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In Dagestan, a deputy was detained along with a National Guard member on suspicion of double murder
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In Dagestan, a deputy was detained along with a National Guard member on suspicion of double murder
25 December 2023

In Dagestan, a city district deputy from Kizilyurt, Gamzat Shikhabudinov, was detained. He is suspected of participating in a double murder 17 years ago.

A resident of Dagestan sentenced to six years reported pressure and falsification of the case by security forces
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A resident of Dagestan sentenced to six years reported pressure and falsification of the case by security forces
25 December 2023

The Fifth Court of Cassation in Pyatigorsk refused to overturn the verdict in the lawsuit filed by Makhachkala resident Shamil Idrisov. Previously, he was found guilty of illegal possession of a grenade and sentenced to six years. The man reported that a prohibited item was planted by employees of the Center for Specialized Execution of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Crimean Tatar political prisoners were transferred to Russian prisons
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Crimean Tatar political prisoners were transferred to Russian prisons
25 December 2023

Crimean Tatars Servet Gaziev, Seitveli Seitabdiev, Eskender Suleymanov, Erfan Osmanov, Alim Karimov and Seyran Murtaza were transferred to Russian prisons. This was reported by the project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial".

Lawyer beaten in Chechnya asked to investigate incident in another region
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Lawyer beaten in Chechnya asked to investigate incident in another region
22 December 2023

Lawyer Alexander Nemov sent a petition to the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation to change the territorial jurisdiction in the criminal case initiated in connection with the attack on him and journalist Elena Milashina in Chechnya.

In Chechnya, the complaint of an artist who was tortured by security forces was again rejected
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In Chechnya, the complaint of an artist who was tortured by security forces was again rejected
22 December 2023

The Visaitovsky court of Grozny for the fourth time refused to satisfy the complaint of the former actor of the Grozny Russian Drama Theater Timur Debishev. He tried to appeal the investigator’s decision not to initiate a criminal case into torture.

Mikheil Saakashvili commented on calls to return him from the clinic to prison
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Mikheil Saakashvili commented on calls to return him from the clinic to prison
22 December 2023

According to ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, they want to transfer him to the Rustavi prison because there, in conditions of limited medical attention, there is a high probability of a sharp deterioration in his condition. He wrote about this on social networks, responding to the demand of ex-Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s party “For Georgia” to return him to prison from the clinic.

The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release arrested journalists and activists
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The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release arrested journalists and activists
22 December 2023

Human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law are important elements of the relationship between Azerbaijan and the European Union. However, Baku violates them, including by arresting journalists and activists, the EU statement said.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner requires ophthalmological surgery
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner requires ophthalmological surgery
21 December 2023

Crimean Tatar Rustem Seitmemetov was diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes. He needs an operation, but it is impossible to carry it out in prison, the project “Support for Political Prisoners” reported. Memorial".

The Armenian authorities announced an investigation into the incident involving the deportation of a Russian conscript
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The Armenian authorities announced an investigation into the incident involving the deportation of a Russian conscript
21 December 2023

The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has not received a petition from Russian colleagues for the detention or extradition of Russian citizen Dmitry Setrakov. The country’s authorities also did not know about the Russian’s presence in Armenia, but they promised to look into it and, if necessary, open a case, the supervisory agency reported.

The case of political prisoner Abdulmumin Gadzhiev has been sent to the UN
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The case of political prisoner Abdulmumin Gadzhiev has been sent to the UN
20 December 2023

Lawyers of the Memorial Center sent an appeal to the UN to Mariana Katsarova, rapporteur on the human rights situation in Russia, regarding the case of journalist from Dagestan Abdulmumin Gadzhiev. The message states that Hajiyev is being persecuted for his professional activities and religious views.