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The defense will seek a suspended sentence for the Chechen athlete arrested for the video with Basayev's speech
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The defense will seek a suspended sentence for the Chechen athlete arrested for the video with Basayev's speech
26 October 2023

With competent defense tactics, possibly with an admission of guilt and other actions, it is possible to achieve a suspended sentence for Ilyas Yakubov. This was announced by his lawyer Maxim Kalinov.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner-politician was sent to a prison camp far from his homeland
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner-politician was sent to a prison camp far from his homeland
26 October 2023

The deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Nariman Dzhelal, sentenced to 17 years, was transported to the prison of the city of Minusinsk in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Most likely, he is being kept in a special block where he is not allowed to make calls, shared his wife Leviza Dzhelalova.

After a raid on the Kotelnikov mosque, a member of the Russian national team was sent to a military unit
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After a raid on the Kotelnikov mosque, a member of the Russian national team was sent to a military unit
26 October 2023

A 19-year-old member of the Russian judo team, Muhammad Negmatov, was sent to serve in a military unit in Naro-Fominsk after a raid by security forces on a mosque in Kotelniki near Moscow. He was persuaded to sign a contract to be sent to SVO, but he refused.

The French authorities, contrary to the decision of the ECHR, are threatening to expel natives of Chechnya from the country
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The French authorities, contrary to the decision of the ECHR, are threatening to expel natives of Chechnya from the country
26 October 2023

After 20-year-old native of Ingushetia Mohammed Mogushkov killed a teacher at a school in the city of Arras, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered the expulsion of “dangerous” Russians to the Russian Federation.

Kabardino-Balkarian University has introduced a ban on prayers within its walls
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Kabardino-Balkarian University has introduced a ban on prayers within its walls
25 October 2023

Natives of Chechnya, students of Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after. HM. Berbekov, filed a complaint with the Chechen authorities. According to students, the university management prohibited performing prayers there, which are obligatory for Muslims.

Human rights activist from Chechnya fears for the lives of his relatives
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Human rights activist from Chechnya fears for the lives of his relatives
25 October 2023

According to the Team Against Torture, its employee Magomed Alamov cannot leave Chechnya because he fears for the lives of his relatives who will remain in the republic.

A resident of Dagestan was fined 150 thousand rubles for criticizing the Russian authorities and the army.
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A resident of Dagestan was fined 150 thousand rubles for criticizing the Russian authorities and the army.
25 October 2023

Two comments in telegram channels became the reason for the persecution of Saniyat Alikhanova, a resident of the Dagestan Kaspiysk. The court imposed a fine on her in the amount of 150 thousand rubles under the article on discrediting the Russian army.

KBR resident convicted of crossing out Z symbol on backpack
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KBR resident convicted of crossing out Z symbol on backpack
25 October 2023

Tamerlan Ivanov from Nalchik became a defendant in administrative cases of disobedience to the demands of a police officer and discrediting the army. A young man was detained on the street because of a pacifist inscription on his backpack and a crossed out letter Z.

Among the 8 convicted Russian journalists are a Crimean Tatar and a Dagestani
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Among the 8 convicted Russian journalists are a Crimean Tatar and a Dagestani
25 October 2023

At least 19 journalists are imprisoned in pre-trial detention centers or are serving sentences in prisons in Russia. “Verstka” reported this, citing media reports and human rights activists.

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
25 October 2023

The Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny 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 2.