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A resident of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic will be tried in the case of Chechen publisher Aslambek Ezhaev
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A resident of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic will be tried in the case of Chechen publisher Aslambek Ezhaev
18 October 2024

A criminal case against Anzor Abrekov from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic has been transferred to the Second Western District Military Court. He will be tried on charges of financing terrorism.

The health condition of a seriously ill Chechen native detained in Austria has worsened
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The health condition of a seriously ill Chechen native detained in Austria has worsened
17 October 2024

The health condition of a refugee from Chechnya, 40-year-old Zhabrail Musikhanov, who is undergoing treatment in an Austrian hospital, is deteriorating. He suffers from a serious oncological disease - blood cancer.

Lawyers and experts recalled the lack of evidence of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev's guilt
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Lawyers and experts recalled the lack of evidence of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev's guilt
16 October 2024

The Military Court of Appeal continued to consider the appeal in the criminal case of Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev. In September 2023, he was sentenced to 17 years in a maximum security penal colony under articles on "participation in the activities of terrorist organizations" and "financing terrorism."

The ECHR awarded compensation to a former police officer from Dagestan who exposed corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs
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The ECHR awarded compensation to a former police officer from Dagestan who exposed corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs
16 October 2024

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled to pay 7,500 euros to a former police colonel from Dagestan, Salikh Gadzhiev. The ECHR found a violation of his right to freedom of expression.

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.