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US again calls for release of Azerbaijani opposition scientist who faces new charges
Human rights
US again calls for release of Azerbaijani opposition scientist who faces new charges
27 August 2023

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio also joined numerous calls to the Azerbaijani authorities to release the chairman of the Democracy and Welfare Party, academic economist Gubad Ibadoglu.

Another group of Crimean Tatars arrested for political reasons
Human rights
Another group of Crimean Tatars arrested for political reasons
27 August 2023

Crimean Tatars Seydamet Mustafayev, Eldar Yakubov and Abdulmejit Seytumerov were arrested for two months in SIZO No. 2 in Simferopol.

Fight on the outskirts of Eshilkhatoy, mortar shelling of Kurchaloy, kidnapping of a resident of the village of Goyty
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Fight on the outskirts of Eshilkhatoy, mortar shelling of Kurchaloy, kidnapping of a resident of the village of Goyty
26 August 2023

On the outskirts of the village of Eshilkhatoy, a battle took place between units of the federal forces and members of the CRI WF. About 10 infantry fighting vehicles and two Ural vehicles were burned. The loss of the Russian side in killed and wounded amounted to about 60 people.

Residents block roads in Makhachkala for the ninth time due to chronic lack of electricity and water
Society
Residents block roads in Makhachkala for the ninth time due to chronic lack of electricity and water
26 August 2023

Residents of the village of Semender in Makhachkala again blocked the highway due to lack of electricity. Starting from August 9, this phenomenon became permanent in the capital of Dagestan, having repeated itself nine times already.

Previously convicted Circassian activist recognized as a
Human rights
Previously convicted Circassian activist recognized as a "foreign agent"
26 August 2023

The Russian Ministry of Justice has included in the list of "foreign agents" Circassian activist, leader of the organization "Khabze" Martin Kochesokov, who now lives in Turkey.

Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
"Cleansing" of Urus-Martan: door-to-door searches, illegal detentions, kidnappings and extrajudicial executions
25 August 2023

Employees of the Russian law enforcement agencies blocked the city of Urus-Martan, and then, blocking the movement of vehicles and pedestrians, began to "clean up" the city.

Brother of Azerbaijani Opposition Scientist Reports Growing Pressure on Him in SIZO
Human rights
Brother of Azerbaijani Opposition Scientist Reports Growing Pressure on Him in SIZO
25 August 2023

In the pre-trial detention center, they continue to exert psychological pressure on the arrested chairman of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Party, scientist-economist Gubad Ibadoglu. This was reported by his brother Galib Togrul.

A criminal case was opened against a resident of Dagestan for criticizing the war in Ukraine
Human rights
A criminal case was opened against a resident of Dagestan for criticizing the war in Ukraine
25 August 2023

A criminal case for spreading "fake news" about the Russian army was initiated against Shakhban Abakargadzhiev, a resident of the Dagestan Khasavyurt.

Abkhazia refused ex-president Medvedev's proposal to join the Russian Federation
Politics
Abkhazia refused ex-president Medvedev's proposal to join the Russian Federation
25 August 2023

“Abkhazia is not considering the option of joining the Russian Federation. The political forces of the republic stand for close and allied relations with Russia, but not for becoming one of its subjects,” said Sergey Shamba, Secretary of the Security Council of Abkhazia.

Next Crimean Tatars were sent to a pre-trial detention center under a terrorist article
Human rights
Next Crimean Tatars were sent to a pre-trial detention center under a terrorist article
25 August 2023

The Kyiv District Court of Crimea sent three Crimean Tatars – Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov and Remzi Nimetulaev – to jail for two months.