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Witnesses gave conflicting testimony in the case of Zarema Musaeva
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Witnesses gave conflicting testimony in the case of Zarema Musaeva
Published: 29 September 2022

On September 29, a regular hearing in the case of Zarema Musaeva took place in the Grozny court. The witnesses questioned in court - witnesses who were allegedly present during her identification in the pre-trial detention center - gave contradictory testimony.
Chechen protest: “Enemies of the people”
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Chechen protest: “Enemies of the people”
Published: 21 September 2022

In the Caucasus, Chechen women were the first to come to the rally. Calls to go to the square appeared in messengers the day before. 
Activists of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars were sentenced to long prison terms
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Activists of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars were sentenced to long prison terms
Published: 21 September 2022

On September 21, the Supreme Court of Crimea in Simferopol sentenced the deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars, Nariman Dzhelyalov, and activists Asan and Aziz Akhtemov. They were sentenced to 17, 15 and 13 years of imprisonment in a maximum security colony, respectively.
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Azerbaijani authorities called Ruben Vardanyan's 20-year sentence
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Azerbaijani authorities called Ruben Vardanyan's 20-year sentence "restoration of justice"
19 February 2026

Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev called the Baku Military Court's verdict against Ruben Vardanyan "restoration of justice and the end of a nearly 30-year conflict."
In Dagestan, teachers are being forced to subscribe students and parents to the MAX messenger
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In Dagestan, teachers are being forced to subscribe students and parents to the MAX messenger
19 February 2026

Teachers in Dagestan are being forced to force parents to install the national MAX messenger, requiring each school to have at least 1,000 subscribers.
In Ingushetia, supporters of an imam accused of
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In Ingushetia, supporters of an imam accused of "failure to report a crime" protested the court's decision
18 February 2026

The trial of Imam Muhammad Tamaskhanov, who is accused of failing to report a terrorist crime (Article 205.6 of the Russian Criminal Code), which began on February 18 in the Magas District Court of Ingushetia, has faced discontent from his supporters. At a hearing attended by over 100 people, Judge Rashid Tsitskiev postponed the case until March 11, citing technical difficulties.
The ECHR ordered the Azerbaijani authorities to pay compensation to an arrested human rights activist
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The ECHR ordered the Azerbaijani authorities to pay compensation to an arrested human rights activist
18 February 2026

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Azerbaijan to pay €4,000 to human rights activist Rufat Safarov, finding a violation of his right to a fair trial in 2016.