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Chechen lawyer released from arrest
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Chechen lawyer released from arrest
5 July 2023

The Moscow City Court issued a decision on the release of a lawyer, a native of Chechnya, Timur Idalov under a ban on certain actions. He will not be able to use the phone and the Internet.

A criminal case was opened against the arrested opponent of the war from Dagestan
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A criminal case was opened against the arrested opponent of the war from Dagestan
5 July 2023

Ulker Gashimova, an activist from Derbent, is being held in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Makhachkala. It became known that a criminal case was opened against her under a terrorist article due to publications in social networks.

Deputies in Georgia demanded to be allowed to see Mikheil Saakashvili
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Deputies in Georgia demanded to be allowed to see Mikheil Saakashvili
5 July 2023

46 deputies of the Parliament of Georgia appealed to Chairman Shalva Papuashvili with a request to allow them to meet with Mikheil Saakashvili.

The head of Chechnya finally commented on the attack on Milashina and Nemov in Grozny
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The head of Chechnya finally commented on the attack on Milashina and Nemov in Grozny
4 July 2023

“Let's figure it out. He instructed the competent services to make every effort to identify the attackers. The authorities started working immediately after the news of the incident,” said Ramzan Kadyrov.

The appeal did not help the relatives of the Dagestanis who were shot in Chechnya
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The appeal did not help the relatives of the Dagestanis who were shot in Chechnya
4 July 2023

The appeal to the court of appeal turned out to be fruitless for the relatives of eight residents of Dagestan, who were killed in 2016 by security forces in Chechnya. Earlier, the ECtHR ordered the authorities of the Russian Federation to pay the plaintiffs 60,000 euros.

Journalists, human rights activists and even some deputies condemned the beating of Milashina and Nemov in Chechnya
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Journalists, human rights activists and even some deputies condemned the beating of Milashina and Nemov in Chechnya
4 July 2023

A high-profile event today is the attack and brutal beating in Grozny of journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov.

Elena Milashina, beaten in Chechnya, almost lost consciousness in the hospital
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Elena Milashina, beaten in Chechnya, almost lost consciousness in the hospital
4 July 2023

In the North Caucasian multidisciplinary medical center in Beslan, journalist Elena Milashina became ill. At first she herself walked along the corridor of the institution, but then she almost lost consciousness, and she was picked up.

Zarema Musayeva expressed optimism after the announcement of the verdict
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Zarema Musayeva expressed optimism after the announcement of the verdict
4 July 2023

“Everything is good, and it will be even better. The main thing is that my conscience is clear,” Zarema Musayeva said after the verdict was announced.

Zarema Musayeva sentenced to five and a half years in prison
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Zarema Musayeva sentenced to five and a half years in prison
4 July 2023

The Akhmatovsky District Court of Grozny sentenced Zarema Musayeva to 5.5 years in prison, finding her guilty of fraud and violence against a police officer.

Alexander Nemov and Elena Milashina will be transferred to a hospital in Beslan
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Alexander Nemov and Elena Milashina will be transferred to a hospital in Beslan
4 July 2023

The beaten lawyer and journalist in Grozny will be accompanied by Chechen Ombudsman Mansur Soltaev. They will be transported to North Ossetia for treatment.