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A political prisoner with cancer who called for not sending Chechens to war with Ukraine was hospitalized
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A political prisoner with cancer who called for not sending Chechens to war with Ukraine was hospitalized
15 October 2024

Zakhar Zaripov with stage four cancer was hospitalized from a pretrial detention center in Khabarovsk Krai. He was placed in the "Regional Clinical Oncology Center." The man was not provided with treatment in the pretrial detention center.

Traditional picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev held in Makhachkala
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Traditional picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev held in Makhachkala
14 October 2024

A solitary picket was held in the capital of Dagestan demanding the release of journalist of the Chernovik newspaper Abdulmumin Gadzhiev and the termination of the criminal case against him.

Three Natives of the North Caucasus Federal District Detained as Members of Basayev's Detachment
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Three Natives of the North Caucasus Federal District Detained as Members of Basayev's Detachment
11 October 2024

Security forces detained three men in Dagestan, Karachay-Cherkessia and the Volgograd Region - a native of Chechnya Adam Magamadov, Samael Batayev from Dagestan and Rustam Chagilov from Stavropol. In the near future, they will be charged under Article 279, Part 2 of Article 209, Article 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (armed rebellion, participation in a gang and attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer).

A criminal case has been opened against a teacher from Chechnya for insulting religious feelings
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A criminal case has been opened against a teacher from Chechnya for insulting religious feelings
11 October 2024

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Chechnya has opened a criminal case for insulting the feelings of believers (Part 1 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code) against a resident of the republic, school teacher Mansur Zhabrailov. The reason for this was his online publications made between December 2021 and September 2024.

A native of Chechnya who was tortured in an Irkutsk colony denies charges of organizing a riot
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A native of Chechnya who was tortured in an Irkutsk colony denies charges of organizing a riot
11 October 2024

At a court hearing in Irkutsk, a native of Chechnya, Khumaid Khaidaev, denied charges of organizing a riot, calling on prisoners to harm themselves, and beating an employee at IK-15 in Angarsk, Irkutsk Region. According to him, he only had six months left to serve before his release, and on the day of the riots, one of the employees tried to provoke him with questions about religion.

Azerbaijani journalist continues hunger strike in Georgia despite grave condition
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Azerbaijani journalist continues hunger strike in Georgia despite grave condition
10 October 2024

The head of the Azel TV channel, opposition Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov, arrested in Georgia, continues his hunger strike in a prison hospital despite his grave condition. He also refuses medical care, his wife said.

Poland extradited a Chechen refugee to Russia
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Poland extradited a Chechen refugee to Russia
9 October 2024

Polish border guards handed over Chechen native Alvi Akiyev to their Russian colleagues. In Russia, a criminal case was opened against him for participating in an illegal armed group in Syria, and he is threatened with torture and imprisonment.

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"Wild paratrooper" sentenced to 2 years and 4 months in a maximum security prison
9 October 2024

The Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan sentenced opposition blogger and former serviceman from Dagestan Askhabali Alibekov, under the pseudonym "Wild Paratrooper", to 2 years and 4 months in a maximum security prison. He was found guilty of attacking a police officer.

A resident of Dagestan who spoke out against the SVO was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison
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A resident of Dagestan who spoke out against the SVO was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison
9 October 2024

The Southern District Military Court found 25-year-old Ulkyar Gashimova from Dagestan guilty under articles on calls for terrorism and extremism. The girl was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison.

A tourist from Poland who went missing in Chechnya has been found
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A tourist from Poland who went missing in Chechnya has been found
8 October 2024

Polish citizen Katarzyna Marciniuk, who disappeared more than a month ago in the Chechen village of Itum-Kali on the border with Georgia, has contacted her. This was reported by her sister Anna Ignachak. According to her, Katarzyna was hitchhiking around Crimea and the North Caucasus. She is currently in Russia, but plans to return home in two weeks.