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A case on the murder of a mixed martial arts fighter has been transferred to a Dagestani court
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A case on the murder of a mixed martial arts fighter has been transferred to a Dagestani court
21 January 2025

A criminal case against a 19-year-old resident of Makhachkala, accused of murdering a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Magomed Mutayev, has been transferred to court. 19-year-old Nadirkhan Kadirkhanov is charged with murder (Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and illegal acquisition and possession of weapons (Part 1 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

New criminal case opened against alleged participants in the hostage-taking in the Rostov pretrial detention center
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New criminal case opened against alleged participants in the hostage-taking in the Rostov pretrial detention center
21 January 2025

Five defendants in the case of hostage-taking in the Rostov-on-Don pretrial detention center are suspected of preparing a terrorist attack in Ingushetia. This was reported by the press service of the UFSB for the Rostov Region.

Reporters Without Borders calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release Abzas Media staff
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Reporters Without Borders calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release Abzas Media staff
21 January 2025

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières) has published an appeal to the Azerbaijani authorities and the Aliyev regime's international partners in support of the arrested Abzas Media editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizi and five of her colleagues. In the text, RSF condemned the repression and lawlessness in Azerbaijan, against which today's hearings in the case of the aforementioned representatives of the independent press will take place. According to the organization, partner countries should respond to the situation by putting forward a condition for further cooperation to the Azerbaijani authorities - an end to the use of the judicial system to suppress the media.

Crimean Tatar again placed in strict conditions
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Crimean Tatar again placed in strict conditions
21 January 2025

After arriving at IK-1 in the Kostroma region, Crimean Tatar Edem Smailov was immediately placed in a cell-type room - PKT. Before that, he served his sentence in the same region, but in IK-7.

Director of the Batumelebi Publishing Group Announces Hunger Strike
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Director of the Batumelebi Publishing Group Announces Hunger Strike
20 January 2025
Opposition Dagestani blogger's prison term reduced
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Opposition Dagestani blogger's prison term reduced
20 January 2025

The Supreme Court of Tatarstan partially upheld the appeal against the sentence of former serviceman, native of Dagestan, opposition blogger Askhabali Alibekov, under the pseudonym "Wild Paratrooper". His sentence was reduced from 2 years 4 months to 2 years.

A native of Chechnya appealed the sentence for participation in Basayev's detachment
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A native of Chechnya appealed the sentence for participation in Basayev's detachment
20 January 2025

Ramzan Belyalov, an alleged member of the detachment of field commander Shamil Basayev, appealed his sentence in the Supreme Court.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner illegally denied transfer closer to home
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner illegally denied transfer closer to home
20 January 2025

Since January 2024, Crimean Tatar political prisoner Arsen Abkhairov has been in IK-8 in Ulan-Ude (Buryatia) – seven thousand kilometers from home. The Federal Penitentiary Service has twice illegally refused to transfer him closer to home, despite court decisions.

Адвоката из Чечни могут снова поместить под арест
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Адвоката из Чечни могут снова поместить под арест
19 January 2025

Химкинский городской суд Подмосковья отозвал распоряжение о вступлении в силу приговора адвокату Тимуру Идалову, осужденному по делу об угрозах прокурору. Проект «За права человека» сообщает, что адвоката могут вернуть в СИЗО.

In Dagestan, the girls who brewed coffee on the Eternal Flame will be retried
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In Dagestan, the girls who brewed coffee on the Eternal Flame will be retried
19 January 2025

A criminal case about brewing coffee on the Eternal Flame has been submitted to the Supreme Court of Dagestan. Due to a photograph that appeared online, which captured the aforementioned action, Yuliana Aliyeva and Maryam Chunkova are accused of insulting the memory of the participants of the Great Patriotic War.