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UN demands release of Azerbaijani political prisoner
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UN demands release of Azerbaijani political prisoner
17 August 2023

The UN Human Rights Office demands from the Azerbaijani authorities the release of civil activist and economist Gubad Ibadoglu.

Two protesters against military mobilization fined in Dagestan
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Two protesters against military mobilization fined in Dagestan
17 August 2023

Residents of Makhachkala Magomed Ubaidulaev and Murat Aligadzhiev were fined 15,000 rubles each. Their defense managed to reclassify the criminal case for participation in the September protests against mobilization for the war with Ukraine.

They want to sentence another native of Chechnya for participating in the death of Pskov paratroopers during the Russian-Chechen war in the absence of evidence
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They want to sentence another native of Chechnya for participating in the death of Pskov paratroopers during the Russian-Chechen war in the absence of evidence
16 August 2023

The trial of the case against Alavdi Batykaev begins in the Southern District Military Court. A native of Chechnya is accused of participating in the illegal armed formations of the "self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria."

The beating of the arrested Nikita Zhuravel by the son of the head of Chechnya will be checked in the republic
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The beating of the arrested Nikita Zhuravel by the son of the head of Chechnya will be checked in the republic
16 August 2023

In Chechnya, they will check the complaint of Nikita Zhuravel that he was beaten in the Grozny pre-trial detention center by the son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. This was announced by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation Tatyana Moskalkova.

Nikita Zhuravel, held in a pre-trial detention center in Chechnya, could have been beaten by Kadyrov's son
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Nikita Zhuravel, held in a pre-trial detention center in Chechnya, could have been beaten by Kadyrov's son
16 August 2023

The Chechen Instagram publics “ChP/Vainakh” and “ChP/Grozny” reported that Nikita Zhuravel, who was arrested in the case of burning the Koran, was beaten in the Grozny pre-trial detention center.

A native of Ingushetia suffering from epilepsy was not provided with medical assistance in the Astrakhan colony
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A native of Ingushetia suffering from epilepsy was not provided with medical assistance in the Astrakhan colony
16 August 2023

During another attack of epilepsy, Abdul-Malik Albagachiev was not provided with medical assistance in IK-8 of the Astrakhan region.

In the KBR, a man was repeatedly fined for criticizing Russia and supporting Ukraine
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In the KBR, a man was repeatedly fined for criticizing Russia and supporting Ukraine
15 August 2023

A court in Kabardino-Balkaria fined accountant Islam Mambetov 100,000 rubles. He was found guilty of repeatedly discrediting the Russian army.

A native of Dagestan complained about torture in the Mordovian colony
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A native of Dagestan complained about torture in the Mordovian colony
15 August 2023

A native of Dagestan, Ramazan Gadzhiev, who is being held in colony No. 1 in Mordovia, spoke about torture and abuse by the administration. Together with other prisoners, he went on a hunger strike and opened his veins.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner is subjected to insults and humiliation in prison on ethnic grounds
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner is subjected to insults and humiliation in prison on ethnic grounds
15 August 2023

Political prisoner Eldar Kantimirov, sentenced to 12 years, is subjected to obscene language in Prison No. 1 in Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Region.

Aslan Cherkesov denied compensation for torture in prison
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Aslan Cherkesov denied compensation for torture in prison
14 August 2023

The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria refused to pay half a million rubles to Aslan Cherkesov, a native of the republic. He sued for torture conditions.