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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.

Vladimir Zelensky was horrified by the state of Mikheil Saakashvili and instructed the Foreign Ministry to expel the Georgian ambassador
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Vladimir Zelensky was horrified by the state of Mikheil Saakashvili and instructed the Foreign Ministry to expel the Georgian ambassador
4 July 2023

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to the terrible condition of the imprisoned ex-president of Georgia, citizen of Ukraine Mikheil Saakashvili after a long hunger strike.

Journalist and lawyer brutally attacked in Grozny
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Journalist and lawyer brutally attacked in Grozny
4 July 2023

In Chechnya, armed men attacked journalist Yelena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov, who were on their way to court for the sentencing of Zarema Musayeva.

Ombudsman of Ukraine: at least 183 Crimean Tatars are illegally detained and subject to repression by the Russian authorities
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Ombudsman of Ukraine: at least 183 Crimean Tatars are illegally detained and subject to repression by the Russian authorities
3 July 2023

Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets said that at least 183 Crimean Tatars were illegally detained in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Crimean Tatar political prisoners are illegally kept in prisons
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Crimean Tatar political prisoners are illegally kept in prisons
3 July 2023

Convicted political prisoners Arsen Abkhairov, Rustem Emiruseinov and Eskender Abdulganiev are kept in prisons.

In Chechnya and the KBR, regular contract soldiers who did not want to go to war in Ukraine were sentenced to real terms
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In Chechnya and the KBR, regular contract soldiers who did not want to go to war in Ukraine were sentenced to real terms
3 July 2023

The Grozny and Nalchik garrison military courts sentenced two servicemen to five and a half years in prison.

Apti Visaev's wife and defense attorney banned from attending trial
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Apti Visaev's wife and defense attorney banned from attending trial
3 July 2023

On May 19, a judge of the 1st Eastern District Military Court in Khabarovsk removed Apti Visaev's wife and public defender Aisha Mutaeva from the trial of Apti Visaev, who is accused of preparing a terrorist attack. The woman was banned from attending the trial until the verdict. The reason was video recordings allegedly made by her in court and published on social networks.