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A resident of Dagestan, accused of participating in a terrorist group, has declared his innocence
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A resident of Dagestan, accused of participating in a terrorist group, has declared his innocence
17 February 2025

A resident of Dagestan, Rustam Dyshniev, who is in pretrial detention, is accused of illegally making an explosive device and participating in a terrorist group. He has rejected all the arguments of the investigation.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner transferred to prison hospital
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner transferred to prison hospital
15 February 2025

Citizen journalist Rustem Sheykhaliyev was taken from the Yeniseisk prison to the tuberculosis hospital of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. This happened after his legs turned blue and began to hurt and swell even more.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner spent over 1,000 days in solitary confinement
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner spent over 1,000 days in solitary confinement
14 February 2025

Crimean Tatar activist Teymur Abdullaev was released from the punishment cell of IK-2 in Bashkortostan after 60 days. In total, in five years in the colony, he spent 1,009 days in solitary confinement.

Previously convicted Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli calls for release of Georgian colleague
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Previously convicted Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli calls for release of Georgian colleague
13 February 2025

Opposition Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli has called on the Georgian authorities to release Mzia Amaglobeli, the founder and director of the Batumelebi newspaper group. She has been on a hunger strike in prison for over a month in protest – she is accused of using violence against a police officer.

The number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has reached 357
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The number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has reached 357
13 February 2025

In two months, the number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has increased by 26 people and reached 357. The list was compiled by the director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy Leyla Yunus and the head of the Center for Monitoring Political Prisoners Elshan Hasanov.

Trial of another group of participants in the pogrom at the Makhachkala airport has begun in Stavropol
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Trial of another group of participants in the pogrom at the Makhachkala airport has begun in Stavropol
12 February 2025

The Industrial District Court of Stavropol held the first hearing in the case of seven more residents of Dagestan accused of participating in the riots at the Makhachkala airport.

Ingush prisoner placed in solitary confinement for life-sentenced prisoners
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Ingush prisoner placed in solitary confinement for life-sentenced prisoners
12 February 2025

The administration of maximum security prison colony No. 12 in the Vologda region has sent Timur Tumgoev, a 38-year-old native of North Ossetia of Ingush descent, to solitary confinement until April. The facility is located on the territory of maximum security prison colony No. 5 for life-sentenced prisoners. The reason for the punishment was a verbal altercation between the man and a prison employee. According to the complaint filed by Tumgoev’s lawyer, he is now being held in a damp and cold basement, where he has to sleep in a jacket.

A defendant in the
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A defendant in the "Crimean Muslim case" was released after almost 9 years of imprisonment
11 February 2025

A member of the first Bakhchisarai group in the "Hizb ut-Tahrir case", Crimean Tatar Remzi Memetov, was released from Penal Colony No. 11 in Stavropol. He was detained in 2016 and sentenced to nine years in 2018. The Supreme Court subsequently reduced his sentence to eight years and nine months.

In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a serviceman was again sentenced to a real term for failure to appear at the unit
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In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a serviceman was again sentenced to a real term for failure to appear at the unit
11 February 2025

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Timur Nasipov to one year in prison. He was found guilty of evading military service.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner's health is deteriorating
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner's health is deteriorating
11 February 2025

In IK-1 Tambov, Crimean Tatar human rights activist Server Mustafayev, who was sentenced to 14 years, has developed new health problems. During his time in strict conditions, his lower back pain has worsened. In addition, the man probably began to develop psoriasis due to stress.