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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.

An Ingush opposition blogger reported a police visit to his father.
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An Ingush opposition blogger reported a police visit to his father.
15 February 2023

A native of Ingushetia living in Ukraine, activist Ruslan Youloy reported on a visit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs CPE staff to his father in the village of Yandar, Nazran district. This, in his view, is due to opposition activities.

Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was detained in Azerbaijan.
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Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was detained in Azerbaijan.
15 February 2023

The Khatai District Court of Baku considered a petition to transfer public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev to house arrest. The defence based the request on the lack of investigative necessity to keep him in detention, as well as on his health due to the prolonged hunger strike. However, the court left the man in pre-trial detention.

Russia has lost the right to search abroad for Amina Gerikhanova.
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Russia has lost the right to search abroad for Amina Gerikhanova.
15 February 2023

Data on the Chechen refugee Amina Gerikhanova has been removed from the Schengen Information System (SIS) database. This means that women are not subject to requests for search and extradition from the Russian authorities.

A resident of Chechnya was sentenced to 6.5 years after being tortured into confessing to an NVF organization.
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A resident of Chechnya was sentenced to 6.5 years after being tortured into confessing to an NVF organization.
15 February 2023

On more than 10 occasions, Chechen investigative authorities refused to open a criminal case against police officers involved in the abduction and torture of 21-year-old labourer Hasan