Activist Aziz Akhtemov, sentenced to 13 years in prison, complained of pain in his eyes. He can barely read. His back and knees also hurt, making it difficult for him to sit for more than 15 minutes.

The human rights project "Memorial" has recognized a pensioner from St. Petersburg, 67-year-old native of Dagestan Magomedgadzhi Rabadanov, as a political prisoner. In April, he was sentenced to five years in prison for "attempted cooperation with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine" (Article 275.1. of the Criminal Code "Cooperation on a confidential basis with a foreign state, international or foreign organization").

Crimean Tatar journalist Amet Suleimanov, sentenced to 12 years, reported a deterioration in his health. He continues to suffer from high blood pressure, dental problems, and rashes on his body in the Vladimir Central prison.

Lenur Seidametov, a Crimean Tatar sentenced to 13 years, was transferred from a prison in the Lipetsk region to IK-3 in the Amur region. The colony is located more than 8,000 kilometers from Crimea.

A court in Stavropol Krai sentenced five more participants in the anti-Israeli pogrom at the Makhachkala airport to imprisonment for terms of 7 to 10 years. Rizvan Akhmedov, Atu Musayev, Magomed Mukhmayev, Khabib Sheikhov and Shanavaz Elmurzayev were found guilty of participating in mass riots and failure to comply with transport security requirements.

The defendants in the attack on Russian soldiers in Chechnya in 1999 received 45 years in a maximum security penal colony for two. This decision was made by a court in Rostov regarding Vakhit Khamzatkhanov and Takhir Begeldiev – 24 and 21 years respectively. Neither of them admitted guilt. According to the court, Khamzatkhanov and Begeldiev were members of the group of Shamil Basayev and Emir Khattab. For more details, watch our video.

A court in Simferopol extended the arrest of four Crimean Tatars until October 4. Plumber Rustem Mustafayev, laborer Abibulla Smedlyaev, son of a political prisoner Emir Kurtnezirov and cook Mirzali Tazhibaev are accused of participating in the activities of the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir, banned in Russia but legal in Ukraine and other countries.

A court in Cherkessk sentenced a follower of Jehovah's Witnesses with a second-degree disability to 4.5 years in prison for extremism. During the hearing, the defendant lost consciousness due to poor health. Previously, despite his health, he was in custody for almost a year and a half in a pretrial detention center.

At a hearing of the Southern District Military Court in Rostov, the state prosecutor demanded that Takhir Begeldiev and Vakhit Khamzatkhanov be sentenced to 25 and 28 years in prison. They are accused of shooting Russian servicemen during the second Russian-Chechen war. The defendants did not admit their guilt.

Crimean Tatar Zavur Abdullaev, sentenced to 12 years in prison, has again complained about the lack of dental and other medical care in Vladimir Prison No. 2. He has only 12 teeth left.