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Chechnya will again consider the complaint of an artist who was tortured by security forces
Human rights
Chechnya will again consider the complaint of an artist who was tortured by security forces
29 March 2024

The Supreme Court of Chechnya decided to send the criminal case of tortured actor Timur Debishev for a new trial. Thus, for the fifth time, the highest regional court did not support the refusal to investigate a crime based on the complaint of the Team Against Torture.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner transferred from intensive care unit
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner transferred from intensive care unit
29 March 2024

Political prisoner Tofik Abdulgaziev, sentenced to 12 years in prison, was transferred from intensive care to the department of the hospital in Verkhneuralsk, Chelyabinsk region. However, his condition remains serious.

Georgia denies entry to yet another Russian activist
Human rights
Georgia denies entry to yet another Russian activist
29 March 2024

The co-founder of the Emigration for Action project to help Ukrainian refugees, Igor Myglan, was expelled from Georgia. He was not allowed out of the airport for a day, after which he was forced to fly to Turkey.

Armenia has banned broadcasts of programs featuring Russian propagandist Solovyov
Society
Armenia has banned broadcasts of programs featuring Russian propagandist Solovyov
29 March 2024

The Armenian authorities have banned the broadcast of original programs “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” and “Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov.” They were broadcast on the public broadcast network on the RTR-Planeta TV channel. The reason for the ban was stated to be “constant violations”, as well as insults of Armenian officials by program participants.

A political prisoner, an Azerbaijani journalist, reported that decisions on his complaints were not transferred
Human rights
A political prisoner, an Azerbaijani journalist, reported that decisions on his complaints were not transferred
29 March 2024

Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov, sentenced to 13 years, reported that the prosecutor’s office did not forward decisions on his complaints.

The Russian authorities accused Armenia of “collapse of relations”
Politics
The Russian authorities accused Armenia of “collapse of relations”
28 March 2024

The Armenian leadership, under far-fetched pretexts, distorting the history of the last three years, is deliberately leading to the collapse of relations with the Russian Federation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Izvestia.

In the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, a Jehovah's Witness with a disability was placed under arrest
Human rights
In the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, a Jehovah's Witness with a disability was placed under arrest
28 March 2024

In Cherkessk, Jehovah's Witness Vladimir Fomin was sent to a pre-trial detention center in the case of an extremist organization. During the meeting, a believer with a group II disability lost consciousness and had to call an ambulance.

High-ranking judges detained in Ingushetia
Society
High-ranking judges detained in Ingushetia
28 March 2024

Law enforcement officers detained the chairman of the Magas district court, Magomed Aushev, and the judge of the Supreme Court of the republic, Sergei Boychuk. They are accused of receiving bribes from representatives of the Batalkhadzhin organized crime community in order to give them lenient sentences.

A video has been published of the detention of a 66-year-old Crimean Tatar for calling for the return of Crimea to Ukraine
Human rights
A video has been published of the detention of a 66-year-old Crimean Tatar for calling for the return of Crimea to Ukraine
28 March 2024

FSB officers published a video of the detention in the Kherson region of Ukraine of 66-year-old Crimean Tatar Bilyal Abdurakhmanov, who opposed the annexation of Crimea. A criminal case has been initiated against him under Part 2 of Art. 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation in an illegal armed formation). The man faces up to 15 years in prison.

In a Chechen colony, Zarema Musaeva's vision deteriorated sharply
Human rights
In a Chechen colony, Zarema Musaeva's vision deteriorated sharply
28 March 2024

Convict Zarema Musayeva began to experience severe swelling and her eyesight sharply deteriorated in a colony settlement in the Chechen city of Argun. This was announced by Team Against Torture lawyer Alexander Savin. Musaeva said that at the hospital where she had recently been admitted, she was diagnosed with cataracts and prescribed new medications.