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Chechen human rights activist accused of failing to report himself as a foreign agent
Human rights
Chechen human rights activist accused of failing to report himself as a foreign agent
19 September 2024

The Kuntsevsky District Court of Moscow registered an administrative case on the activities of a "foreign agent" without reporting himself against a native of Chechnya, director of the human rights organization Human Rights Center Ichkeria ("Center for Human Rights - Ichkeria") Aslan Artsuyev.

Dagestani blogger recognized as a political prisoner
Human rights
Dagestani blogger recognized as a political prisoner
19 September 2024

The human rights project "Support for political prisoners. Memorial" recognized a native of Dagestan, the author of the YouTube channel "Wild paratrooper" Askhabali Alibekov as a political prisoner. In March 2023, the former military man was sentenced to one year and two months in prison for "discrediting" the Russian army.

Crimean resident sentenced to 20 years for planning murder of FSB officer
Human rights
Crimean resident sentenced to 20 years for planning murder of FSB officer
19 September 2024

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Crimean resident Artur Agasaryan to 20 years in prison. He was found guilty of treason, preparing for a terrorist attack, and trafficking in explosives.

Armenian journalist denied entry to Georgia
Human rights
Armenian journalist denied entry to Georgia
18 September 2024

Arsen Kharatyan, the Armenian editor of the Georgian-Armenian media AliQ Media, was denied entry to Georgia without explanation. However, he has been living there for five years.

The Pskov paratroopers case has become a conveyor belt of sentences
Human rights
The Pskov paratroopers case has become a conveyor belt of sentences
18 September 2024

A native of Chechnya, Alavdi Batykaev, was sentenced to 16 years in the "Pskov paratroopers case." According to the court, he allegedly participated in an attack on the military of a parachute landing company near the village of Ulus-Kert in 2000. More details in our video report.

Opposition Azerbaijani journalist arrested in Georgia on fabricated wanted list
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Opposition Azerbaijani journalist arrested in Georgia on fabricated wanted list
18 September 2024

The founder and editor-in-chief of the opposition Azerbaijani channel Azel TV, Afgan Sadigov, was arrested in Tbilisi on the basis of a fabricated Interpol wanted list at the request of the Azerbaijani authorities.

MMA fighter from Dagestan fined for criticizing security forces over mosque raids
Human rights
MMA fighter from Dagestan fined for criticizing security forces over mosque raids
18 September 2024

Moscow's Tagansky Court fined MMA fighter Magomed Ismailov 20,000 rubles under the article on inciting hatred or hostility towards a certain group of people.

Soldiers from North Ossetia were sentenced to real terms for refusing to go to war with Ukraine
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Soldiers from North Ossetia were sentenced to real terms for refusing to go to war with Ukraine
18 September 2024

Mobilized Alexey Efanov from North Ossetia received two years and three months in a penal colony. He was convicted for refusing to go to fight in Ukraine, as he needed treatment and a medical examination.

 

The spouse of a Crimean Tatar political prisoner was refused to be told where he was being transported
Human rights
The spouse of a Crimean Tatar political prisoner was refused to be told where he was being transported
17 September 2024

A Crimean Tatar activist Aziz Akhtemov, who was sentenced to 13 years, was transferred from a prison in the Krasnoyarsk Territory to an unknown destination. According to his wife, Adile Akhmetova, she was refused information about where her husband was currently being held.

A native of Chechnya was sentenced to 16 years for the death of Pskov paratroopers
Human rights
A native of Chechnya was sentenced to 16 years for the death of Pskov paratroopers
16 September 2024

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found Alavdi Batykaev from Grozny guilty and sentenced him to 16 years in prison. According to investigators, in 1999 he joined the illegal armed formation of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria under the leadership of Shamil Basayev and Khattab.