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Despite serious illnesses, the Crimean Tatar political prisoner is not released from prison
Human rights
Despite serious illnesses, the Crimean Tatar political prisoner is not released from prison
29 March 2024

Journalist Amet Suleymanov, sentenced to 12 years, is not being released from prison No. 2 in the Vladimir region for health reasons. He needs to have his heart valve replaced and is also suffering from shortness of breath, pain in the lung, swelling of the legs and high blood pressure, said defense attorney Lilya Gemedzhi.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called the Russian base in Armenia “the only guarantee of its sovereignty”
Politics
The Russian Foreign Ministry called the Russian base in Armenia “the only guarantee of its sovereignty”
29 March 2024

The presence of the 102nd Russian military base in Armenia is the only real guarantee of the country’s sovereignty. The idea that their withdrawal will somehow strengthen the military potential of the republic is dangerous demagoguery. This statement was released by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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.