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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.

The lawyer of the detained former policeman from Chechnya recalled that he disappeared 40 days ago
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The lawyer of the detained former policeman from Chechnya recalled that he disappeared 40 days ago
1 July 2023

A request has been sent to the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, Tatyana Moskalkova, with a request to take measures to establish the whereabouts of 19-year-old police officer from Chechnya, Yasin Khalidov.

A criminal case was opened against a Chechen human rights activist
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A criminal case was opened against a Chechen human rights activist
1 July 2023

The investigating authorities of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against a human rights activist, a native of Chechnya, Abubakar Yangulbaev, under the article "Organization of extremist activity."

Crimean Tatar woman arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage
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Crimean Tatar woman arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage
30 June 2023

On June 30, the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow extended the detention of Crimean Tatar Lenya Umerova, suspected of espionage. The 25-year-old girl, a citizen of Ukraine, was detained in December when she came to Russia to visit her sick father.

Germany asks for 11 years in prison for accused of attempted assassination of critic of Chechen leadership
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Germany asks for 11 years in prison for accused of attempted assassination of critic of Chechen leadership
30 June 2023

At a meeting of the Higher Regional Court of Munich, the German Federal Prosecutor's Office demanded that Valid Dadakaev be sentenced to 11 years in prison. He is accused of attempting to assassinate opposition leader Muhammad Abdurakhmanov, brother of Tumso Abdurakhmanov.