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Policemen from Dagestan were not imprisoned for beating a woman and extorting
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Policemen from Dagestan were not imprisoned for beating a woman and extorting
27 April 2024

The Khasavyurt City Court sentenced policemen Shamil Aliyev and Ramazan Saipulaev to suspended sentences. They were found guilty of abuse of power with the use of violence and falsification of evidence, the Team Against Torture reported.

Crimean Tatar political prisoners' arrest extended for three months
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Crimean Tatar political prisoners' arrest extended for three months
27 April 2024

The Kiev District Court in Simferopol extended until August 3 the arrest of Crimean Tatars from Dzhankoy and Dzhankoy district - Enver Khalilayev, Nariman Ametov, Ali Mamutov, activist Arsen Kashka and the imam of the mosque in the village of Lobanovo Vakhid Mustafayev.

Journalist arrested in Azerbaijan faces second charge
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Journalist arrested in Azerbaijan faces second charge
27 April 2024

The head of the Meclis.info website Imran Aliyev became a defendant in the second criminal case. He was charged under Article 206.3.1 (smuggling - in case of repetition), and before that - under Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code (smuggling by a group of persons). The sanctions for both articles are the same - imprisonment from 5 to 8 years.

The US is preparing a package of sanctions against Azerbaijani officials for human rights violations
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The US is preparing a package of sanctions against Azerbaijani officials for human rights violations
27 April 2024

A draft law on sanctions against 44 high-ranking officials of Azerbaijan has been submitted to the US Congress. The reason is their violation of human rights, carrying out repressions against the opposition, activists and journalists.

In Chechnya, the investigator’s refusal to familiarize the relatives of a kidnapped local resident with the case materials was declared illegal
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In Chechnya, the investigator’s refusal to familiarize the relatives of a kidnapped local resident with the case materials was declared illegal
27 April 2024

A court in Grozny declared illegal the investigator’s decision to refuse to provide case materials to the relatives of Movsar Umarov, a native of Chechnya who was kidnapped in 2020 and disappeared without a trace.

The Russian authorities have put the deputy chairman of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people on the wanted list.
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The Russian authorities have put the deputy chairman of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people on the wanted list.
26 April 2024

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has put the deputy head of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people, Vladimir Dovdanov, on the wanted list. Previously, a criminal case was opened against him for calls for activities directed against the security of Russia. He is charged with calling on the Armed Forces of Ukraine to destroy Russian equipment.

A resident of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is being persecuted for saying that Putin and his entourage will face punishment
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A resident of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is being persecuted for saying that Putin and his entourage will face punishment
26 April 2024

Law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) against 29-year-old Taulan Kipkeev from Karachay-Cherkessia. The reason was the video material he published on social networks in November 2023. In the video, a guy walks along Red Square in Moscow and reports that the instigators of the war are sitting in the Kremlin.

In Chechnya and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic there have been no criminal cases of “discrediting” the army and military “fakes”
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In Chechnya and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic there have been no criminal cases of “discrediting” the army and military “fakes”
25 April 2024

In the Russian Federation, criminal cases have been initiated against at least 902 citizens for anti-war statements. This practice has been recorded in all regions except Chechnya, Karachay-Cherkessia, as well as the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Bryansk Region, according to OVD-Info.

A native of Dagestan who was subjected to torture in a Kalmyk colony was given a life sentence
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A native of Dagestan who was subjected to torture in a Kalmyk colony was given a life sentence
25 April 2024

The Fourth Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction changed the sentence of prisoner IK-2 in Kalmykia, a native of Dagestan, Magomed Atimagomedov, from 25 years in prison to life imprisonment. He was found guilty of assaulting institution staff and inciting mass riots.

Zarema Musaeva's health condition has deteriorated sharply in a Chechen colony
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Zarema Musaeva's health condition has deteriorated sharply in a Chechen colony
25 April 2024

Zarema Musaeva, who is serving time in a penal colony, cannot move even on crutches, her condition has sharply worsened. This was reported by the son of the prisoner, activist Abubakar Yangulbaev.