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Azerbaijani oppositionist extended arrest
Human rights
Azerbaijani oppositionist extended arrest
23 June 2023

Baku has considered a petition from the investigation to extend the term of imprisonment of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev in connection with new charges brought against him.

The defense sent a cassation appeal against a life sentence to a native of Ingushetia
Human rights
The defense sent a cassation appeal against a life sentence to a native of Ingushetia
23 June 2023

A cassation was sent to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in the case of a native of Ingushetia, Abo Dobriev, who was sentenced to life in 2021. The defense claims that the accusation is based on the testimony of a witness who slandered the man and is not supported by other evidence.

A prisoner from Ingushetia's health deteriorated after being tortured
Human rights
A prisoner from Ingushetia's health deteriorated after being tortured
23 June 2023

A native of Ingushetia, Abdul-Malik Albagachiev, who is being held in colony No. 10 of Astrakhan, suffers from epilepsy and headaches. Before his arrest, he was an absolutely healthy person, according to his mother.

President of Georgia pardons colleague Mikheil Saakashvili
Human rights
President of Georgia pardons colleague Mikheil Saakashvili
23 June 2023

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has pardoned Nika Gvaramia, director general of the opposition Mtavari Arkhi TV channel. Last year, the Tbilisi City Court sentenced an associate of ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili to 3.5 years in prison.

They want to jail Abdulmumin Hajiyev for 19 years
Human rights
They want to jail Abdulmumin Hajiyev for 19 years
22 June 2023

In the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, the prosecutor asked for 19 years in prison for the Dagestan journalist. For the same period they want to put two other defendants - Kemal Tambiev and Abubakar Rizvanov.

Two family tragedies Gekhi and other handiwork of the Russian military
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Two family tragedies Gekhi and other handiwork of the Russian military
22 June 2023

On June 22, 2001, at dawn, a resident of the village of Gekhi, Urus-Martan district, Ruslan Khuseinovich Shakhtamirov, born in 1975, was killed from automatic weapons. Residents of the settlement testify that the crime was committed by the Russian military.

The EU adopted the 11th package of sanctions against Russia
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
The EU adopted the 11th package of sanctions against Russia
22 June 2023

The Council of the European Union approved the 11th package of sanctions against Russia, the main goal of which is to strengthen previously imposed restrictions and combat sanctions circumvention.
 

The prosecutor requested 19 years of strict regime for journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
Human rights
The prosecutor requested 19 years of strict regime for journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
22 June 2023

On June 22, debates began in the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don in the trial of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, accused of financing terrorism. The prosecutor requested 19 years of strict regime for him. He demands that the same terms be set for programmer Kemal Tambiyev and the head of the Ansar charitable foundation, Abubakar Rizvanov, who are involved in the case together with Gadzhiev.

Azerbaijani political prisoner reports violation of rights in colony
Human rights
Azerbaijani political prisoner reports violation of rights in colony
22 June 2023

The leader of the movement "Muslim unity" Tale Bagirzade, who is serving a sentence in the penitentiary institution No. 12 of Azerbaijan, announced the violation of the rights of prisoners and poor conditions of detention.

The opponent of the war from Dagestan was placed in a pre-trial detention center
Human rights
The opponent of the war from Dagestan was placed in a pre-trial detention center
22 June 2023

Ulker Gashimova, an activist from Derbent, is being held in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Makhachkala. Previously, she was arrested in Moscow.