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Reporters Without Borders condemned the repression of journalists in Azerbaijan
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Reporters Without Borders condemned the repression of journalists in Azerbaijan
Published: 7 December 2023

The Azerbaijani authorities are eliminating all independent media and voices that expose the actions of the corrupt political elite. Six journalists have been arrested in the country recently, and this repressive machine must be stopped. This is stated in a press release from the international press protection organization Reporters Without Borders.
A resident of Dagestan was convicted of “fakes” about the Russian army after the death of his nephew in Ukraine
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A resident of Dagestan was convicted of “fakes” about the Russian army after the death of his nephew in Ukraine
Published: 7 December 2023

The Khasavyurt City Court of Dagestan sentenced local resident Shakhban Abakargadzhiev to five years in prison due to comments against the Russian army. However, the sentence was commuted, replacing the real term with three years of correctional labor.
Ex-policeman from Ingushetia has his sentence increased for beating a pensioner
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Ex-policeman from Ingushetia has his sentence increased for beating a pensioner
Published: 6 December 2023

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia toughened the sentence of police officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Amiran Merzhoev for beating a disabled pensioner. Instead of four years of suspended imprisonment, the defendant was sentenced to two years in a penal colony.
Crimean Tatar human rights activist was fined for the second time for “discrediting” the Russian army
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Crimean Tatar human rights activist was fined for the second time for “discrediting” the Russian army
Published: 6 December 2023

The Belogorsk Magistrate's Court decided to fine human rights activist Abdureshit Dzhepparov 40 thousand rubles for “abuse of freedom of mass information” and “disagreement with the actions of the RF Armed Forces.”
They want to sentence natives of Chechnya for participating in the death of Pskov paratroopers in the absence of evidence
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They want to sentence natives of Chechnya for participating in the death of Pskov paratroopers in the absence of evidence
Published: 5 December 2023

Arslan Taushev and Rasul Koshmanbetov, previously sentenced to eight years, were again charged after their release - this time with an attack on Pskov paratroopers. The defendants alleged torture and falsification of the case.
An activist kidnapped in Georgia ended up in a Russian pre-trial detention center
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An activist kidnapped in Georgia ended up in a Russian pre-trial detention center
Published: 5 December 2023

Activist Rafail Shepelev ended up in a pre-trial detention center in Nizhny Tagil a month and a half after being abducted from Georgia. It is reported that the man was deceived from Tbilisi to South Ossetia, where he was detained by Russian security forces. All documents of the stolen person remained in Georgia.
In the KBR, the SVO participant was sentenced to five and a half years
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In the KBR, the SVO participant was sentenced to five and a half years
Published: 5 December 2023

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found Kabardino-Balkaria resident Adam Ivanov guilty of evading military service and sentenced him to 5.5 years in a general regime colony. Previously, he participated in SVO.
A criminal case was again opened against a political prisoner sentenced to 23 years
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A criminal case was again opened against a political prisoner sentenced to 23 years
Published: 5 December 2023

A new criminal case was opened against political prisoner Rais Mavlyutov under the article on promoting terrorist activities. In 2021, he was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in a maximum security colony.
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The commander of the Akhmat Kadyrov Special Police Regiment of Chechnya’s Interior Ministry, Zamid Chalaev, attempted during an Instagram livestream the previous day to explain a video address he had posted two days earlier, in which he threatened suspected extremists with a bullet “without trial or investigation”.
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Russian Court Refuses to Release Seriously Ill Former Head of a Crimean Muslim Community
22 October 2026

The Isagorsky District Court in Arkhangelsk has denied a request for the release of Lenur Khalilov—convicted in the "Hizb ut-Tahrir" case—from a penal colony on health grounds. The prisoner has been diagnosed with liver cancer and requires treatment in a specialized medical facility. This was reported by Ukrainian journalist Anton Naumlyuk, who covers the persecution of Crimean Tatars.
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Zamid Chalaev threatens to shoot people ‘without trial or investigation’ for helping suspected extremists
21 October 2026

Zamid Chalaev, commander of the Akhmat Kadyrov Special Police Regiment, has threatened residents of Chechnya with arrest and the use of firearms for helping people whom the authorities consider to be involved in extremist and terrorist activities. He made the threats in a post on his Instagram account.
Relatives of Crimean Tatar political prisoners held for 12 hours on bridge en route to court
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Relatives of Crimean Tatar political prisoners held for 12 hours on bridge en route to court
21 October 2026

Russian security forces held 16 relatives and friends of Crimean Tatars—accused in the "fifth Bakhchisaray group" Hizb ut-Tahrir case—on the Kerch Bridge for over 12 hours. This was reported by Amina Seitumerova, the wife of one of the defendants. Russian authorities have not commented on the situation.