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Political prisoner from Crimea Irina Danilovich could have suffered a stroke
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Political prisoner from Crimea Irina Danilovich could have suffered a stroke
10 October 2023

Placed in women's colony No. 7 in the city of Zelenokumsk (Stavropol Territory), citizen journalist and nurse Irina Danilovich may have previously suffered a stroke in the Simferopol pre-trial detention center.

In Chechnya, the court hearing in the case of Nikita Zhuravel was postponed
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In Chechnya, the court hearing in the case of Nikita Zhuravel was postponed
9 October 2023

Today, the Visaitovsky District Court of the city of Grozny was supposed to hold the first hearing in the criminal case against a student from Volgograd, Nikita Zhuravel. However, the trial was postponed to October 13 due to the failure of the defendant to appear and the failure of the victims to appear.

A resident of Dagestan was arrested for allegedly calling for independence in the North Caucasus
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A resident of Dagestan was arrested for allegedly calling for independence in the North Caucasus
6 October 2023

The Supreme Court of Dagestan arrested Islam Musagadzhiev for two months on charges of public calls for activities directed against the security of the state.

A man mobilized from Chechnya who was wounded in the war against Ukraine was sentenced to two years for leaving his unit
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A man mobilized from Chechnya who was wounded in the war against Ukraine was sentenced to two years for leaving his unit
6 October 2023

The Court of Appeal upheld the sentence of Chechen native Sergei Yunusov - two years in a general regime colony. He was found guilty of abandoning a military unit.

Armenia accused Azerbaijan of illegal methods of interrogation against the leaders of Karabakh
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Armenia accused Azerbaijan of illegal methods of interrogation against the leaders of Karabakh
6 October 2023

Azerbaijan is disseminating humiliating footage of the illegal detention of representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh and the alleged testimony they gave. Armenian Ambassador at Large Edmon Marukyan wrote about this on social networks.

The European Parliament spoke out in defense of Zarema Musayeva and human rights in Chechnya
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The European Parliament spoke out in defense of Zarema Musayeva and human rights in Chechnya
6 October 2023

The European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the politically motivated kidnapping of Zarema Musaeva in Chechnya and calling for her immediate release.

An employee of the Russian Guard from Chechnya was denied compensation for being injured in Ukraine
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An employee of the Russian Guard from Chechnya was denied compensation for being injured in Ukraine
5 October 2023

The Southern District Military Court rejected the claim for compensation in the amount of 3 million rubles to Batraz Tauchelov, a serviceman of the repair and restoration battalion of the Russian Guard from Grozny. He asked for payment in connection with an injury received in the war against Ukraine.

The arrested ex-president of Nagorno-Karabakh was charged with nine serious charges
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The arrested ex-president of Nagorno-Karabakh was charged with nine serious charges
5 October 2023

The day before, the State Security Service of Azerbaijan detained the ex-president of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan. He was charged under Art.

Nikita Zhuravel, who was beaten by Kadyrov’s son, will be tried in Chechnya from October 9
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Nikita Zhuravel, who was beaten by Kadyrov’s son, will be tried in Chechnya from October 9
5 October 2023

The criminal case against 19-year-old student from Volgograd Nikita Zhuravel was submitted for consideration to the Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny. The first meeting is scheduled for October 9.

A Chechen sentenced in Kyrgyzstan asked not to be deported to Russia
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A Chechen sentenced in Kyrgyzstan asked not to be deported to Russia
4 October 2023

A court in Bishkek sentenced a native of Chechnya, Mansur Movlaev, to six months in prison for illegally crossing the border of Kyrgyzstan. According to a court decision, after his release he will be deported to Russia, which he fears due to possible torture.