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Crimean Tatar political prisoner regularly placed in punishment cell
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner regularly placed in punishment cell
7 July 2023

Over the past two months, political prisoner Memet Belyalov has been repeatedly sent to the punishment cell of colony No. 9 in the Novgorod region.

Well-known human rights activist denied release from pre-trial detention center in Azerbaijan
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Well-known human rights activist denied release from pre-trial detention center in Azerbaijan
7 July 2023

The Baku Court of Appeal dismissed the complaint about the extension of the term of arrest of human rights activist and public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev.

A resident of the KChR could not be fined for discrediting the army due to failure to appear in court
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A resident of the KChR could not be fined for discrediting the army due to failure to appear in court
7 July 2023

A court in Cherkessk terminated an administrative case against a local resident, Ramazan Mkhtse, who is charged with criticizing the war in Ukraine.

The alleged member of the Basayev and Khattab detachments was sentenced to thirteen and a half years in prison
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The alleged member of the Basayev and Khattab detachments was sentenced to thirteen and a half years in prison
7 July 2023

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Tenali Kanaev to 13.5 years in a strict regime colony. He was found guilty under Art. 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (encroachment on the life of military personnel).

Abdulmumin Hajiyev recalled the fabrication of his criminal case
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Abdulmumin Hajiyev recalled the fabrication of his criminal case
6 July 2023

The Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don continued the debate on the case of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, a journalist from the Dagestan newspaper Chernovik, accused of financing terrorism and participating in the activities of terrorist organizations.

In Chechnya, a man was sentenced to eight years for murder, despite the involvement of the security forces in it
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In Chechnya, a man was sentenced to eight years for murder, despite the involvement of the security forces in it
6 July 2023

The Nozhai-Yurtovsky District Court in Chechnya sentenced Said-Magomed Omarov, a taxi driver from Grozny, to eight years and two months in a strict regime penal colony. He was convicted of the murder in 2017 of a resident of Dagestan.

Head of the “Team Against Torture”: “The investigation into the case of the attack on a journalist and a lawyer must be transferred from Chechnya to another region”
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Head of the “Team Against Torture”: “The investigation into the case of the attack on a journalist and a lawyer must be transferred from Chechnya to another region”
6 July 2023

Journalist Yelena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov, victims of the attack in Chechnya, believe that an effective investigation is possible only if the case is transferred from this republic to another region.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner-journalist was transferred to a Russian prison
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner-journalist was transferred to a Russian prison
6 July 2023

Crimean Tatar political prisoner and journalist Remzi Bekirov was transferred to Prison No. 2 of Yeniseisk, Krasnoyarsk Territory. In it, he must spend five years, and the remaining period - in a strict regime colony. In total - 19 years.

A criminal case was opened on the fact of the attack on Milashina and Nemov in Chechnya
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A criminal case was opened on the fact of the attack on Milashina and Nemov in Chechnya
6 July 2023

A criminal case on the grounds of deliberate infliction of bodily harm was initiated in Chechnya in connection with the attack on journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov.

Zarema Musaeva, sentenced to 5 and a half years, cannot legally be kept in a colony due to illness
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Zarema Musaeva, sentenced to 5 and a half years, cannot legally be kept in a colony due to illness
5 July 2023

Zarema Musayeva, who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison the day before by a court in Grozny, cannot serve her sentence due to her health condition. She has insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes, according to the Anti-Torture Team.