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In Kabardino-Balkaria, a deaf man was fined for a video with the word
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In Kabardino-Balkaria, a deaf man was fined for a video with the word "war"
13 August 2025

In Kabardino-Balkaria, a deaf man, Shakarbai Pashshaliev, was fined 30 thousand rubles for "discrediting" the Russian army. The reason was a video in his WhatsApp status containing the word "war".

In Crimea, security forces tortured a man because of a comment on Telegram
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In Crimea, security forces tortured a man because of a comment on Telegram
10 August 2025

A resident of Sevastopol, 40-year-old Alexey Rodin, reported an illegal detention and the use of violence by security forces. According to him, law enforcement officers broke into his house, accusing him of publishing a comment on Telegram approving the attack on police officers in Dagestan on June 23, 2024.

Human Rights Watch Asks Trump to Remind Aliyev of Political Prisoners
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Human Rights Watch Asks Trump to Remind Aliyev of Political Prisoners
8 August 2025

Ahead of Donald Trump's meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev scheduled for August 8, Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed serious concerns about the human rights situation in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani journalist calls on Pashinyan to intervene in case of man convicted of
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Azerbaijani journalist calls on Pashinyan to intervene in case of man convicted of "high treason"
8 August 2025

Previously imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli called on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to intervene in the situation surrounding Bahruz Samedov. This Azerbaijani activist was sentenced to 15 years in prison in his home country on charges of spying for Armenia.

Crimean Tatar human rights activist is not receiving medical care in prison
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Crimean Tatar human rights activist is not receiving medical care in prison
7 August 2025

Despite his deteriorating health, human rights activist Server Mustafayev, who is serving a 14-year sentence in IK-1 in Tambov, is not receiving the medical care he needs. The Crimean Tatar suffers from severe back pain, and although a prison neurologist prescribed him an X-ray and a course of injections back in February, the treatment has not been administered.

Zarema Musayeva sentenced to new term
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Zarema Musayeva sentenced to new term
6 August 2025

The Shali City Court of Chechnya sentenced Zarema Musayeva, the mother of opposition activists Yangulbaev, to 3 years and 11 months in prison. The woman was accused of disrupting the activities of a correctional facility.

Ukrainians deported from Russia go on hunger strike at Georgian-Russian border
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Ukrainians deported from Russia go on hunger strike at Georgian-Russian border
6 August 2025

Eleven Ukrainian citizens held in the basement of the Georgian border checkpoint "Dariali" on the border with Russia have begun an indefinite hunger strike. More than 90 Ukrainian citizens deported from Russia are there with them, many for more than a month. It is reported that among them are people with HIV and tuberculosis.

Convicted Crimean Tatar journalist's health has deteriorated sharply
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Convicted Crimean Tatar journalist's health has deteriorated sharply
5 August 2025

Crimean Tatar journalist Amet Suleimanov, who was sentenced to 12 years, reported a deterioration in his health. While serving his sentence in the Vladimir Central prison, he continues to suffer from high blood pressure; he has had a second hypertensive crisis.

Zarema Musayeva asked not to be sent to a penal colony-settlement
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Zarema Musayeva asked not to be sent to a penal colony-settlement
5 August 2025

Zarema Musayeva, accused of disrupting the activities of the colony (Part 2 of Article 321 of the Criminal Code), gave her final statement in the Shali City Court of Chechnya. She asked not to be sent to penal colony-settlement No. 3, where she had previously served her sentence and where the FSIN employee who accused her of assault works. Musayeva fears for her life in this colony.

Human rights activists point to fabrication of evidence in the case of the attack on the Pskov paratroopers
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Human rights activists point to fabrication of evidence in the case of the attack on the Pskov paratroopers
5 August 2025

Human rights activists from Memorial claim that Aslanbek Kazanchev and Anzor Batyrov from Kabardino-Balkaria were sentenced to long terms (17 and 14 years, respectively) based on fabricated evidence. According to Memorial, secret witnesses in their case verbatim repeat testimonies from other cases concerning the attack on the Pskov paratroopers during the second Russian-Chechen war.