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Crimean Tatars detained the day before were sent to jail
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Crimean Tatars detained the day before were sent to jail
6 February 2025

Crimean Tatars Rustem Mustafayev and Abibulla Smedlyaev, detained on February 5, were sent to jail until April 4. They are accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. The Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir is recognized as such in the Russian Federation.

A resident of Dagestan was given a suspended sentence for calling for non-compliance with the laws of the Russian authorities
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A resident of Dagestan was given a suspended sentence for calling for non-compliance with the laws of the Russian authorities
6 February 2025

The Kirovsky District Court of Makhachkala sentenced local resident Vaisulla Badabiyev to three years of suspended sentence. He was found guilty of participating in an extremist organization.

A serviceman from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic was sentenced to seven years
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A serviceman from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic was sentenced to seven years
6 February 2025

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Arsen Baev to seven years in prison. He was found guilty of abandoning his military unit.

Niyso: В Чечне силовики похитили и убили мужчину
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Niyso: В Чечне силовики похитили и убили мужчину
5 February 2025

Житель села Сержень-Юрт Шалинского района Чечни Исмаил Мухадиев умер после похищения и пыток в полиции. Об этом сообщило оппозиционное движение Niyso, а также правозащитная ассоциация «Вайфонд».

Six Crimean Tatar political prisoners have had their arrest extended
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Six Crimean Tatar political prisoners have had their arrest extended
5 February 2025

Crimean Solidarity activists from Bakhchisarai Seidamet Mustafayev, Eldar Yakubov, Abdulmedzhit Seytumerov, Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov and Remzi Nimetulayev were again left in pretrial detention until May 23, 2025. This decision was made by the Southern Military Court in Rostov.

After 15 years, a previously closed criminal case has been reopened against a resident of Chechnya for an attempt on the lives of security officials
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After 15 years, a previously closed criminal case has been reopened against a resident of Chechnya for an attempt on the lives of security officials
4 February 2025

A court in Stavropol will re-examine the Investigative Committee's motion to reopen a criminal case on an attempt on the lives of security officials and illegal arms trafficking. The name of the defendant is not indicated in the materials - it could be a native of Chechnya, Magomed Abubakarov.

Crimean Tatar activist disappeared during transfer to penal colony
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Crimean Tatar activist disappeared during transfer to penal colony
4 February 2025

Crimean Tatar political prisoner Servet Gaziyev, 64, sentenced to 13 years, disappeared during transfer. In early December 2024, Gaziyev told his sister by phone that he would soon be transferred from Vladimir Central to a maximum security penal colony, but his relatives have not been able to contact him for over a month.

A resident of Dagestan mobilized for the
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A resident of Dagestan mobilized for the "SVO" was sentenced to five years
4 February 2025

A resident of the Magaramkent district of Dagestan, Badirkhan Makiev, was sentenced to five years in prison. He was found guilty of leaving his unit without permission.

In the colony, the defendant in the
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In the colony, the defendant in the "Crimean Muslims' case" is not allowed to perform morning prayer
4 February 2025

In the colony No. 9 of Petrozavodsk, the Crimean Tatar activist Rustem Seytkhalilov, sentenced to 14 years, is not allowed to perform morning prayer. This was reported on the Facebook page of the human rights organization "Crimean Solidarity".

Salome Zurabishvili joined the rally in defense of Mzia Amaglobeli in Batumi
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Salome Zurabishvili joined the rally in defense of Mzia Amaglobeli in Batumi
1 February 2025

Today, February 1, the fifth President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili arrived in Batumi to support the protesters gathered at Shota Rustaveli State University. Hundreds of university students and activists organized a rally under the slogan "No to the Russian regime", demanding the release of the founder and director of the publishing group "Batumelebi Newspaper" Mzia Amaglobeli.