992.
A resident of Dagestan was sent to a psychiatric clinic for spreading fake news about the Russian army
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A resident of Dagestan was sent to a psychiatric clinic for spreading fake news about the Russian army
Published: 29 August 2023

A court in the Shamil district found Shamil Magdiev, a 41-year-old resident of the village of Tidib, guilty of spreading "fakes" about the Russian army and sent him for compulsory treatment.
A native of Chechnya faces deportation from Poland to Russia
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A native of Chechnya faces deportation from Poland to Russia
Published: 29 August 2023

A native of Chechnya, Zelimkhan O., was detained by Polish border guards, after which he was sent to a deportation camp. It is reported by "Caucasus. Realities". The former wife of the detainee is sure that his life is in danger in Russia.
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Kadyrov admitted that Zarema Musayeva was convicted because of her family's opposition activities
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Kadyrov admitted that Zarema Musayeva was convicted because of her family's opposition activities
16 December 2025

During a live broadcast, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov commented on the case of political prisoner Zarema Musayeva—the wife of federal judge Saidi Yangulbayev and mother of opposition activists Abubakar, Ibrahim, and Baysangur Yangulbayev. He claimed the woman was "taken" to Chechnya because her family members "worked on social media." A relevant excerpt from the broadcast was published by Chechen opposition blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov.
In Azerbaijan, the founder of a TV channel was remanded in custody
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In Azerbaijan, the founder of a TV channel was remanded in custody
16 December 2025

A Baku court rejected a petition to change the pretrial detention measure against the arrested founder of Toplum TV, Alesker Mammadli, despite his need for surgery.
A political prisoner who wrote
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A political prisoner who wrote "Stalin" on a monument to Heydar Aliyev has died in an Azerbaijani prison
15 December 2025

Elbai Karimli, a 23-year-old activist for the opposition Popular Front Party, has died in an Azerbaijani prison. He was previously recognized as a political prisoner and sentenced to five years for writing "Stalin" on a monument to Heydar Aliyev, the former president and father of current President Ilham Aliyev.
The court upheld the sentences of those convicted in the murder of a Dagestani journalist
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The court upheld the sentences of those convicted in the murder of a Dagestani journalist
15 December 2025

On December 15, 2011, Khadzhimurad Kamalov, the founder of the Chernovik newspaper, was murdered in Makhachkala. Fourteen years after the tragedy, the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of Russia upheld the sentences of those found guilty of the murder.