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PACE discussed the situation with political prisoners in Azerbaijan
Human rights
PACE discussed the situation with political prisoners in Azerbaijan
12 October 2023

As part of the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), a meeting was held dedicated to political prisoners of Azerbaijan. The hearings were organized by the Azerbaijan Institute for Freedom and Safety of Reporters in cooperation with a number of assembly members.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner lost 15 kg in Russian prison
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner lost 15 kg in Russian prison
12 October 2023

Political prisoner Tofik Abdulgaziev, sentenced to 12 years in prison, has lost 15 kg since July of this year. This was reported by his wife and son who visited him. The man is serving time in the Verkhneuralsk prison in the Chelyabinsk region.

Shelling of Duba-Yurt, killing of two residents of Grozny
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Shelling of Duba-Yurt, killing of two residents of Grozny
11 October 2023

On the night of October 11, the village of Duba-Yurt was shelled from artillery guns. Six local residents, including children, were injured to varying degrees of severity. Three residential buildings were destroyed, and about ten more received various damages.

Azerbaijani activist again stops hunger strike in pre-trial detention center
Human rights
Azerbaijani activist again stops hunger strike in pre-trial detention center
11 October 2023

After persistent requests from relatives and human rights activists, Azerbaijani social activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, who has been in a pre-trial detention center for almost a year, stopped his hunger strike on the tenth day.

A student from Ukraine is being held in a Russian pre-trial detention center for a photo of Dzhokhar Dudayev
Human rights
A student from Ukraine is being held in a Russian pre-trial detention center for a photo of Dzhokhar Dudayev
11 October 2023

A student from Ukraine, Ilya Gibeskul, has been held in a pre-trial detention center in Kaliningrad for over five months. He is accused of calling for terrorism for nine reposts on VKontakte, including the publication of a photo of the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Dzhokhar Dudayev. The person involved claims that he did not make these reposts.

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan sentenced to five years
Society
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan sentenced to five years
11 October 2023

The Moscow City Court recognized the verdict against former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan Mukhtar Medzhidov as legal. At the end of 2022, a high-ranking official was sentenced to five years in prison in the case of the theft of 108 million rubles from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Chechen refugees complained about the arbitrariness of the Croatian authorities
Society
Chechen refugees complained about the arbitrariness of the Croatian authorities
11 October 2023

Residents of Chechnya leaving due to their reluctance to participate in the war with Ukraine end up transiting in Croatia. Local authorities process asylum applications without their knowledge, resulting in other countries refusing to accept Chechens.

Pashinyan declared the uselessness of Russian peacekeepers in Transcaucasia
Politics
Pashinyan declared the uselessness of Russian peacekeepers in Transcaucasia
11 October 2023

There are no legal grounds for the deployment of the Russian peacekeeping contingent on the territory of Armenia. He can leave Karabakh both through Azerbaijan and through our country, noted Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

A resident of Dagestan was awarded compensation for illegal detention during a picket
Human rights
A resident of Dagestan was awarded compensation for illegal detention during a picket
11 October 2023

According to a court decision, the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Dagestan must pay 20 thousand rubles to lawyer Marat Ismailov. The police illegally detained him because he approached a picket participant on the street.

A Muslim political prisoner sentenced to 14 years had his sentence reduced by three months.
Human rights
A Muslim political prisoner sentenced to 14 years had his sentence reduced by three months.
11 October 2023

The Military Court of Appeal commuted the sentence of Muslim political prisoner Bakhrom Khamroev by three months. Instead of 14 years in prison, he was given 13 years and 9 months in prison, the Memorial Human Rights Center reported.