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Another group of Crimean Tatars arrested for political reasons
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Another group of Crimean Tatars arrested for political reasons
27 August 2023

Crimean Tatars Seydamet Mustafayev, Eldar Yakubov and Abdulmejit Seytumerov were arrested for two months in SIZO No. 2 in Simferopol.

Previously convicted Circassian activist recognized as a
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Previously convicted Circassian activist recognized as a "foreign agent"
26 August 2023

The Russian Ministry of Justice has included in the list of "foreign agents" Circassian activist, leader of the organization "Khabze" Martin Kochesokov, who now lives in Turkey.

Brother of Azerbaijani Opposition Scientist Reports Growing Pressure on Him in SIZO
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Brother of Azerbaijani Opposition Scientist Reports Growing Pressure on Him in SIZO
25 August 2023

In the pre-trial detention center, they continue to exert psychological pressure on the arrested chairman of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Party, scientist-economist Gubad Ibadoglu. This was reported by his brother Galib Togrul.

A criminal case was opened against a resident of Dagestan for criticizing the war in Ukraine
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A criminal case was opened against a resident of Dagestan for criticizing the war in Ukraine
25 August 2023

A criminal case for spreading "fake news" about the Russian army was initiated against Shakhban Abakargadzhiev, a resident of the Dagestan Khasavyurt.

Next Crimean Tatars were sent to a pre-trial detention center under a terrorist article
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Next Crimean Tatars were sent to a pre-trial detention center under a terrorist article
25 August 2023

The Kyiv District Court of Crimea sent three Crimean Tatars – Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov and Remzi Nimetulaev – to jail for two months.

A native of Ingushetia, subjected to torture, went on a hunger strike in the Astrakhan colony
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A native of Ingushetia, subjected to torture, went on a hunger strike in the Astrakhan colony
25 August 2023

A native of Ingushetia, Abdul-Malik Albagachiev, who is serving a term in IK-6 in the Astrakhan region, was again left without medical care during an epileptic attack. Because of this, he went on a hunger strike.

Council of Europe representative calls for release of Azerbaijani opposition scientist
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Council of Europe representative calls for release of Azerbaijani opposition scientist
24 August 2023

The General Rapporteur on political prisoners of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Sunna Evarsdottir said that the Azerbaijani scientist-economist and chairman of the opposition Democracy and Prosperity Party Gubad Ibadoglu should be released.

Another group of Crimean Tatar political prisoners to be tried in Rostov
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Another group of Crimean Tatar political prisoners to be tried in Rostov
24 August 2023

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don received the materials of the criminal case against the Crimean Tatars from the “second Dzhankoy group”.

In North Ossetia, a Russian contract soldier wounded in the war with Ukraine was put in a colony for failing to appear in the unit
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In North Ossetia, a Russian contract soldier wounded in the war with Ukraine was put in a colony for failing to appear in the unit
23 August 2023

The Vladikavkaz garrison military court sentenced Imamali Imamaliev, a serviceman, to five years in prison. Even participation in the war with Ukraine and a medal did not help him.

Political prisoner from Crimea Irina Danilovich is not given medicine and is waiting until she goes deaf
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Political prisoner from Crimea Irina Danilovich is not given medicine and is waiting until she goes deaf
23 August 2023

Irina Danilovich, a civilian journalist and nurse placed in women's colony No. 7 in Zelenokumsk (Stavropol Territory), is not being given medicine for earaches.