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Zarema Musayeva's health continues to deteriorate
Human rights
Zarema Musayeva's health continues to deteriorate
9 April 2024

Zarema Musaeva, who is being held in a Chechen penal colony, was diagnosed with cataracts and the dose of insulin she needed was increased. She also has constant pain in her leg and takes painkillers. This was announced by Team Against Torture lawyer Alexander Savin.

Oleg Orlov was able to talk with a lawyer for the first time
Human rights
Oleg Orlov was able to talk with a lawyer for the first time
9 April 2024

For the first time after the sentencing, the lawyer was able to meet and talk alone in a Moscow pre-trial detention center with the co-chairman of the Memorial Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov.

A Crimean Tatar was asked to serve 2.5 years in prison for a conflict with a man in a cap with the letter Z
Human rights
A Crimean Tatar was asked to serve 2.5 years in prison for a conflict with a man in a cap with the letter Z
8 April 2024

At a court hearing in Simferopol, the prosecutor requested two and a half years in a penal colony for Dvlyver Salimov. He was charged with threats to kill motivated by hatred.

A volunteer arrested by security forces from Chechnya for helping Ukrainian refugees died in a pre-trial detention center.
Human rights
A volunteer arrested by security forces from Chechnya for helping Ukrainian refugees died in a pre-trial detention center.
8 April 2024

61-year-old Russian volunteer Alexander Demidenko, who helped Ukrainian refugees cross the border and return home, died in the Belgorod detention center.

Political prisoner Oleg Orlov will challenge the status of “foreign agent”
Human rights
Political prisoner Oleg Orlov will challenge the status of “foreign agent”
8 April 2024

On April 10, the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow will consider the complaint of the co-chairman of the Memorial Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov about his inclusion in the register of foreign agents. He will join the meeting via video link.

Azerbaijani activist sentenced to 6 years for writing “Stalin” on Aliyev statue
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Azerbaijani activist sentenced to 6 years for writing “Stalin” on Aliyev statue
7 April 2024

A court in Baku sentenced activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Elbeyi Karimli to 6 years in prison. He was found guilty of drug possession.

A resident of Stavropol was fined 180 thousand rubles for “discrediting” the army
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A resident of Stavropol was fined 180 thousand rubles for “discrediting” the army
7 April 2024

A court in the Stavropol Territory imposed six fines of 30 thousand rubles each on local resident Vitaly Fedorenko. He was found guilty of discrediting the Russian army.

The arrest of one of the most famous opposition figures has been extended in Azerbaijan
Human rights
The arrest of one of the most famous opposition figures has been extended in Azerbaijan
6 April 2024

The Narimanov District Court of Baku extended the arrest of Tofig Yagublu, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) and the Musavat party, for two months.

After a complaint from human rights activists, the Crimean Tatar political prisoner will undergo a medical examination
Human rights
After a complaint from human rights activists, the Crimean Tatar political prisoner will undergo a medical examination
5 April 2024

Since 2018, from the day of his arrest, due to a long stay in a pre-trial detention center and colony of the Tambov region No. 1, Server Mustafayev developed heart problems. The human rights organization Front Line Defenders sent a complaint to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation about the failure to provide medical care to the Crimean Tatar, after which he was prescribed a full heart examination.

Oleg Orlov turned 71 today
Human rights
Oleg Orlov turned 71 today
4 April 2024

Convicted co-chairman of the Memorial Center Oleg Orlov was supposed to celebrate his 71st birthday with his loved ones. However, he will be held in a pre-trial detention center and in court, where the human rights activist was taken today to get acquainted with the case materials before the appeal.