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Oleg Orlov was placed in a special unit of the pre-trial detention center
Human rights
Oleg Orlov was placed in a special unit of the pre-trial detention center
23 April 2024

Political prisoner, co-chairman of the Memorial Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov, after being transported from Moscow, was placed in a special unit of pre-trial detention center-2 in Syzran. There is a double camera there and there is constant video surveillance. This was reported by the Memorial Human Rights Protection Center.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner spoke about his transfer to prison
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner spoke about his transfer to prison
23 April 2024

Crimean Tatar citizen journalist Ruslan Suleymanov, sentenced to 14 years in prison, was taken to Verkhneuralsk prison in the Chelyabinsk region. According to him, the journey from pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Voronezh took five days by train.

The Investigative Committee began an investigation into the beating of a student native of Dagestan in a St. Petersburg school
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The Investigative Committee began an investigation into the beating of a student native of Dagestan in a St. Petersburg school
21 April 2024

Recently, a video of two schoolchildren beating a classmate went viral on social networks. One of them shouts slogans “Russia is for Russians.” The injured student was a native of Dagestan.

In Crimea, the arrest of six Crimean Tatar political prisoners was extended
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In Crimea, the arrest of six Crimean Tatar political prisoners was extended
20 April 2024

The Kiev District Court in Simferopol extended until July 22 the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center for Crimean activists Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov, Remzi Nimetulaev, Seydamet Mustafayev, Eldar Yakubov and Abdulmedzhit Seitumerov. The investigation argued that it was impossible to mitigate the preventive measure under the terrorist article under which the Crimean Tatars are being persecuted.

Former Russian billionaire Ruben Vardanyan went on hunger strike in an Azerbaijani prison
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Former Russian billionaire Ruben Vardanyan went on hunger strike in an Azerbaijani prison
19 April 2024

The former head of Nagorno-Karabakh, ex-citizen of the Russian Federation, billionaire Ruben Vardanyan went on a hunger strike in a Baku prison. He demanded his release, as well as the release of all Armenian political prisoners.

The medical commission found Zarema Musaeva quite healthy to be kept in a colony
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The medical commission found Zarema Musaeva quite healthy to be kept in a colony
19 April 2024

Team Against Torture lawyer Alexander Savin received the conclusion of a medical commission regarding the health of Zarema Musaeva. In the protocol, her diagnosis was changed - instead of type 2 diabetes with multiple complications diagnosed last year, diabetes without complications was indicated. It is not included in the list of diseases that allow convicts to be released for health reasons.

Another journalist detained in Azerbaijan
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Another journalist detained in Azerbaijan
19 April 2024

The head of the Meclis.info website, Imran Aliyev, was detained at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku. He intended to fly to Turkey for safety reasons.

Security forces seriously wounded a Chechen with British citizenship
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Security forces seriously wounded a Chechen with British citizenship
18 April 2024

In Urus-Martan, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB shot at a native of Chechnya and British citizen Magomed Abubakarov. He is seriously injured and hospitalized. The man was accused of using violence against a government official and illegal possession of weapons, the Memorial Human Rights Center reported.

KBR native put on wanted list
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KBR native put on wanted list
17 April 2024

After a criminal case was opened for “justifying terrorism,” KBR native Zalina Marshenkulova was put on the federal wanted list. According to investigators, she posted publications in the public channel of the Telegram messenger that justified the murder of the Russian “military correspondent” Vladlen Tatarsky.

In Crimea, a fine was approved for a Crimean Tatar human rights activist for “discrediting” the Russian army
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In Crimea, a fine was approved for a Crimean Tatar human rights activist for “discrediting” the Russian army
16 April 2024

The Belogorsky District Court in Crimea agreed with the decision of the lower court and 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.”