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The Armenian authorities did not allow Russian security forces to take to the Russian Federation a man who refused to fight in Ukraine
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The Armenian authorities did not allow Russian security forces to take to the Russian Federation a man who refused to fight in Ukraine
11 April 2024

Anatoly Shchetinin, detained by Russian military police in Armenian Gyumri, is still in Armenia. The country's authorities do not allow him to be deported to the Russian Federation, where he faces criminal charges for desertion and refusal of military service.

A case was opened against a native of Kabardino-Balkaria for “justifying terrorism”
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A case was opened against a native of Kabardino-Balkaria for “justifying terrorism”
10 April 2024

A criminal case was opened against a feminist, a native of the KBR, Zalina Marshenkulova, for “justifying terrorism.” According to investigators, she posted publications in the public channel of the Telegram messenger that justified the murder of the Russian “military correspondent” Vladlen Tatarsky.

Former State Duma deputy from Dagestan, foreign agent Magomed Gadzhiev was called the mastermind behind the murder of the rector of the institute
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Former State Duma deputy from Dagestan, foreign agent Magomed Gadzhiev was called the mastermind behind the murder of the rector of the institute
10 April 2024

Previously put on the wanted list by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, former State Duma deputy from Dagestan Magomed Gadzhiev was found accused of having ordered the murder of the rector of the Makhachkala Institute of Theology and International Relations Maksud Sadikov in 2011. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported this.

The court returned to the police the report on “illegal missionary” against the Crimean Tatar imam Izet Sayfullin
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The court returned to the police the report on “illegal missionary” against the Crimean Tatar imam Izet Sayfullin
10 April 2024

In Crimea, a judge refused to fine the imam of the independent Muslim community “Eski Kyrym” Izet Saifullin under the article on “illegal missionary”. The report was returned to the police. According to the judge, the document contains no information that Saifullin was engaged in missionary activities.

Ingush doctor and activist's sentence was not increased
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Ingush doctor and activist's sentence was not increased
10 April 2024

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia reviewed the materials of the criminal case against the doctor and activist Bagaudin Gaitukiev, who was previously sentenced to five years probation. The prosecutor refused to demand a harsher sentence.

In Armenia, Russian soldiers kidnapped a man who had left the Russian Federation and refused to fight in Ukraine.
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In Armenia, Russian soldiers kidnapped a man who had left the Russian Federation and refused to fight in Ukraine.
10 April 2024

Russian military police detained Russian citizen Anatoly Shchetin in the Armenian Gyumri. He was hiding in Armenia due to his refusal to serve in military service and was put on the wanted list in the Russian Federation.

Zarema Musayeva's health continues to deteriorate
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Zarema Musayeva's health continues to deteriorate
9 April 2024

Zarema Musaeva, who is being held in a Chechen penal colony, was diagnosed with cataracts and the dose of insulin she needed was increased. She also has constant pain in her leg and takes painkillers. This was announced by Team Against Torture lawyer Alexander Savin.

Oleg Orlov was able to talk with a lawyer for the first time
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Oleg Orlov was able to talk with a lawyer for the first time
9 April 2024

For the first time after the sentencing, the lawyer was able to meet and talk alone in a Moscow pre-trial detention center with the co-chairman of the Memorial Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov.

A Crimean Tatar was asked to serve 2.5 years in prison for a conflict with a man in a cap with the letter Z
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A Crimean Tatar was asked to serve 2.5 years in prison for a conflict with a man in a cap with the letter Z
8 April 2024

At a court hearing in Simferopol, the prosecutor requested two and a half years in a penal colony for Dvlyver Salimov. He was charged with threats to kill motivated by hatred.

A volunteer arrested by security forces from Chechnya for helping Ukrainian refugees died in a pre-trial detention center.
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A volunteer arrested by security forces from Chechnya for helping Ukrainian refugees died in a pre-trial detention center.
8 April 2024

61-year-old Russian volunteer Alexander Demidenko, who helped Ukrainian refugees cross the border and return home, died in the Belgorod detention center.