Last news today
Crimean Tatar political prisoner asked for 18 years in prison
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner asked for 18 years in prison
11 June 2023

In the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, the prosecutor asked Ansar Osmanov, an activist of the Crimean Solidarity movement, to be sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony. The Crimean Tatar is accused of participating in the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Zarema Musayeva was placed in a pre-trial detention center on the same day after a medical examination
Human rights
Zarema Musayeva was placed in a pre-trial detention center on the same day after a medical examination
10 June 2023

The hospitalization of Zarema Musayeva turned out to be an examination - the woman was immediately returned to the Grozny pre-trial detention center. Despite the critical state of health, she is denied inpatient treatment. This was reported by the “Team Against Torture”.

In Chechnya, together with the kidnapped British citizen, another man is being held in custody
Human rights
In Chechnya, together with the kidnapped British citizen, another man is being held in custody
9 June 2023

Magomed Abubakarov, a native of the republic, a political refugee and a citizen of Great Britain, is illegally detained in a temporary detention center on the territory of the DMIA of the Kurchaloy district of Chechnya. Together with him, another man named Umar Masaev is kept there.

Five Crimean Tatars accused of terrorism after religious meeting
Human rights
Five Crimean Tatars accused of terrorism after religious meeting
9 June 2023

The trial of activist Enver Krosh, Crimean Solidarity journalist Vilen Temeryanov and residents of the Dzhankoy district Edem Bekirov, Rinat Aliyev and Seityaga Abbozov began in the Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don.

The examination again did not confirm the guilt of the Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
Human rights
The examination again did not confirm the guilt of the Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
9 June 2023

The Southern District Military Court continued to consider the case of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, editor of the religion department of the Dagestan publication Chernovik, and two other defendants, Kemal Tambiev and Abubakar Rizvanov.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner put in ShIZO
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner put in ShIZO
9 June 2023

The former owner of the Crimean Tatar cultural and ethnographic center "Salachik" and citizen journalist Marlen Asanov has been in the ShIZO of the colony of Mordovia for more than a month. This was reported by his mother.

Criminal case completed against alleged members of Basayev and Khattab's detachment
Human rights
Criminal case completed against alleged members of Basayev and Khattab's detachment
9 June 2023

The Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the North Caucasus Federal District has completed the investigation of criminal cases against residents of Chechnya and Tatarstan Alavdi Batykaev and Eduard Valiakhmetov.

The United States again called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release two political prisoners
Human rights
The United States again called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release two political prisoners
8 June 2023

The US State Department once again called on the Azerbaijani government to release activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev. Similar appeals concern another oppositionist, Zamin Salaev.

A resident of the KBR was accused of treason for trying to leave for Ukraine
Human rights
A resident of the KBR was accused of treason for trying to leave for Ukraine
8 June 2023

Against a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, 35-year-old Erik Kanokov, a criminal case was opened on treason. According to investigators, he planned to leave for Ukraine and fight in the combat unit "Muslim Corps - Caucasus" as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The most common
Human rights
The most common "extremist materials" included songs by Chechen artist Timur Mutsuraev
8 June 2023

At least seven compositions by the Chechen bard Timur Mutsuraev are included in the list of materials for the dissemination of which the courts most often imposed administrative fines. According to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, they are recognized as "extremist materials."