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The verdict was approved for the ex-head of the Makhachkala pre-trial detention center and his subordinates for extortion and beatings
Human rights
The verdict was approved for the ex-head of the Makhachkala pre-trial detention center and his subordinates for extortion and beatings
16 November 2023

The Supreme Court of Dagestan upheld the verdict of three ex-employees of the republican Federal Penitentiary Service, who were found guilty of official crimes in February of this year.

The Kremlin approved an amnesty for one of the murderers of Anna Politkovskaya
Human rights
The Kremlin approved an amnesty for one of the murderers of Anna Politkovskaya
15 November 2023

The resonance of the criminal case does not affect the decision to pardon convicts if they were recruited for the war against Ukraine in the colony. This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the early release from prison of police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, sentenced to 20 years, involved in the murder of human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya.

The family of a Crimean Tatar political prisoner does not know where he was transferred for more than a month
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The family of a Crimean Tatar political prisoner does not know where he was transferred for more than a month
15 November 2023

Master of Islamic Sciences, Crimean Tatar Vadim Bektemirov, sentenced to 11 years in prison, was transferred from prison in Yelets (Lipetsk region) to another colony. The family of the political prisoner has not received any news about him for more than a month and does not know where he is.

A native of Dagestan has been put on the wanted list on suspicion of involvement in riots at the airport.
Human rights
A native of Dagestan has been put on the wanted list on suspicion of involvement in riots at the airport.
14 November 2023

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Abakar Abakarov on the wanted list, suspected of administering the “Morning of Dagestan” telegram channel. It is he who is credited with calling for unrest at the Makhachkala airport.

The defense listed violations in the materials of the case of Aslambek Ezhaev
Human rights
The defense listed violations in the materials of the case of Aslambek Ezhaev
14 November 2023

The military court in Vlasikha began considering appeals in defense of the publisher of Muslim literature, the head of the largest Islamic book publishing house in Russia “Umma” Aslambek Ezhaev. In February he was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

One of the defendants in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya was released early and is participating in the “SVO”
Human rights
One of the defendants in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya was released early and is participating in the “SVO”
14 November 2023

Police officer Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2014, was released from the colony at the end of 2022 and went to the Northern Military District zone.

Most of the participants in the riots at Makhachkala airport were awarded fines and administrative arrests
Human rights
Most of the participants in the riots at Makhachkala airport were awarded fines and administrative arrests
13 November 2023

Over 150 cases have been sent to the courts of Dagestan under the article on violation of the procedure for holding public events. We are talking about participants in anti-Israeli riots at Makhachkala International Airport.

A Crimean Tatar political prisoner was transported to a prison in the Lipetsk region
Human rights
A Crimean Tatar political prisoner was transported to a prison in the Lipetsk region
13 November 2023

Crimean Tatar activist Ali (Oleg) Fedorov, sentenced to 13 years in prison, was transported to prison in Yelets, Lipetsk region. This was reported by the project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial".

Crimean Tatar political prisoner complained about illnesses and conditions of detention in a pre-trial detention center
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner complained about illnesses and conditions of detention in a pre-trial detention center
12 November 2023

Crimean Tatar citizen journalist Ruslan Suleymanov, sentenced to 14 years in prison, complained about the inaction of doctors and poor conditions of detention in pre-trial detention center No. 3 of Novocherkassk. His lawyer Svetlana Oleksenko spoke about this after meeting with him in the pre-trial detention center.

A native of Ingushetia is being held under arrest, accused without evidence of aiding ISIS.
Human rights
A native of Ingushetia is being held under arrest, accused without evidence of aiding ISIS.
12 November 2023

A 21-year-old mother of two children, a native of Ingushetia, Leila Gatagazheva, is accused of collaborating with ISIS (a banned terrorist organization) for almost seven years.