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The defender of the natives of Dagestan is being checked by Sledkom
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The defender of the natives of Dagestan is being checked by Sledkom
4 January 2024

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation is conducting an investigation into lawyer Aza Aliyeva. Allegedly, she published a video on her Instagram account with a speech by Chechen field commander Ruslan (Khamzat) Gelayev.

Two National Guardsmen from Dagestan were convicted in Ukraine
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Two National Guardsmen from Dagestan were convicted in Ukraine
4 January 2024

A court in Zaporozhye in Ukraine sentenced Azamat Khasbulatov and Said Huseynov, members of the Makhachkala riot police unit, to 12 years each. Soon after the start of the SVO, they tortured civilians - the defendants were found guilty of violating the laws and customs of war.

After six years in a pre-trial detention center, a resident of Ingushetia accused of collaborating with ISIS was released under house arrest
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After six years in a pre-trial detention center, a resident of Ingushetia accused of collaborating with ISIS was released under house arrest
30 December 2023

The Malgobek City Court softened the preventive measure for Ingushetia resident Leila Gatagazheva. After six and a half years in pre-trial detention, she was placed under house arrest, the Memorial Human Rights Center reported.

A disabled man from Dagestan was denied compensation for illegal mobilization
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A disabled man from Dagestan was denied compensation for illegal mobilization
30 December 2023

The Makhachkala Garrison and Southern District Military Courts did not satisfy the claim of Nuradil Bagautdinov from Dagestan against the Russian Ministry of Defense. The plaintiff was unable to obtain compensation for moral damage in the amount of 3 million rubles.

Violation of the rights of a Crimean Tatar political prisoner recognized as legal
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Violation of the rights of a Crimean Tatar political prisoner recognized as legal
29 December 2023

The court rejected the appeal of the Crimean political prisoner Server Mustafayev against the decision in the claim against the pre-trial detention center-1 of Ryazan for violation of his rights. The Koran and medicines were taken away from him, and he was not allowed to speak the Crimean Tatar language during calls with his family. Lawyer Lilya Gemedzhi intends to file a cassation appeal.

In Chechnya, the police refused to open a case after the discovery of a dead student with signs of torture
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In Chechnya, the police refused to open a case after the discovery of a dead student with signs of torture
29 December 2023

On November 29, a man discovered the body of a young man under a bridge on the eastern outskirts of the Chechen city of Kurchaloy. The deceased was a student of the Grozny State Petroleum Technical University Deni Aliev.

A resident of the KBR complained of illness and non-payment to her mobilized husband
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A resident of the KBR complained of illness and non-payment to her mobilized husband
29 December 2023

Murat Tutov, who was mobilized to the SVO more than a year ago, was not given the required payments. He received serious illnesses in the military operation zone, and a criminal case was opened against him for leaving his unit. His wife wrote about this to the head of the KBR, Kazbek Kokov.

In Novosibirsk, a customer accused a saleswoman of wearing a hijab
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In Novosibirsk, a customer accused a saleswoman of wearing a hijab
28 December 2023

In Novosibirsk, a customer at the Maria-Ra retail chain made a remark to the saleswoman about wearing a hijab in the workplace. In response, she called her a Nazi.

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"Memorial" sent an appeal to the UN in connection with the persecution of Muslims in Dagestan through "professional accounting"
28 December 2023

Lawyers of the Memorial center turned to the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Russia, Mariana Katsarova. They asked to intervene in the situation with the persecution of people who in Dagestan were put on “profutsa” as “religious extremists.”

In Crimea, almost 600 protocols were drawn up under the article on “discrediting” the army
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In Crimea, almost 600 protocols were drawn up under the article on “discrediting” the army
28 December 2023

In Crimea, this and last year, 590 reports of administrative offenses were drawn up under Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code “Public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation.” These are the data of the “Crimean process”.