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A resident of Stavropol was fined 180 thousand rubles for “discrediting” the army
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A resident of Stavropol was fined 180 thousand rubles for “discrediting” the army
7 April 2024

A court in the Stavropol Territory imposed six fines of 30 thousand rubles each on local resident Vitaly Fedorenko. He was found guilty of discrediting the Russian army.

The arrest of one of the most famous opposition figures has been extended in Azerbaijan
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The arrest of one of the most famous opposition figures has been extended in Azerbaijan
6 April 2024

The Narimanov District Court of Baku extended the arrest of Tofig Yagublu, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) and the Musavat party, for two months.

After a complaint from human rights activists, the Crimean Tatar political prisoner will undergo a medical examination
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After a complaint from human rights activists, the Crimean Tatar political prisoner will undergo a medical examination
5 April 2024

Since 2018, from the day of his arrest, due to a long stay in a pre-trial detention center and colony of the Tambov region No. 1, Server Mustafayev developed heart problems. The human rights organization Front Line Defenders sent a complaint to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation about the failure to provide medical care to the Crimean Tatar, after which he was prescribed a full heart examination.

Oleg Orlov turned 71 today
Human rights
Oleg Orlov turned 71 today
4 April 2024

Convicted co-chairman of the Memorial Center Oleg Orlov was supposed to celebrate his 71st birthday with his loved ones. However, he will be held in a pre-trial detention center and in court, where the human rights activist was taken today to get acquainted with the case materials before the appeal.

The defense filed an appeal against the verdict of a KBR resident accused of preparing sabotage and criticizing SVO
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The defense filed an appeal against the verdict of a KBR resident accused of preparing sabotage and criticizing SVO
3 April 2024

The Third Court of Appeal in Sochi began to consider the defense complaint of Kabardino-Balkaria resident Salikh Osmanov. In the fall of 2023, the Supreme Court of the KBR sentenced him to 9 years in a maximum security colony. The man was found guilty of preparing sabotage, as well as a negative attitude towards the SVO and the authorities of the Russian Federation.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner lost 40 kg in custody
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner lost 40 kg in custody
3 April 2024

Since 2019, since his arrest, Tofik Abdulgaziev has lost 40 kilograms. He was recently transferred from intensive care to the intensive care unit of the Verkhneuralsk hospital in the Chelyabinsk region, where his family was able to visit him.

Reporters Without Borders called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release the arrested journalists
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Reporters Without Borders called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release the arrested journalists
3 April 2024

The international media protection organization Reporters Without Borders again criticized the Azerbaijani authorities for repression against media representatives. We are talking about the arrest of Toplum TV employees on charges of currency smuggling.

In Georgia, they pointed out the overcrowding of prisons and the violence in them
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In Georgia, they pointed out the overcrowding of prisons and the violence in them
3 April 2024

A serious challenge for the Georgian penitentiary system remains the overcrowding of prisons, which is associated with the emergence of informal governance within them and violence among prisoners in relations with each other. This was stated by the country's public defender Levan Ioseliani.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner released from punishment cell after 40 days
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner released from punishment cell after 40 days
2 April 2024

In a maximum security colony in the city of Salavat in the Republic of Bashkortostan, political prisoner Ruslan Zeitullaev was released from a punishment cell. He spent 40 days in a punishment cell.

A journalist from Dagestan was searched again
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A journalist from Dagestan was searched again
2 April 2024

Police officers searched the house of journalist Idris Yusupov in Makhachkala. A mobile phone and two laptops were confiscated from him. On October 30, 2023, FSB officers already conducted a search and took away similar items, which were returned only on March 18, the Memorial Human Rights Center reported.