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Chechen lawyer prevented from sending letters from pretrial detention center
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Chechen lawyer prevented from sending letters from pretrial detention center
4 December 2024

Chechen lawyer Timur Idalov, convicted in a case of threatening a prosecutor, is being denied letters by employees of Moscow's Pretrial Detention Center No. 4. They cite the lack of envelopes with stamps. The petition in question concerns a petition to the Khimki City Court - in the letter, Idalov asks to review the protocol and audio recording of the court hearing.

Criminal case against Nadezhda Kevorkova returned to the investigation stage
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Criminal case against Nadezhda Kevorkova returned to the investigation stage
3 December 2024

The case of 66-year-old journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova was returned from the prosecutor's office to the investigation stage due to "inaccuracies in the charges." After revision, it will be returned to the prosecutor's office for review.

Defender of political prisoners Rustem Kyamilev left a special detention center after administrative arrest
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Defender of political prisoners Rustem Kyamilev left a special detention center after administrative arrest
3 December 2024

On November 17, lawyer and human rights activist Rustem Kyamilev left a special detention center in annexed Simferopol. This was reported on the Facebook page of the public movement "Crimean Solidarity", where he works.

In Stavropol, a migrant was stripped of his citizenship for not registering for military service
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In Stavropol, a migrant was stripped of his citizenship for not registering for military service
3 December 2024

A former resident of one of the neighboring countries, living in Stavropol Krai, lost his Russian citizenship. This happened because he did not want to register for military service. This was reported by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, a previously arrested journalist was detained on a new charge upon leaving a detention center
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In the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, a previously arrested journalist was detained on a new charge upon leaving a detention center
3 December 2024

A resident of Kazan, journalist Guzel Kasimova, who was detained in November in Cherkessk, was arrested again. Already upon leaving the detention center, she was stopped by employees of the Center for Combating Extremism.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner complains of health problems and psychological pressure in the colony
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner complains of health problems and psychological pressure in the colony
2 December 2024

Crimean Tatar journalist Remzi Bekirov, serving his sentence in IK-№33 in Khakassia, has lost 15 kilograms. For the first time in six years of imprisonment, he was able to see his wife and children.

The second defendant in the terrorist attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent said the case was falsified
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The second defendant in the terrorist attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent said the case was falsified
2 December 2024

One of the defendants in the attacks on churches and synagogues in Makhachkala and Derbent, Khalid Magomedov, said that the security forces beat him out of his confession using threats and planted the weapons and ammunition. In addition, he was forced to write down an oath to the alleged leader of the criminal group, Osman Omarov.

A man convicted of calling for Chechens not to be sent to the
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A man convicted of calling for Chechens not to be sent to the "SVO" was released due to oncology
29 November 2024

A writer and mathematics teacher Zakhar Zaripov, who suffered from cancer, was released from Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 in Khabarovsk. Instead of five years in prison, he was sentenced to a fine of 350 thousand rubles. The release is related to the man's serious oncological disease - a tumor of the parotid salivary gland.

A lawyer from Chechnya was sentenced to forced labor
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A lawyer from Chechnya was sentenced to forced labor
29 November 2024

The Khimki City Court of the Moscow Region sentenced lawyer Timur Idalov to 1 year and 11 months of forced labor in a case of threats to kill or cause harm to health against a prosecutor. In addition, he was banned from practicing law for three years.

Georgian authorities decide to extradite opposition journalist to Azerbaijan
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Georgian authorities decide to extradite opposition journalist to Azerbaijan
28 November 2024

The Tbilisi City Court has decided to extradite journalist Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan. According to the defense, in this case he will not escape political persecution, torture and cruel treatment for criticizing the Azerbaijani authorities.