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In Dagestan, a well-known public figure was planted with a grenade
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In Dagestan, a well-known public figure was planted with a grenade
7 November 2024

Public figure and sports commentator Ramazan Rabadanov was detained in Makhachkala.

Azerbaijani journalist placed in solitary confinement
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Azerbaijani journalist placed in solitary confinement
6 November 2024

Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov, who was sentenced to 13 years, was placed in solitary confinement in a prison colony.

In Chechnya, people are being detained and forced to go to war with Ukraine
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In Chechnya, people are being detained and forced to go to war with Ukraine
5 November 2024

Chechen security forces have returned to the practice of "sweeps": they are detaining local residents. People are offered a choice: either they will go to the "SVO", or a criminal case will be opened against them.

Azerbaijani opposition journalist goes on hunger strike again
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Azerbaijani opposition journalist goes on hunger strike again
4 November 2024

Polad Aslanov, a journalist from Azerbaijan who was sentenced to 13 years, has gone on hunger strike again. He demanded the release of himself and other political prisoners on the eve of the international climate conference in Baku.

In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a participant in the
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In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, a participant in the "SVO" was sentenced to three and a half years
3 November 2024

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, mobilized Asker Nebezhev, to three years and six months in prison. The participant in the hostilities in Ukraine was found guilty of dodging military service twice.

Crimean Tatar Fined for Eight-Year-Old Social Media Chats
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Crimean Tatar Fined for Eight-Year-Old Social Media Chats
2 November 2024

A court in Crimea has approved a fine of 50,000 rubles for failure to report to Crimean Tatar Emina Zekeryaeva. The case was opened due to eight-year-old chats.

Abdulmumin Gadzhiev's sentence reduced by two months
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Abdulmumin Gadzhiev's sentence reduced by two months
1 November 2024

The Military Court of Appeal in Vlasikha "mitigated" the sentence of the journalist of the Dagestani publication "Chernovik" Abdulmumin Gadzhiev and two other defendants in the case, reducing the prison term by 2 months for each. Thus, Gadzhiev was sentenced to 16 years 10 months, Abubakar Rizvanov - to 17 years 10 months, Kemal Tambiev - to 17 years 4 months of imprisonment.

Georgia extends detention of Azerbaijani opposition journalist
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Georgia extends detention of Azerbaijani opposition journalist
1 November 2024

The Tbilisi City Court has extended the detention of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov by three months.

Crimean Tatar political prisoners transferred to remote colonies
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Crimean Tatar political prisoners transferred to remote colonies
1 November 2024

Crimean Tatar activist Eldar Kantimirov was transferred from Dimitrovgrad prison to Penal Colony No. 8 in Buryatia. The transfer lasted a month.

A new criminal case may be opened against Zarema Musayeva
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A new criminal case may be opened against Zarema Musayeva
31 October 2024

An investigator visited the penal colony in the city of Argun in Chechnya, where Zarema Musayeva is serving her sentence. He questioned the woman about her alleged attack on an FSIN officer who accompanied her on her daily trips to the hospital.