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Crimean Tatar again placed in strict conditions
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Crimean Tatar again placed in strict conditions
21 January 2025

After arriving at IK-1 in the Kostroma region, Crimean Tatar Edem Smailov was immediately placed in a cell-type room - PKT. Before that, he served his sentence in the same region, but in IK-7.

Director of the Batumelebi Publishing Group Announces Hunger Strike
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Director of the Batumelebi Publishing Group Announces Hunger Strike
20 January 2025
Opposition Dagestani blogger's prison term reduced
Human rights
Opposition Dagestani blogger's prison term reduced
20 January 2025

The Supreme Court of Tatarstan partially upheld the appeal against the sentence of former serviceman, native of Dagestan, opposition blogger Askhabali Alibekov, under the pseudonym "Wild Paratrooper". His sentence was reduced from 2 years 4 months to 2 years.

A native of Chechnya appealed the sentence for participation in Basayev's detachment
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A native of Chechnya appealed the sentence for participation in Basayev's detachment
20 January 2025

Ramzan Belyalov, an alleged member of the detachment of field commander Shamil Basayev, appealed his sentence in the Supreme Court.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner illegally denied transfer closer to home
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner illegally denied transfer closer to home
20 January 2025

Since January 2024, Crimean Tatar political prisoner Arsen Abkhairov has been in IK-8 in Ulan-Ude (Buryatia) – seven thousand kilometers from home. The Federal Penitentiary Service has twice illegally refused to transfer him closer to home, despite court decisions.

Three regions of the North Caucasus have the lowest crime rates
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Three regions of the North Caucasus have the lowest crime rates
20 January 2025

Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan had the lowest crime rates last year. This follows from the rating published by the RIA Novosti agency.

Azerbaijan marks 35th anniversary of Soviet invasion that resulted in loss of life
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Azerbaijan marks 35th anniversary of Soviet invasion that resulted in loss of life
20 January 2025

On January 20, 1990, a tragedy occurred in Azerbaijan that went down in history as "Bloody January". Soviet troops entered Baku to suppress protests by the civilian population. As a result of the armed aggression, 147 people were killed and 744 were injured.

Адвоката из Чечни могут снова поместить под арест
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Адвоката из Чечни могут снова поместить под арест
19 January 2025

Химкинский городской суд Подмосковья отозвал распоряжение о вступлении в силу приговора адвокату Тимуру Идалову, осужденному по делу об угрозах прокурору. Проект «За права человека» сообщает, что адвоката могут вернуть в СИЗО.

Umar Nurmagomedov suffered his first defeat in a fight with Dvalishvili
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Umar Nurmagomedov suffered his first defeat in a fight with Dvalishvili
19 January 2025

29-year-old mixed martial artist from Dagestan Umar Nurmagomedov lost on points to Georgian UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili in a fight yesterday in Los Angeles. The judges' decision was unanimous (48:47, 49:46, 48:47). The fight, which lasted only five rounds, became resonant: it was the first belt defense in Merab's career and the first defeat for Umar.

In Dagestan, the girls who brewed coffee on the Eternal Flame will be retried
Human rights
In Dagestan, the girls who brewed coffee on the Eternal Flame will be retried
19 January 2025

A criminal case about brewing coffee on the Eternal Flame has been submitted to the Supreme Court of Dagestan. Due to a photograph that appeared online, which captured the aforementioned action, Yuliana Aliyeva and Maryam Chunkova are accused of insulting the memory of the participants of the Great Patriotic War.