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The house of a Crimean Tatar human rights activist was searched
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The house of a Crimean Tatar human rights activist was searched
22 February 2024

Police officers conducted a search in the house of Crimean Tatar human rights activist and journalist Lutfiye Zudieva. She was then taken to the Ministry of Internal Affairs center and later released.

Azerbaijani journalist's arrest extended
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Azerbaijani journalist's arrest extended
22 February 2024

The Sabail District Court of Baku extended the arrest of the head of the Azerbaijani Internet television Kanal-13 Aziz Orujov until March 27. He repeated that he considers the charges fabricated and connects them with his journalistic activities.

The missionary activity of the Crimean Tatar imam was considered legal
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The missionary activity of the Crimean Tatar imam was considered legal
22 February 2024

The court in Alushta dismissed the case of the imam of the Yukari Jami mosque, Yusuf Ashirov. He was charged with illegal missionary activity.

Saakashvili: Navalny and I were Putin’s main enemies
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Saakashvili: Navalny and I were Putin’s main enemies
21 February 2024

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili called himself and Alexei Navalny “enemies No. 1” for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also remembered political deaths in the Russian Federation.

A resident of Vladikavkaz was accused of vandalism on the graves of SVO participants
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A resident of Vladikavkaz was accused of vandalism on the graves of SVO participants
21 February 2024

A 56-year-old resident of Vladikavkaz, who scattered wreaths and vases with flowers on the graves of those who fought in Ukraine, was charged. She will be tried under the article “desecration of burial places.”

Crimean Tatar imam cleared of charges of “illegal missionary activity”
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Crimean Tatar imam cleared of charges of “illegal missionary activity”
21 February 2024

A court in Crimea dropped all charges against the imam of the village of Privetnoye, Kirovsky district, Ismail Yurdamov, under the article on illegal missionary work. In January he was fined eight thousand rubles.

The criminal case against residents of Dagestan who were executed in Chechnya has been left in force
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The criminal case against residents of Dagestan who were executed in Chechnya has been left in force
21 February 2024

The Russian Supreme Court refused to overturn the decision to criminally prosecute eight murdered residents of the Dagestan Khasavyurt. The defense noted that their guilt was refuted by the lack of evidence and the testimony of witnesses.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner is not given shoes in prison for four months
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner is not given shoes in prison for four months
21 February 2024

Crimean Tatar Vladlen Abdulkadyrov, sentenced to 12 years in prison, has not gone out for walks for more than four months due to lack of shoes. Prison staff in Yelets did not provide him with seasonal shoes, and convicts are prohibited from having their own. Crimean Solidarity reports this.

A paratrooper blogger from Dagestan convicted of “discrediting” the army was beaten in Kazan
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A paratrooper blogger from Dagestan convicted of “discrediting” the army was beaten in Kazan
20 February 2024

At the station in Kazan, blogger Askhabali Alibekov, known as the “Wild Paratrooper,” was beaten. He said that he came to become an observer in the presidential elections. He was attacked by 15 people, knocked to the ground and beaten on his body and face.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner reported failure to provide medical care and insults based on ethnicity
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner reported failure to provide medical care and insults based on ethnicity
20 February 2024

In the Yelets prison in the Lipetsk region, Crimean Tatar Seitveli Seitabdiev, sentenced to 14 years, is not receiving medical care. For more than a month he has not been able to get an appointment with a surgeon or ophthalmologist. He is also bothered by severe itching of the scalp, pain in the back and elbows.