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.

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.

The Russian government did not support the version of the bill that allows schools and municipalities to introduce a local ban on religious clothing, including hijabs and niqabs. It is reported that the concepts of "religious clothing" and "clothing with religious attributes" are not defined in the legislation and this "may lead to ambiguous law enforcement practices."

Journalist and activist from Belarus Andrei Meleshko was denied entry to Georgia. He had lived in Batumi for three years due to political persecution in his home country.

A month and a half ago, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was transferred to another ward, and since then the level of oxygen saturation in his body has dropped. He has severe weakness, drowsiness and shortness of breath. This was reported by Dr. Manana Dzhebashvili.

We don’t need Chechens who surrendered to Ukrainian captivity. Surrendering is a disgrace for a Chechen, which can only be washed away with blood. This was reported by the deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, commander of the volunteer formation “Akhmat” Apti Alaudinov.

The Crimean Tatar activists Alexander Sizikov, Alim Sufianov and Seyran Khairedinov, convicted in the case of participation in the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir, had their sentences upheld in cassation.

Arrested Crimean Tatar, Ukrainian citizen Lenie Umerova returned as a result of an exchange

Lenie Umerova, a Crimean Tatar who had been imprisoned in the Russian Federation for almost two years and accused of espionage, returned to Ukraine as a result of an exchange. A total of 49 people returned to Ukraine, including some of those who defended Azovstal.

Recall that in December 2022, Umerova tried to travel from Kyiv to Crimea to see her sick father. Given the political situation, she transited through a number of European countries. Upon entering the Russian Federation, she had to go through a checkpoint in North Ossetia. After crossing the border with Russia, she was detained, a protocol was drawn up on violating the rules for crossing the border, and she was sent to the Temporary Detention Center for Foreigners in Vladikavkaz.

In March 2023, the court ruled that Umerova did not pose a danger to Russia, she was released, but almost immediately detained again and a report was drawn up on disobedience to police officers. The girl was arrested three times for 15 days, and then accused of espionage without giving reasons or details. Later, the media reported that the girl was collecting data on Russian military facilities and equipment of the Vostok group.

In the Chechen city of Argun, police detained 67-year-old Said-Emi Chagaev and his wife, 62-year-old Malika Chagaeva. They were soon released. Earlier, an interview with their son, Magomed Chagaev, was released on the YouTube channel Islam Kharikhanov. He spoke about the criminal case fabricated against him, torture, and discrimination against Muslims in the Federal Penitentiary Service. This was reported by the Memorial Human Rights Defense Center.

Zakhar Zaripov, who is in a pretrial detention center in Khabarovsk Krai, was diagnosed with an oncological disease - cancer of the salivary glands. In the pretrial detention center, he is not receiving treatment, and due to the growth of the tumor, the man cannot fully consume solid food.