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An activist from Dagestan who condemned the war in Ukraine was declared a political prisoner
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An activist from Dagestan who condemned the war in Ukraine was declared a political prisoner
8 March 2025

In 2024, Ulkyar Hashimova, a resident of Dagestan, was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for comments in a Telegram channel against the Russian authorities and in support of Ukraine. The independent human rights project "Memorial" recognized the girl as a political prisoner.

The ECHR awarded compensation to a resident of Ingushetia for torture and threats by the police
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The ECHR awarded compensation to a resident of Ingushetia for torture and threats by the police
8 March 2025

The European Court of Human Rights decided to pay compensation in the amount of 16,000 euros to Ingushetia resident Leila Chemurziyeva, who was subjected to torture and threats by law enforcement officers.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner Remzy Bekirov is forced to starve due to a ban on food storage
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner Remzy Bekirov is forced to starve due to a ban on food storage
7 March 2025

The administration of IK-33 in Khakassia prohibits the Crimean Tatar and other Muslim prisoners from keeping food in the cell. He fasts during Ramadan and, according to the canons of Islam, he must have breakfast before sunrise and dinner after sunset. According to the convict's wife and lawyer, due to his special meal time, he cannot have breakfast with everyone, and IK-33 guards do not give him food bought in the prison store and forbid him to keep it in his cell.

Foreign diplomats accused the Georgian authorities of election fraud against the background of the Amaglobela case
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Foreign diplomats accused the Georgian authorities of election fraud against the background of the Amaglobela case
7 March 2025

The Embassy of the Czech Republic made a categorical statement, reproaching the Georgian authorities in electoral justice. Diplomats noted that "on the one hand, the founder and director of the critical online media Batumelebi and Netgazeti is being held in custody for slapping the police chief of Batumi during an emotional dispute, and on the other hand, none of the masked people who brutally attacked the TV Pirveli reporter, cameraman and other journalists during the protests in Tbilisi and Batumi have been brought to justice." A number of other diplomatic missions also made statements with the same message.

The number of people convicted in the Makhachkala airport riots case has reached 62
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The number of people convicted in the Makhachkala airport riots case has reached 62
6 March 2025

Four more residents of Dagestan were sentenced to terms ranging from 8 years to 9 years and 4 months in prison as part of the "airport case." The total number of people convicted has reached 62.

In Dagestan, the court found the placement of a prisoner in a punishment cell illegal for night prayer
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In Dagestan, the court found the placement of a prisoner in a punishment cell illegal for night prayer
6 March 2025

The Izberbash City Court of Dagestan partially satisfied the complaint of a prisoner of IK-15 in Norilsk, a resident of the republic, Vitaly Silaev. He demanded that his placement in a punishment cell for night ablution and prayer be declared illegal and that he be awarded compensation for moral damages.

Prisoners from Ingushetia and other Muslims are being humiliated in a Mordovian colony
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Prisoners from Ingushetia and other Muslims are being humiliated in a Mordovian colony
5 March 2025

The rights of Muslim prisoners, including those from Ingushetia, are being violated in IK-5 in Mordovia. They are forbidden to pray and speak their native language, they are kept in harsh conditions, and they are not paid for their work. This information was shared by the Telegram channel "Fortanga", citing its sources.

Azerbaijan rejects information about torture of Karabakh prisoners
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Azerbaijan rejects information about torture of Karabakh prisoners
5 March 2025

Azerbaijani Ombudsman Sabina Aliyeva visited the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh in the pretrial detention center of the State Security Service. She received and listened to Ruben Vardanyan, Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkady Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, David Babayan and other prisoners, who are called "Karabakh separatists" in Baku.

The ECHR awarded Novaya Gazeta and its journalists compensation for threats from the Chechen authorities
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The ECHR awarded Novaya Gazeta and its journalists compensation for threats from the Chechen authorities
5 March 2025

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld the complaint of Novaya Gazeta and its employees, filed in connection with threats from the Chechen leadership. The ECHR awarded the corresponding compensation: 7,500 euros to the newspaper, 9,800 euros each to its directors Dmitry Muratov and Sergei Kozheurov, as well as journalist Elena Milashina.

In Dagestan, parents of a man killed by police held pickets
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In Dagestan, parents of a man killed by police held pickets
4 March 2025

The parents of Kurban Dalgatov, who died as a result of torture in the Sovetsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Makhachkala, held single-person pickets. They expressed their disagreement with the lenient sentence for one of the defendants, former employee of the criminal investigation department of the district department of internal affairs Islam Atavov. He made a deal with the investigation and was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison.