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Nadezhda Kevorkova added to the list of terrorists and extremists
Human rights
Nadezhda Kevorkova added to the list of terrorists and extremists
13 May 2024

Rosfinmonitoring added journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova to the list of terrorists and extremists. Her bank accounts are blocked. This happened before the verdict was pronounced by the Basmanny Court.

Political prisoner-journalist goes on hunger strike in Azerbaijan
Human rights
Political prisoner-journalist goes on hunger strike in Azerbaijan
13 May 2024

The head of the website Demokratik.az, Osman Narimanoglu (Rzayev), sentenced to 6.5 years in prison, went on a hunger strike in a pre-trial detention center in Azerbaijan. He protests the bias in his appeal against his conviction.

20 people were detained at a protest in Georgia
Human rights
20 people were detained at a protest in Georgia
13 May 2024

Tbilisi police detained 20 participants in a rally against the adoption of the law on foreign agents. Among them are three foreigners: one Russian citizen and two US citizens.

The sentence of a paratrooper blogger from Dagestan under arrest for discrediting the army was overturned
Human rights
The sentence of a paratrooper blogger from Dagestan under arrest for discrediting the army was overturned
10 May 2024

The Court of Cassation overturned the verdict of Askhabali Alibekov, a native of Dagestan and the author of the YouTube channel “Wild Paratrooper,” accused of discrediting the Russian army. The case was submitted to the Primorsky District Court of Novorossiysk for retrial.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner transported to Krasnoyarsk Territory
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner transported to Krasnoyarsk Territory
9 May 2024

Citizen journalist Osman Arifmemetov was taken to prison in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Dozens of people could have been kidnapped for ransom in Chechnya
Human rights
Dozens of people could have been kidnapped for ransom in Chechnya
8 May 2024

In the Shalinsky district of Chechnya, security forces kidnapped several dozen people. The NIYSO telegram channel published the names of the victims.

Nadezhda Kevorkova was arrested for two months
Human rights
Nadezhda Kevorkova was arrested for two months
7 May 2024

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow sent Nadezhda Kevorkova to a pre-trial detention center until July 6 in the case of justifying terrorism. The 65-year-old journalist was taken to court in handcuffs. She does not consider herself guilty and denies the charges.

International organizations asked for the release of Gubad Ibadoglu
Human rights
International organizations asked for the release of Gubad Ibadoglu
7 May 2024

An appeal to the Azerbaijani authorities has been published on the website of the international coalition of civil society organizations under the UN Convention against Corruption. 240 international organizations, scientists and human rights activists asked for the release of scientist-economist, chairman of the Movement for Democracy and Prosperity of Azerbaijan party Gubad Ibadoglu.

Police go around the houses of Crimean Tatars and warn about the inadmissibility of “extremism”
Human rights
Police go around the houses of Crimean Tatars and warn about the inadmissibility of “extremism”
7 May 2024

On the eve of the memorable date of the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people, police officers make mass rounds of the houses of their representatives - activists, lawyers and journalists. They are warned by video about the inadmissibility of extremist actions.

Nadezhda Kevorkova was sent to the isolation ward; tomorrow a preventive measure will be chosen for her
Human rights
Nadezhda Kevorkova was sent to the isolation ward; tomorrow a preventive measure will be chosen for her
6 May 2024

Well-known human rights journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova was charged with justifying terrorism. Today she was detained and sent to the Moscow temporary detention center. Tomorrow they will choose a preventive measure.