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The examination again did not confirm the guilt of the Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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."

Two protesters in support of Navalny detained and fined in Dagestan
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Two protesters in support of Navalny detained and fined in Dagestan
7 June 2023

A court in Makhachkala fined local resident Ibragim Parkuev 2,000 rubles for walking out with a poster "Happy Birthday Alexei" on June 4. Also on that day in Derbent, security forces detained activist Mukhammed Dzhambulatov, who went out to a solo picket.

Azerbaijani journalists point out persecution and restrictions to PACE representatives
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Azerbaijani journalists point out persecution and restrictions to PACE representatives
7 June 2023

The co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on monitoring Azerbaijan during their visit to Baku met with representatives of independent media resources and human rights activists. Participants pointed to restrictions on freedom of the press and information.

After the ex-FSB officer for Dagestan was deported from Poland to Russia, contact with him disappeared
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After the ex-FSB officer for Dagestan was deported from Poland to Russia, contact with him disappeared
7 June 2023

The day before, the Polish authorities extradited, at the request of the Russian Federation, ex-employee of the Dagestan FSB Emran Navruzbekov. After that, the connection with him disappeared. This was reported by his wife, who received political asylum with her children in Poland.

In Chechnya, two former National Guardsmen were sentenced to a suspended sentence in the case of kidnapping
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In Chechnya, two former National Guardsmen were sentenced to a suspended sentence in the case of kidnapping
6 June 2023

The Gudermes City Court of Chechnya found former members of the National Guard Aslan Dukaev and Bekhan Abdurashidov guilty of illegally detaining Alexei Kardashov, a resident of Dagestan. The security forces were sentenced to two years probation under the article on abuse of power, excluding the article on kidnapping from the charge.