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Courts in Kabardino-Balkaria reject complaint against arrest of anti-war picket participant
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Courts in Kabardino-Balkaria reject complaint against arrest of anti-war picket participant
23 May 2023

The Nalchik City Court, and then the Supreme Court of the KBR, rejected the complaint of Pavel Ulibegov, who in March went on a solo picket at the entrance to the Government House of the Republic.

Diseases progress in Crimean Tatar political prisoner
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Diseases progress in Crimean Tatar political prisoner
22 May 2023

Crimean Tatar Remzi Memetov, sentenced to 9 years and serving a term in a Russian penal colony in Stavropol, was visited by relatives.

In Adygea, a local activist was sentenced to a fine for “fakes about the army”
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In Adygea, a local activist was sentenced to a fine for “fakes about the army”
22 May 2023

On May 22, the Supreme Court of Adygea approved the verdict against 39-year-old Igor Korotkov, who was found guilty under the criminal “article on fakes” (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Public dissemination of knowingly false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”).

Azerbaijani oppositionist who starved for more than three months was sentenced to four years in prison
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Azerbaijani oppositionist who starved for more than three months was sentenced to four years in prison
22 May 2023

The Garadagh District Court of Baku sentenced Zamin Salayev, an activist of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, to four years in prison.

Koran burner from Volgograd sent to Chechnya
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Koran burner from Volgograd sent to Chechnya
21 May 2023

On May 22, the Central District Court of Volgograd chose a preventive measure for 19-year-old student Nikita Zhuravel, who admitted that he had burned the Koran. The investigation of the criminal case and the person under investigation was transferred to Chechnya.

Chechen police officer in danger from former colleagues
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Chechen police officer in danger from former colleagues
21 May 2023

19-year-old Yasin Khalidov is kept in the Omsk police department. A native of Chechnya was detained while trying to leave Russia. He can be taken to Chechnya, where he is in danger. This was reported by columnist Elena Milashina.

Relatives of Akhmed Zakayev could have been kidnapped in Chechnya
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Relatives of Akhmed Zakayev could have been kidnapped in Chechnya
20 May 2023

On May 19, in Chechnya, security forces allegedly kidnapped two nephews of the head of the government of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in exile, Akhmed Zakayev. It is reported by "Caucasus. Realities”, referring to eyewitnesses of the incident.

Apti Visaev's wife and defender was banned from attending the trial
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Apti Visaev's wife and defender was banned from attending the trial
19 May 2023

On May 19, a judge of the 1st Eastern District Military Court in Khabarovsk removed his wife and public defender Aisha Mutaeva from the court hearing in the case of Apti Visaev, accused of preparing a terrorist attack. The woman is prohibited from attending the trial until the verdict. The reason was video recordings allegedly made by her in court and published on social networks.

No extremism and propaganda of terrorism were found again in the articles of Abdulmumin Hajiyev
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No extremism and propaganda of terrorism were found again in the articles of Abdulmumin Hajiyev
19 May 2023

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, where the trial in the case of journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, accused of financing terrorism, has announced a new expert opinion on the case. Nothing extremist was found again in Hajiyev's publications.

Memorial recognized Ossetian Covid dissidents as political prisoners
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Memorial recognized Ossetian Covid dissidents as political prisoners
18 May 2023

On May 18, the human rights project “Support for political prisoners. Memorial recognized as political prisoners the Ossetian Covid-dissidents Vadim Cheldiev, Ramis Chirkinov and Arsen Besolov, convicted in the case of the rally on April 20, 2020 in Vladikavkaz.