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The scandalous trial of preparing a terrorist attack in Norilsk was moved to Khabarovsk
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The scandalous trial of preparing a terrorist attack in Norilsk was moved to Khabarovsk
16 March 2023

On March 16, it became known that the judicial investigation in the case of Apti Visaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of inciting a terrorist attack and illegal possession of weapons and explosives, was being transferred from Krasnoyarsk to Khabarovsk. This will seriously complicate the defense of the defendant, his representatives note.

Former police chief from Dagestan received a life sentence
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Former police chief from Dagestan received a life sentence
16 March 2023

The Second Western Military Court in Moscow sentenced Dagestan Gazi Isayev, former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Kizlyar district, to life imprisonment. He was accused of aiding and abetting acts of terrorism in the Moscow metro. He pleaded not guilty, calling all charges false and falsified. 

The alleged murderer Sulim Yamadaev was reduced the charge
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The alleged murderer Sulim Yamadaev was reduced the charge
16 March 2023

Investigative agencies have changed the accusation against Chechen native Zelimkhan Mazayev. He is accused of transferring money to supporters of the extremist ISIS group. He was previously accused of creating the NVF.

In the case of the murder of the head of the Ingushetia Ministry of Internal Affairs
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In the case of the murder of the head of the Ingushetia Ministry of Internal Affairs
16 March 2023

The Southern Military Court in Rostov rejected the defence request to return to the Prosecutor’s Office the criminal case concerning the murder of Ibrahim Eljarkiev, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Centre for Combating Extremism.

 
Driver from Dagestan accused Kalmykia policemen of extortion and death of calves
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Driver from Dagestan accused Kalmykia policemen of extortion and death of calves
15 March 2023

The resident of Dagestan Idris transported a cow and several calves in a trailer. In Kalmykia, he was stopped by police and kept on the road for four hours, resulting in the death of the calves, who were trampled by a cow. This was reported by «Baz».

Crimean Tatar political prisoner extended arrest
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner extended arrest
15 March 2023

The interrogation of Crimean Tatar political prisoner Ernest Seitosmanov took place in the Southern District Military Court. He explained that he had nothing to do with terrorism. The Court extended his detention for another two months. 

Prosecution is delaying the trial of Abdulmumin Hajiyev
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Prosecution is delaying the trial of Abdulmumin Hajiyev
14 March 2023

The prosecution repeatedly requested the examination of articles by Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Hajiyev, which will not be ready before April. As a result, the trial, which has lasted for more than three years, is once again being delayed. 

A sergeant from the HRC was fired for refusing to go to war with Ukraine
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A sergeant from the HRC was fired for refusing to go to war with Ukraine
14 March 2023

The Pyatigorsk Garrison Court denied the claim to Senior Sergeant Arthur Turabov of the HRC, who tried to challenge the dismissal from the armed forces. Earlier, he did not agree to go on a combat trip - the war with Ukraine.

Azerbaijani activist starves for 35 days
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Azerbaijani activist starves for 35 days
14 March 2023

Zamin Salayev, an activist of the opposition party of the Azerbaijan People’s Front, has been starving in protest for 35 days. His state of health remains grave. The prisoner cannot walk and speaks with difficulty, but doctors do not visit him.

Vadim Cheldiev was transferred from solitary confinement after three years
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Vadim Cheldiev was transferred from solitary confinement after three years
14 March 2023

A North Ossetian political prisoner, activist and opera singer Vadim Celdiyev, wrote that his three-year solitary confinement had ended and he had been "among the people, not among the walls" for over a month.