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ECtHR refused to transfer Mikheil Saakashvili for medical treatment abroad
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ECtHR refused to transfer Mikheil Saakashvili for medical treatment abroad
12 May 2023

Today, the decision of the European Court was published, according to which the convicted ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili was denied transfer to Warsaw for treatment. At the same time, Georgia was not instructed to transfer him to another medical facility within the country.

Despite illnesses, the court refused to hospitalize Zarema Musayeva from the pre-trial detention center
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Despite illnesses, the court refused to hospitalize Zarema Musayeva from the pre-trial detention center
12 May 2023

The court in Grozny rejected the request of the lawyers of the “Team Against Torture” for the examination of Zarema Musayeva’s state of health necessary for hospitalization. According to the judge, it is beyond doubt.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner spent three months in a punishment cell
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner spent three months in a punishment cell
12 May 2023

Timur Yalkabov, a Crimean Tatar political prisoner sentenced to 17 years, was returned to a cell in a Dimitrovgrad prison after three months in a punishment cell. Due to severe pain in his knees, he is forced to pray while sitting.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner was beaten in a pre-trial detention center and his personal belongings were taken away
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner was beaten in a pre-trial detention center and his personal belongings were taken away
12 May 2023

During the transfer from pre-trial detention center No. 1 to pre-trial detention center No. 2 in Simferopol, the guards hit the Crimean Tatar Ekrem Krosh several times. In addition, during the reception, his personal belongings and products were taken away from him.

Azerbaijani oppositionist starving for three months again declared his innocence
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Azerbaijani oppositionist starving for three months again declared his innocence
12 May 2023

A trial has begun in Baku on the case of the chairman of the regional organization of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, Zamin Salayev, who has been on a hunger strike for 94 days demanding his release.

A court in Kabardino-Balkaria blocked the YouTube channel of a Circassian activist
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A court in Kabardino-Balkaria blocked the YouTube channel of a Circassian activist
11 May 2023

On May 11, the Nalchik City Court added the Cherces YouTube channel, owned by a Circassian activist from Kabardino-Balkaria, head of the Khase movement, Ibragim Yaganov, to the register of prohibited materials.

The authorities of the Russian Federation refused to the Circassians affected by the earthquake in Turkey in a simplified return to their homeland
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The authorities of the Russian Federation refused to the Circassians affected by the earthquake in Turkey in a simplified return to their homeland
11 May 2023

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, in their responses to human rights activists, said that the Circassians who suffered from the earthquake in Turkey have the right to obtain Russian citizenship on a general basis. There are no grounds for returning them to Russia and obtaining citizenship in a simplified manner.

In Chechnya, a serviceman was sentenced to two years for failure to appear during mobilization
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In Chechnya, a serviceman was sentenced to two years for failure to appear during mobilization
11 May 2023

The Grozny garrison military court sentenced Abdulla Busazhev to two years in a penal colony. He was found guilty under Art. 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (unauthorized leaving the place of service during the period of mobilization).

One of the sons of the ex-judge of Chechnya Yangulbaev was put on the wanted list
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One of the sons of the ex-judge of Chechnya Yangulbaev was put on the wanted list
10 May 2023

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation put Baysangur Yangulbaev on the federal wanted list. He lives abroad and is the son of Saidi Yangulbaev, a former judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya, and the brother of Abubakar and Ibragim Yangulbaev, lawyers opposed to the Chechen authorities.

Courts deny claims to residents of Dagestan who were illegally mobilized for war
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Courts deny claims to residents of Dagestan who were illegally mobilized for war
9 May 2023

Despite the presence of three minor children and failure to pass the medical examination, many residents of Dagestan were mobilized for the war against Ukraine. In particular, Saiputdin Salakhov, who had three minor children, from the Buynaksky district, and Sabir Khidirov, from Derbent, were sent to fight. They were given a delay, but the courts found the decisions of the military enlistment offices to be lawful.