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A resident of Dagestan was arrested during the presidential elections, threatening to throw him under a train
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A resident of Dagestan was arrested during the presidential elections, threatening to throw him under a train
19 March 2024

Activist from Dagestan Ibragim Parkuev was detained on July 15 and released from a special detention center on July 17. According to him, in this way the police limited his freedom on the days of voting in the presidential election.

The case against a Chechen athlete accused of justifying terrorism was refused to be declared illegal
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The case against a Chechen athlete accused of justifying terrorism was refused to be declared illegal
19 March 2024

The Moscow City Court refused to recognize as illegal the decision to initiate a criminal case against a native of Chechnya, Ilyas Yakubov. Previously, the MMA athlete was arrested on charges of justifying terrorism. The reason for the arrest was his publication on social networks.

In North Ossetia, a criminal case was opened against a man for the phrase “Someone burn this sauna”
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In North Ossetia, a criminal case was opened against a man for the phrase “Someone burn this sauna”
19 March 2024

In Vladikavkaz, a criminal case was opened against a serviceman for calls for terrorism due to a comment on Vkontakte.

Residents of Dagestan were put on the wanted list for participating in the war on the side of Ukraine
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Residents of Dagestan were put on the wanted list for participating in the war on the side of Ukraine
19 March 2024

A court in Makhachkala arrested two residents of Dagestan in absentia. They were also put on the wanted list on charges of treason.

The number of political prisoners has increased in Azerbaijan
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The number of political prisoners has increased in Azerbaijan
18 March 2024

The total number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has reached 288 people. This is 43 more people than at the end of 2023, the Freedom Union of Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan reported.

In Chechnya, it was reported that employees of a pre-trial detention center were involved because Kadyrov’s son beat a prisoner
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In Chechnya, it was reported that employees of a pre-trial detention center were involved because Kadyrov’s son beat a prisoner
18 March 2024

The Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for Chechnya reported that after conducting a procedural check against the employees of the pre-trial detention center No. 1 of Grozny, they were subject to “disciplinary liability.” The reason was the admission to the detention center of the minor Adam Kadyrov, who beat the prisoner Nikita Zhuravel, accused of burning the Koran.

A native of Dagestan, who alleged abuse of Muslims in the colony, was transferred to a pre-trial detention center
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A native of Dagestan, who alleged abuse of Muslims in the colony, was transferred to a pre-trial detention center
18 March 2024

For almost three weeks, a native of Dagestan, Omar Murtazaliev, has been in a pre-trial detention center in the city of Shadrinsk, where he was transferred from IK-2 in the Kurgan region without explanation. According to the lawyer, this may be due to the interrogation of the defendant as a witness or the initiation of a new criminal case against him.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner fined for refusing to work due to constant pain
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner fined for refusing to work due to constant pain
16 March 2024

The administration of the prison in the city of Yelets, Lipetsk region, fined Crimean Tatar political prisoner Vladlen Abdulkadyrov. At the clinic, he was given many diagnoses; he could not tolerate physical activity. The prison administration regarded this as a refusal to work and fined the Crimean Tatar 1 thousand rubles.

In the pre-trial detention center, 70-year-old Oleg Orlov was offered to go to the
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In the pre-trial detention center, 70-year-old Oleg Orlov was offered to go to the "SVO"
15 March 2024

Immediately after the transfer of the co-chairman of the Memorial Center, political prisoner Oleg Orlov, to the Moscow pre-trial detention center-5 “Vodnik”, he was offered to sign a contract to participate in a “special military operation”. This was reported by the Memorial Human Rights Protection Center.

Azerbaijani authorities refused to transfer Gubad Ibadoglu to house arrest
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Azerbaijani authorities refused to transfer Gubad Ibadoglu to house arrest
15 March 2024

The Baku Court of Appeal considered the defense's complaint about the refusal to transfer opposition figure Gubad Ibadoglu to house arrest due to health reasons. The complaint was rejected at the request of the investigation.