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The head of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center (CRC) called the main reasons for the persecution of the Crimean Tatars by the Russian Federation
Politics
The head of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center (CRC) called the main reasons for the persecution of the Crimean Tatars by the Russian Federation
6 July 2023

The vast majority of political prisoners in Crimea are Crimean Tatars. Since the first days of the occupation of the peninsula, since 2014, they have been showing a pro-Ukrainian position, for which the Russian authorities continue to persecute them.

Informal employment in the North Caucasus Federal District has decreased due to mobilization and the war with Ukraine
Economy
Informal employment in the North Caucasus Federal District has decreased due to mobilization and the war with Ukraine
6 July 2023

The level of informal employment in the North Caucasus Federal District in the first quarter amounted to 38.2%, having decreased by 5% compared to last year, according to Rosstat.

Abdulmumin Hajiyev recalled the fabrication of his criminal case
Human rights
Abdulmumin Hajiyev recalled the fabrication of his criminal case
6 July 2023

The Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don continued the debate on the case of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, a journalist from the Dagestan newspaper Chernovik, accused of financing terrorism and participating in the activities of terrorist organizations.

In Chechnya, a man was sentenced to eight years for murder, despite the involvement of the security forces in it
Human rights
In Chechnya, a man was sentenced to eight years for murder, despite the involvement of the security forces in it
6 July 2023

The Nozhai-Yurtovsky District Court in Chechnya sentenced Said-Magomed Omarov, a taxi driver from Grozny, to eight years and two months in a strict regime penal colony. He was convicted of the murder in 2017 of a resident of Dagestan.

Head of the “Team Against Torture”: “The investigation into the case of the attack on a journalist and a lawyer must be transferred from Chechnya to another region”
Human rights
Head of the “Team Against Torture”: “The investigation into the case of the attack on a journalist and a lawyer must be transferred from Chechnya to another region”
6 July 2023

Journalist Yelena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov, victims of the attack in Chechnya, believe that an effective investigation is possible only if the case is transferred from this republic to another region.

Pashinyan said that the draft peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not ready for signing
Politics
Pashinyan said that the draft peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not ready for signing
6 July 2023

Baku does not stop unfounded accusations against Yerevan and countries that give an objective assessment of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, for example, France. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at a government meeting.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner-journalist was transferred to a Russian prison
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner-journalist was transferred to a Russian prison
6 July 2023

Crimean Tatar political prisoner and journalist Remzi Bekirov was transferred to Prison No. 2 of Yeniseisk, Krasnoyarsk Territory. In it, he must spend five years, and the remaining period - in a strict regime colony. In total - 19 years.

A criminal case was opened on the fact of the attack on Milashina and Nemov in Chechnya
Human rights
A criminal case was opened on the fact of the attack on Milashina and Nemov in Chechnya
6 July 2023

A criminal case on the grounds of deliberate infliction of bodily harm was initiated in Chechnya in connection with the attack on journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov.

Zarema Musaeva, sentenced to 5 and a half years, cannot legally be kept in a colony due to illness
Human rights
Zarema Musaeva, sentenced to 5 and a half years, cannot legally be kept in a colony due to illness
5 July 2023

Zarema Musayeva, who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison the day before by a court in Grozny, cannot serve her sentence due to her health condition. She has insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes, according to the Anti-Torture Team.

Brutal and indiscriminate “cleansing” of Roshni-Chu village: stories of some detainees
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Brutal and indiscriminate “cleansing” of Roshni-Chu village: stories of some detainees
5 July 2023

On July 5, 2001, in the village of Roshni-Chu, the day before, blocked from all sides by armored vehicles and troops, a "cleansing" operation began. Employees of Russian and republican law enforcement agencies took part in it.