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In Georgia, they rallied again for the liberation of Mikheil Saakashvili.
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In Georgia, they rallied again for the liberation of Mikheil Saakashvili.
20 February 2023

Today supporters of Mikheil Saakashvili went to the Georgian Government Chancellery building for a protest rally. They again demanded the release of the ex-president of the country and his release for treatment abroad.

Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, who was on a hunger strike, complained of ill-treatment in Azerbaijani detention facilities.
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Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, who was on a hunger strike, complained of ill-treatment in Azerbaijani detention facilities.
20 February 2023

Public activist Baku Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continues his hunger strike for 42 days. Meanwhile, since February 16, he went on a dry hunger strike.

In Chechnya, the judge in the case of Zarema Musayeva was denied recusal.
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In Chechnya, the judge in the case of Zarema Musayeva was denied recusal.
20 February 2023

Zarema Musayeva’s lawyers challenged the presiding judge, Musa Vagapov. The defence argued that he belonged to the panel of the Supreme Court of Chechnya and that his son worked for the Prosecutor’s Office. The applicants were rejected immediately.

Doctors reported that Mikheil Saakashvili's health was deteriorating.
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Doctors reported that Mikheil Saakashvili's health was deteriorating.
19 February 2023

After visiting former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in a Tbilisi clinic, a council of doctors noted a deterioration in his health. He continues to lose weight, and treatment is symptomatic.

Students from Dagestan, expelled for wearing the hijab, returned to Novocherkassk College.
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Students from Dagestan, expelled for wearing the hijab, returned to Novocherkassk College.
18 February 2023

Three of the five students returned to Novocherkassk Medical College. In January, they were expelled for wearing a hijab.

In Dagestan, a participant of the protest against the military mobilization was fined.
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In Dagestan, a participant of the protest against the military mobilization was fined.
17 February 2023

Kemran Agabekov was ordered to pay a fine of 50,000 rubles by the court in Makhachkala. Since September 2022, he was also in the pre-trial detention centre. 

Crimean Tatar and Russian political prisoners were kept under arrest.
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Crimean Tatar and Russian political prisoners were kept under arrest.
17 February 2023

The Court of Appeal in Vlasich (Moscow Region) did not satisfy the complaints and kept Crimean Tatars Seyran Khayredinov and Alim Sufyanov in detention. Russian Muslim Alexander Sisikov with a disability 1st Group vision will be under house arrest.

In North Ossetia, the court dismissed the appeal of a journalist fined three times for criticizing the war in Ukraine.
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In North Ossetia, the court dismissed the appeal of a journalist fined three times for criticizing the war in Ukraine.
17 February 2023

The Supreme Court of North Ossetia refused to accept the complaint of journalist Ruslan Totrov. Earlier, he was fined three times under the article about «discrediting» of the Russian army.

The Committee for the Protection of Journalists demanded the release of the Azerbaijani photographer.
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The Committee for the Protection of Journalists demanded the release of the Azerbaijani photographer.
16 February 2023

The Azerbaijani authorities should release the photojournalist Veli Shukurzade and ensure that fabricated charges are not brought against the press. This is stated in the statement of the International Committee for the Protection of Journalists.

In Dagestan, a policeman was released from custody, convicted of beatings and extortion.
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In Dagestan, a policeman was released from custody, convicted of beatings and extortion.
15 February 2023

The Khasavyurt City Court mitigated the measure of restraint and released policeman Shamil Aliyev from the detention center under house arrest. He and his partner had previously been found guilty of abuse of authority with violence and falsification of evidence, each being sentenced to three and a half years' imprisonment.