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The Russian authorities must pay 26 thousand euros to a resident of Dagestan who was tortured by police
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The Russian authorities must pay 26 thousand euros to a resident of Dagestan who was tortured by police
15 September 2023

The European Court of Human Rights ordered the Russian authorities to pay 26 thousand euros to Derbent resident Temirkhan Amakhanov, recognizing him as a victim of torture by security forces.

The US and the European Parliament again called on Azerbaijan to release Gubad Ibadoglu
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The US and the European Parliament again called on Azerbaijan to release Gubad Ibadoglu
15 September 2023

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the case of oppositionist and economist Gubad Ibadoglu, who was arrested in Azerbaijan. The document condemns his criminal prosecution on trumped-up and politically motivated charges, and also calls for sanctions against Azerbaijani officials.

The ECHR awarded compensation to an armless disabled man from Nalchik who was found guilty of beating a policeman
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The ECHR awarded compensation to an armless disabled man from Nalchik who was found guilty of beating a policeman
15 September 2023

The European Court of Human Rights awarded 26 thousand euros in compensation to activist from Nalchik Aslan Iritov. A disabled person without both arms was sentenced to two years of suspended imprisonment in 2021 for an “attack” on security forces.

The European Court ruled to pay compensation to an artist from Chechnya
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The European Court ruled to pay compensation to an artist from Chechnya
14 September 2023

The Russian authorities must pay 52 thousand euros to actor Timur Debishev according to the decision of the ECHR.

The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to residents of Dagestan who were tortured by the police
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The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to residents of Dagestan who were tortured by the police
14 September 2023

The European Court of Human Rights awarded Derbent residents Islam Barzukaev and Gasan Kurbanov 26 thousand euros in compensation each. In 2019, they were kidnapped by employees of the Center for Specialized Enforcement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and forced to confess to committing crimes under torture.

Crimean Tatar political prisoners were taken out of Crimea
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Crimean Tatar political prisoners were taken out of Crimea
14 September 2023

Crimean Tatars Khalil Mambetov, Refat Seidametov, Ekrem Krosh, Aider Asanov, Osman Abdurazakov and Leman Zekeryaev were transported from the Simferopol pre-trial detention center to the Rostov-on-Don detention center.

Military registration and enlistment offices and the court refused to pay a resident of Dagestan for being wounded in the war with Ukraine
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Military registration and enlistment offices and the court refused to pay a resident of Dagestan for being wounded in the war with Ukraine
14 September 2023

Almost a year and a half after being wounded in Ukraine, Dagestan resident Sulaiman Bulachov has been seeking the social benefits required by law. However, the military registration and enlistment offices did not provide the relevant documents, and the court rejected the claim.

The case against alleged members of the Basayev and Khattab detachments has been brought to court
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The case against alleged members of the Basayev and Khattab detachments has been brought to court
14 September 2023

The investigation of the criminal case against a resident of Chechnya, Rustam Nukaev, and a resident of the Stavropol Territory, Adilkhan Elmanbetov, has been completed.

In Chechnya, Zarema Musaeva's sentence was reduced from five and a half to five years
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In Chechnya, Zarema Musaeva's sentence was reduced from five and a half to five years
12 September 2023

The Supreme Court of Chechnya slightly commuted the sentence of Zarema Musaeva. Instead of five and a half years in a colony, she will have to serve a five-year sentence in a settlement colony. Diabetes of the second degree was recognized as a mitigating circumstance.

Crimean Tatar citizen of Ukraine's arrest extended
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Crimean Tatar citizen of Ukraine's arrest extended
12 September 2023

The Moscow City Court extended the arrest for a month in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center of 25-year-old Ukrainian citizen, Crimean Tatar Lenya Umerova. Russian authorities accuse her of espionage.