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In Gudermes, a local resident was fined for publishing an “extremist” song
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In Gudermes, a local resident was fined for publishing an “extremist” song
7 December 2023

The Gudermes City Court brought local resident Naib Manaev to administrative responsibility for distributing the songs of the Chechen bard Timur Mutsuraev. He made publicly available the composition “12 Thousand Mujahideen,” which the court had previously considered extremist material.

In Saratov, employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service will be tried for torturing prisoners from Chechnya and Dagestan
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In Saratov, employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service will be tried for torturing prisoners from Chechnya and Dagestan
7 December 2023

A criminal case of torture, rape and extortion in the regional tuberculosis hospital No. 1 of the Federal Penitentiary Service in the Saratov Region was submitted to the Saratov Regional Court from the Main Investigative Directorate of Russia for consideration. Among the injured prisoners are people from Chechnya, Dagestan, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.

Reporters Without Borders condemned the repression of journalists in Azerbaijan
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Reporters Without Borders condemned the repression of journalists in Azerbaijan
7 December 2023

The Azerbaijani authorities are eliminating all independent media and voices that expose the actions of the corrupt political elite. Six journalists have been arrested in the country recently, and this repressive machine must be stopped. This is stated in a press release from the international press protection organization Reporters Without Borders.

A resident of Dagestan was convicted of “fakes” about the Russian army after the death of his nephew in Ukraine
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A resident of Dagestan was convicted of “fakes” about the Russian army after the death of his nephew in Ukraine
7 December 2023

The Khasavyurt City Court of Dagestan sentenced local resident Shakhban Abakargadzhiev to five years in prison due to comments against the Russian army. However, the sentence was commuted, replacing the real term with three years of correctional labor.

Ex-policeman from Ingushetia has his sentence increased for beating a pensioner
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Ex-policeman from Ingushetia has his sentence increased for beating a pensioner
6 December 2023

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia toughened the sentence of police officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Amiran Merzhoev for beating a disabled pensioner. Instead of four years of suspended imprisonment, the defendant was sentenced to two years in a penal colony.

Crimean Tatar human rights activist was fined for the second time for “discrediting” the Russian army
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Crimean Tatar human rights activist was fined for the second time for “discrediting” the Russian army
6 December 2023

The Belogorsk Magistrate's Court decided to fine human rights activist Abdureshit Dzhepparov 40 thousand rubles for “abuse of freedom of mass information” and “disagreement with the actions of the RF Armed Forces.”

They want to sentence natives of Chechnya for participating in the death of Pskov paratroopers in the absence of evidence
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They want to sentence natives of Chechnya for participating in the death of Pskov paratroopers in the absence of evidence
5 December 2023

Arslan Taushev and Rasul Koshmanbetov, previously sentenced to eight years, were again charged after their release - this time with an attack on Pskov paratroopers. The defendants alleged torture and falsification of the case.

An activist kidnapped in Georgia ended up in a Russian pre-trial detention center
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An activist kidnapped in Georgia ended up in a Russian pre-trial detention center
5 December 2023

Activist Rafail Shepelev ended up in a pre-trial detention center in Nizhny Tagil a month and a half after being abducted from Georgia. It is reported that the man was deceived from Tbilisi to South Ossetia, where he was detained by Russian security forces. All documents of the stolen person remained in Georgia.

In the KBR, the SVO participant was sentenced to five and a half years
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In the KBR, the SVO participant was sentenced to five and a half years
5 December 2023

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found Kabardino-Balkaria resident Adam Ivanov guilty of evading military service and sentenced him to 5.5 years in a general regime colony. Previously, he participated in SVO.

A criminal case was again opened against a political prisoner sentenced to 23 years
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A criminal case was again opened against a political prisoner sentenced to 23 years
5 December 2023

A new criminal case was opened against political prisoner Rais Mavlyutov under the article on promoting terrorist activities. In 2021, he was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in a maximum security colony.