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After prolonged complaints, Zarema Musaeva began to be treated in a hospital
Human rights
After prolonged complaints, Zarema Musaeva began to be treated in a hospital
15 May 2024

Zarema Musayeva, who was being held in a Chechen colony-settlement, began to receive the necessary treatment in a hospital setting. The lawyers of the “Team Against Torture” have been trying to achieve this for a long time.

In Ingushetia, a woman accused of collaborating with ISIS was again placed in a pre-trial detention center
Human rights
In Ingushetia, a woman accused of collaborating with ISIS was again placed in a pre-trial detention center
14 May 2024

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia overturned the decision of the Malgobek District Court and returned Leila Gatagazheva to the pre-trial detention center. Previously, after a petition from the prosecutor's office, her preventive measure was repeatedly tightened from house arrest to detention.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner is denied medical care
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner is denied medical care
14 May 2024

Crimean Tatar political prisoner Emil Ziyadinov, sentenced to 17 years, has been unable to receive dental care in a prison in the Lipetsk region for more than four months. He also began to experience headaches.

A Crimean Tatar journalist was transferred to a colony two thousand kilometers from Crimea
Human rights
A Crimean Tatar journalist was transferred to a colony two thousand kilometers from Crimea
13 May 2024

Citizen journalist Ernes Ametov was transferred to correctional colony No. 12 in the Vologda region. The distance from Crimea is about 2 thousand kilometers.

Nadezhda Kevorkova added to the list of terrorists and extremists
Human rights
Nadezhda Kevorkova added to the list of terrorists and extremists
13 May 2024

Rosfinmonitoring added journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova to the list of terrorists and extremists. Her bank accounts are blocked. This happened before the verdict was pronounced by the Basmanny Court.

Political prisoner-journalist goes on hunger strike in Azerbaijan
Human rights
Political prisoner-journalist goes on hunger strike in Azerbaijan
13 May 2024

The head of the website Demokratik.az, Osman Narimanoglu (Rzayev), sentenced to 6.5 years in prison, went on a hunger strike in a pre-trial detention center in Azerbaijan. He protests the bias in his appeal against his conviction.

20 people were detained at a protest in Georgia
Human rights
20 people were detained at a protest in Georgia
13 May 2024

Tbilisi police detained 20 participants in a rally against the adoption of the law on foreign agents. Among them are three foreigners: one Russian citizen and two US citizens.

The sentence of a paratrooper blogger from Dagestan under arrest for discrediting the army was overturned
Human rights
The sentence of a paratrooper blogger from Dagestan under arrest for discrediting the army was overturned
10 May 2024

The Court of Cassation overturned the verdict of Askhabali Alibekov, a native of Dagestan and the author of the YouTube channel “Wild Paratrooper,” accused of discrediting the Russian army. The case was submitted to the Primorsky District Court of Novorossiysk for retrial.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner transported to Krasnoyarsk Territory
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner transported to Krasnoyarsk Territory
9 May 2024

Citizen journalist Osman Arifmemetov was taken to prison in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Dozens of people could have been kidnapped for ransom in Chechnya
Human rights
Dozens of people could have been kidnapped for ransom in Chechnya
8 May 2024

In the Shalinsky district of Chechnya, security forces kidnapped several dozen people. The NIYSO telegram channel published the names of the victims.