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Crimean Tatar imam accused of “illegal missionary activity”
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Crimean Tatar imam accused of “illegal missionary activity”
14 December 2023

Imam Ismail Yurdamov, abducted yesterday from his home in the village of Privetnoye, Kirov region of Crimea, has been released. After the search, he was taken to the police and a report was drawn up under Art. 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Carrying out missionary activities in violation of the requirements of legislation on freedom of conscience, freedom of religion and religious associations”).

An arrested war opponent from Dagestan could be sent for compulsory treatment
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An arrested war opponent from Dagestan could be sent for compulsory treatment
13 December 2023

Activist from Derbent Ulker Gashimova has not been in touch for two weeks. Her fiance, the creator of the Free Eurasia telegram channel Anton Kolomitsyn, suggested that the girl was sent for compulsory psychiatric treatment.

A resident of Dagestan was convicted of calls for attacks on the lives of security forces
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A resident of Dagestan was convicted of calls for attacks on the lives of security forces
13 December 2023

The Khasavyurt City Court of Dagestan sentenced local resident P. Makhmudova to one year probation. She was found guilty of public calls for extremist activities.

A Ukrainian citizen was detained in North Ossetia on suspicion of espionage
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A Ukrainian citizen was detained in North Ossetia on suspicion of espionage
13 December 2023

FSB officers detained a 34-year-old man in North Ossetia. According to investigators, he transmitted to the Ukrainian Armed Forces data on the location and routes of military equipment of the Russian Armed Forces in the “North Military District” zone. The man sent geographical coordinates, photographs and video materials.

A former resident of North Ossetia who moved to Ukraine was included in the list of extremists and terrorists
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A former resident of North Ossetia who moved to Ukraine was included in the list of extremists and terrorists
13 December 2023

Rosfinmonitoring added Kazbek Tedeev to the list of extremists and terrorists. A former investigator from Vladikavkaz, after moving to Ukraine, joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces and urged Ossetians not to “believe Russian propaganda.”

In the court case of Nikita Zhuravel, the imams again declared moral harm
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In the court case of Nikita Zhuravel, the imams again declared moral harm
13 December 2023

At the regular meeting in the Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny, five imams who appeared as victims in the case of Nikita Zhuravel spoke. A young man is accused of burning the Koran near a mosque in Volgograd.

In Crimea, security forces took the imam to an unknown direction
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In Crimea, security forces took the imam to an unknown direction
13 December 2023

Today in the village of Privetnoye, Kirov region of Crimea, people who introduced themselves as police officers conducted a search in the house of Imam Ismail Yurdamov. Then he was taken away in an unknown direction.

Refusal to initiate a case against police officers who beat an Ossetian because of his nationality
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Refusal to initiate a case against police officers who beat an Ossetian because of his nationality
12 December 2023

The Investigative Committee did not initiate criminal proceedings against Moscow police officers. In November, they beat up Tamerlan Marzoev, a native of North Ossetia, on the street, insulting him on ethnic grounds.

A new criminal case was opened against Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva over an anti-war book
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A new criminal case was opened against Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva over an anti-war book
12 December 2023

A new criminal case was opened against the deputy head of the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Liberty, Alsu Kurmasheva, under an article about military “fakes”. The reason was a book that the accused published in November 2022. It contains 40 stories of Russians opposing the war in Ukraine.

Zarema Musayeva was denied parole
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Zarema Musayeva was denied parole
12 December 2023

The Shali City Court of the Chechen Republic, as expected, denied the parole of Zarema Musaeva. He agreed with the arguments of the state prosecution and the colony. They believe that the goals of the punishment have not been achieved and Musaeva should not be released.