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The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to residents of Dagestan who were tortured by the police
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The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to residents of Dagestan who were tortured by the police
14 September 2023

The European Court of Human Rights awarded Derbent residents Islam Barzukaev and Gasan Kurbanov 26 thousand euros in compensation each. In 2019, they were kidnapped by employees of the Center for Specialized Enforcement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and forced to confess to committing crimes under torture.

Crimean Tatar political prisoners were taken out of Crimea
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Crimean Tatar political prisoners were taken out of Crimea
14 September 2023

Crimean Tatars Khalil Mambetov, Refat Seidametov, Ekrem Krosh, Aider Asanov, Osman Abdurazakov and Leman Zekeryaev were transported from the Simferopol pre-trial detention center to the Rostov-on-Don detention center.

Military registration and enlistment offices and the court refused to pay a resident of Dagestan for being wounded in the war with Ukraine
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Military registration and enlistment offices and the court refused to pay a resident of Dagestan for being wounded in the war with Ukraine
14 September 2023

Almost a year and a half after being wounded in Ukraine, Dagestan resident Sulaiman Bulachov has been seeking the social benefits required by law. However, the military registration and enlistment offices did not provide the relevant documents, and the court rejected the claim.

The case against alleged members of the Basayev and Khattab detachments has been brought to court
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The case against alleged members of the Basayev and Khattab detachments has been brought to court
14 September 2023

The investigation of the criminal case against a resident of Chechnya, Rustam Nukaev, and a resident of the Stavropol Territory, Adilkhan Elmanbetov, has been completed.

In Chechnya, Zarema Musaeva's sentence was reduced from five and a half to five years
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In Chechnya, Zarema Musaeva's sentence was reduced from five and a half to five years
12 September 2023

The Supreme Court of Chechnya slightly commuted the sentence of Zarema Musaeva. Instead of five and a half years in a colony, she will have to serve a five-year sentence in a settlement colony. Diabetes of the second degree was recognized as a mitigating circumstance.

Crimean Tatar citizen of Ukraine's arrest extended
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Crimean Tatar citizen of Ukraine's arrest extended
12 September 2023

The Moscow City Court extended the arrest for a month in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center of 25-year-old Ukrainian citizen, Crimean Tatar Lenya Umerova. Russian authorities accuse her of espionage.

Political prisoner-journalist from Dagestan Abdulmumin Gadzhiev was sentenced to 17 years
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Political prisoner-journalist from Dagestan Abdulmumin Gadzhiev was sentenced to 17 years
12 September 2023

Today, the Rostov District Military Court found journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev guilty and sentenced him to 17 years in prison. The other defendants, Kemal Tambiev and Abubakar Rizvanov, received 17.5 and 18 years in prison, respectively.

The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to a young man who was tortured in Chechnya
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The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to a young man who was tortured in Chechnya
12 September 2023

The European Court of Human Rights ruled to pay 52 thousand in compensation to Maxim Lapunov. In Chechnya, he was kidnapped and tortured by local police.

A Crimean Tatar political prisoner who suffered four strokes in a pre-trial detention center was transferred to Russia
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A Crimean Tatar political prisoner who suffered four strokes in a pre-trial detention center was transferred to Russia
12 September 2023

Azamat Eyupov, sentenced to 17 years in prison, was transported from Crimea to the prison in the city of Verkhneuralsk, Chelyabinsk region. Last year, a Crimean Tatar suffered four ischemic strokes in a pre-trial detention center; his leg does not function, but he was never sent to the hospital.

Azerbaijani opposition criticizes authorities for torturing dissenters
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Azerbaijani opposition criticizes authorities for torturing dissenters
11 September 2023

Cases of administrative violence and torture against citizens have again become more frequent in Azerbaijan. This is stated in a statement by the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan.