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An elderly Crimean Tatar political prisoner suffering from multiple illnesses was transferred to a maximum security colony
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An elderly Crimean Tatar political prisoner suffering from multiple illnesses was transferred to a maximum security colony
2 April 2024

66-year-old Crimean Tatar Zekirya Muratov, a former music teacher, was transferred from the Balashov prison in the Saratov region to maximum security colony No. 5 in Nizhny Novgorod. He is a disabled person of the 3rd group.

A journalist specializing in the problems of ethnic minorities in the Russian Federation was extended her detention in a pre-trial detention center
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A journalist specializing in the problems of ethnic minorities in the Russian Federation was extended her detention in a pre-trial detention center
2 April 2024

The Sovetsky District Court of Kazan extended the detention of journalist and editor of the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Liberty Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5. She is accused of failing to provide documents to the Ministry of Justice to include her in the register of “foreign agents.”

Media: the cause of death of a Chechen suspected of committing a terrorist attack in Crocus could have been a beating by security forces
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Media: the cause of death of a Chechen suspected of committing a terrorist attack in Crocus could have been a beating by security forces
2 April 2024

A native of Chechnya, Askhab Uspanov, died in the Moscow police department after being detained on suspicion of complicity in the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall. This was reported by the Agency with reference to the mother of the deceased.

Human rights activists appealed to the ECHR to find the Russian authorities guilty of the murder of a Chechen activist
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Human rights activists appealed to the ECHR to find the Russian authorities guilty of the murder of a Chechen activist
1 April 2024

The “Team Against Torture” appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) with a request to find the Russian authorities responsible for the murder of Chechen Salman Tepsurkaev and the ineffective investigation into his death.

Oleg Orlov reported deteriorating health and hearing problems
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Oleg Orlov reported deteriorating health and hearing problems
1 April 2024

Convicted 70-year-old co-chairman of the Memorial Center Oleg Orlov complained about the lack of medical care in the pre-trial detention center. Due to problems with a runny nose and without treatment, the human rights activist began to hear much worse, the Memorial Human Rights Center reported.

Arrests extended for seriously ill riot participants at Makhachkala airport
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Arrests extended for seriously ill riot participants at Makhachkala airport
1 April 2024

The Soviet court of Makhachkala extended the detention of citizens accused of riots at Makhachkala airport on October 29, 2023. Some of them have diseases for which, by law, they cannot be kept in prison.

A native of Chechnya, whose extradition was demanded by the Russian authorities, was released in Belgium
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A native of Chechnya, whose extradition was demanded by the Russian authorities, was released in Belgium
31 March 2024

Belgian authorities have released Chechen Islam Albakov, the human rights organization Vayfond reported. He had been held in a Belgian deportation center since 2019 – Russia sought his extradition on charges of participation in an illegal armed group.

The US again called for the release of Azerbaijani opposition politician
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The US again called for the release of Azerbaijani opposition politician
30 March 2024

The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release the scientist-economist, chairman of the Movement for Democracy and Prosperity of Azerbaijan party, Gubad Ibadoglu.

Despite serious illnesses, the Crimean Tatar political prisoner is not released from prison
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Despite serious illnesses, the Crimean Tatar political prisoner is not released from prison
29 March 2024

Journalist Amet Suleymanov, sentenced to 12 years, is not being released from prison No. 2 in the Vladimir region for health reasons. He needs to have his heart valve replaced and is also suffering from shortness of breath, pain in the lung, swelling of the legs and high blood pressure, said defense attorney Lilya Gemedzhi.

Chechnya will again consider the complaint of an artist who was tortured by security forces
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Chechnya will again consider the complaint of an artist who was tortured by security forces
29 March 2024

The Supreme Court of Chechnya decided to send the criminal case of tortured actor Timur Debishev for a new trial. Thus, for the fifth time, the highest regional court did not support the refusal to investigate a crime based on the complaint of the Team Against Torture.