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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.

Political prisoner from Crimea transferred to women's colony in Stavropol
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Political prisoner from Crimea transferred to women's colony in Stavropol
14 August 2023

Irina Danilovich, a civilian journalist and nurse sentenced to almost seven years, was transferred from the pre-trial detention center to the women's colony No. 7 in the city of Zelenokumsk (Stavropol Territory).

A native of Dagestan may be deported from Turkey to Russia
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A native of Dagestan may be deported from Turkey to Russia
12 August 2023

At the request of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the Turkish authorities detained 38-year-old Dagestani Ibragim Askerov. In Russia, he is accused of involvement in the activities of the At-Takfir wal-Hijra organization, which is banned in the Russian Federation and in fact has not existed for a long time.

In Stavropol, the widow of a mobilized may be left without payments
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In Stavropol, the widow of a mobilized may be left without payments
11 August 2023

Russian serviceman Vladislav Goremykin died on June 26, 2023 in the Zaporozhye region. However, in the Rostov morgue, his death is dated June 19.

Mikheil Saakashvili's health deteriorated due to hunger strike
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Mikheil Saakashvili's health deteriorated due to hunger strike
11 August 2023

The experts of the Public Defender of Georgia have prepared a conclusion on the state of health of the former president of the country Mikheil Saakashvili.

Another serviceman from the North Caucasus was denied payment after being wounded in Ukraine
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Another serviceman from the North Caucasus was denied payment after being wounded in Ukraine
10 August 2023

The branch of the 1602nd Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defense in Rostov refused to issue a certificate of injury to a serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria Arsen Pshukov.

Crimean Tatar prisoners banned from visiting relatives
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Crimean Tatar prisoners banned from visiting relatives
10 August 2023

The wives of convicted Crimean Tatars Nariman Dzhelal, Asan and Aziz Akhtemovs were no longer allowed to visit them in the pre-trial detention center. Leviza Dzhelalova, Repika and Adile Akhtemova represent the interests of the spouses in court as public defenders along with lawyers.

Muslim prisoners are beaten and humiliated in the Ulyanovsk colony
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Muslim prisoners are beaten and humiliated in the Ulyanovsk colony
9 August 2023

At the Prison of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Ulyanovsk Region in Dimitrovgrad, warders punish Muslim prisoners from the republics of the North Caucasus and other regions for writing complaints about beatings, bullying and inadequate conditions of detention.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner regularly placed in punishment cell
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner regularly placed in punishment cell
9 August 2023

The Crimean Tatar Server Zekiryaev, sentenced to 13 years, was again placed in a punishment cell of correctional colony No. 1 in the city of Donskoy, Tula region.