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Crimean Tatar political prisoner complained about illnesses and conditions of detention in a pre-trial detention center
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner complained about illnesses and conditions of detention in a pre-trial detention center
12 November 2023

Crimean Tatar citizen journalist Ruslan Suleymanov, sentenced to 14 years in prison, complained about the inaction of doctors and poor conditions of detention in pre-trial detention center No. 3 of Novocherkassk. His lawyer Svetlana Oleksenko spoke about this after meeting with him in the pre-trial detention center.

A native of Ingushetia is being held under arrest, accused without evidence of aiding ISIS.
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A native of Ingushetia is being held under arrest, accused without evidence of aiding ISIS.
12 November 2023

A 21-year-old mother of two children, a native of Ingushetia, Leila Gatagazheva, is accused of collaborating with ISIS (a banned terrorist organization) for almost seven years.

A native of Dagestan hanged himself in a pre-trial detention center after a long depression
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A native of Dagestan hanged himself in a pre-trial detention center after a long depression
10 November 2023

In pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Rostov-on-Don, Ainutdin Aliboriev from Dagestan, who had been held there for over three years, committed suicide. He was severely depressed due to the criminal case.

Mikheil Saakashvili may be returned to prison
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Mikheil Saakashvili may be returned to prison
10 November 2023

The condition of the convicted ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has improved sharply, and he will be transferred from a civilian clinic to prison based on the decision and recommendation of doctors. This was announced by the head of the country's Ministry of Justice, Rati Bregadze.

A former paratrooper from Dagestan, convicted of “discrediting” the army, was released
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A former paratrooper from Dagestan, convicted of “discrediting” the army, was released
10 November 2023

A former soldier, a native of Dagestan, Askhabali Alibekov (known on YouTube as the blogger “Wild Paratrooper”) was released from a colony in the Krasnodar Territory. Since September 2022, he has been imprisoned in a criminal case for “discrediting” the Russian army.

A resident of Dagestan was sentenced for denying the constitutional order of the Russian Federation
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A resident of Dagestan was sentenced for denying the constitutional order of the Russian Federation
10 November 2023

The Kirovsky District Court of Makhachkala sentenced Zainulla Abdullaev to three and a half years probation on charges of participating in a recognized extremist movement of “citizens of the USSR.”

A Crimean Tatar political prisoner's health has deteriorated
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A Crimean Tatar political prisoner's health has deteriorated
9 November 2023

Crimean Tatar Remzi Memetov, sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison and serving time in a Stavropol colony, suffers from high blood pressure. He is constantly dizzy and his right eye moves poorly, the political prisoner’s wife said.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner denied legal relaxation of conditions of detention
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner denied legal relaxation of conditions of detention
8 November 2023

In Crimea, the court refused to satisfy the claim for the transfer from prison to a colony of the Crimean Tatar Eskender Abdulganiev, convicted in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case.

Bakhtiyar Gadzhiev faces another charge
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Bakhtiyar Gadzhiev faces another charge
7 November 2023

A new charge has been brought against social activist Bakhtiyar Gadzhiev, who is being held in a pre-trial detention center in Baku. He is charged with Art. 213.1 of the Criminal Code (tax evasion). “The legal deadlines for conducting the investigation have expired, and new charges are being brought against Bakhtiyar,” noted human rights activist Rufat Safarov.

In the US, congressmen called for the release of Gubad Ibadoglu
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In the US, congressmen called for the release of Gubad Ibadoglu
6 November 2023

Members of the US Congress appealed to the Secretary of State in connection with the arrest of oppositionist and economist Gubad Ibadoglu in Azerbaijan. According to the brother of the arrested person, Galib Bayramov, the appeal calls for using all diplomatic channels for the unconditional release of former Rutgers University professor Gubad Ibadoglu.