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Zarema Musaeva's defense asks to overturn her sentence
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Zarema Musaeva's defense asks to overturn her sentence
3 November 2023

Team Against Torture lawyer Alexander Savin filed a complaint with the Court of Cassation. He asks to cancel the verdict of the Akhmatovsky District Court and the Supreme Court of Chechnya regarding Zarema Musaeva.

The ECHR ordered the Russian Federation to pay compensation to a Chechen journalist
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The ECHR ordered the Russian Federation to pay compensation to a Chechen journalist
3 November 2023

The European Court of Human Rights awarded compensation in the amount of 7,500 euros to the journalist, a native of Chechnya, Zhalaudi Geriev. The ECHR found his treatment degrading and found a violation of one of the articles of the Human Rights Convention. During the trial, the man was kept in a cage.

The brother of a Chechen oppositionist thanked Germany for providing asylum
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The brother of a Chechen oppositionist thanked Germany for providing asylum
3 November 2023

The German authorities granted political asylum to a native of Chechnya, Mokhammad Abdurakhmanov. He is a human rights activist and the brother of opposition blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Mohammad was previously denied refugee status twice. He thanked Germany for the assistance provided.

In Moscow, police beat and insulted Ossetians on ethnic grounds
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In Moscow, police beat and insulted Ossetians on ethnic grounds
2 November 2023

Lawyers of the “Team Against Torture” filed a statement with the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee and the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow regarding illegal actions of police officers. They insulted Tamerlan Marzoev, a native of North Ossetia living in Moscow, because of his nationality, beat him in front of his pregnant wife and forced him to do squats naked.

The court hearing in the case of Nikita Zhuravel was postponed due to the failure of Chechen imams to appear
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The court hearing in the case of Nikita Zhuravel was postponed due to the failure of Chechen imams to appear
2 November 2023

The Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny for the second time postponed the consideration of the criminal case against 19-year-old student from Volgograd Nikita Zhuravel, accused of burning the Koran. This is due to the non-appearance of the victims - 13 imams of mosques in Chechnya. The meeting was postponed to November 16.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner's sentence was reduced from 18 to 17 and a half years
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner's sentence was reduced from 18 to 17 and a half years
2 November 2023

The Court of Appeal reduced the term of imprisonment from 18 to 17.5 years for Crimean Tatar political prisoner Ernes Seytosmanov.

Chechen sentenced in Kyrgyzstan claims torture
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Chechen sentenced in Kyrgyzstan claims torture
1 November 2023

The lawyer of a native of Chechnya, Mansur Movlaev, filed a statement of violence with the National Center for the Prevention of Torture of Kyrgyzstan. The document states that the prisoner was beaten by security forces in the pre-trial detention center.

In Dagestan, participants in the pogrom at the airport were arrested for “petty hooliganism” and “transport interference”
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In Dagestan, participants in the pogrom at the airport were arrested for “petty hooliganism” and “transport interference”
1 November 2023

The courts of Dagestan arrested eight participants in the pogrom at Makhachkala airport for eight days. All punishments were imposed under the article on “obstructing transport infrastructure” during an uncoordinated rally (Part 6.1 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). Two more participants were assigned 60 hours of compulsory work due to “health conditions” under the same article.

Kadyrov ordered a “bullet in the forehead” to be fired at everyone who goes to unauthorized rallies
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Kadyrov ordered a “bullet in the forehead” to be fired at everyone who goes to unauthorized rallies
31 October 2023

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, gave advice to local security forces on how to deal with the instigators of unrest. “If we have even one person going to unsanctioned riots, detain and imprison him. Or fire three warning shots in the air and after that, if the person does not comply with the law, fire the fourth shot in the forehead. They won't come out anymore. This is my order,” Kadyrov told the personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Guard at a meeting in the government of the republic.

Human rights activist noted the increase in political repression in Azerbaijan
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Human rights activist noted the increase in political repression in Azerbaijan
31 October 2023

Today it is impossible to imagine Azerbaijan without repressive measures, harassment, violence and intimidation aimed at suppressing freedom of speech against social and political activists. This was reported by human rights activist and co-founder of the Defense Line organization Rufat Safarov.