Azerbaijani Popular Front Party activist Alezamin Salayev, who was sentenced to four years in prison, has announced a hunger strike in prison. He demands freedom not only for himself, but also for all other political prisoners.
Lawyer Timur Idalov was detained in Chechnya and sent to Nalchik to attend a court hearing in a case in which he is a defendant.
Crimean Tatar journalist Osman Arifmemetov has been transferred to strict conditions of detention in the Minusinsk prison in Krasnoyarsk Krai. In connection with this, he is prohibited from calling his relatives. This was reported by Krymskaya Solidarnost with reference to the prisoner's mother Emdiye Arifmemetova.
About 30 people took part in a rally in front of the Bosnia and Herzegovina embassy in Vienna. People spoke out against the extradition of Chechen native Selima Khadisova to Russia. If this happens, she will face torture, serious violations of her rights and even death, human rights activists believe.
State Duma deputy from the Chechen Republic Adam Delimkhanov said that he will seek to lift the ban on wearing hijabs in schools in the Vladimir region. He called the decision of the regional authorities a gross violation of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of religion, and promised that he and his colleagues will defend the rights of followers of Islam.
The North Caucasus Muslim Coordination Center (NCMC) criticized the decision to ban hijabs in schools in the Vladimir region. The order banning "religious clothing" in educational institutions was issued by the regional Ministry of Education. NCMC emphasizes that the order focuses specifically on Muslim clothing. For more details, watch our video.
Crimean Tatar Rustem Gugurik was placed in solitary confinement in IK-8 in Buryatia three times in six months. According to his relatives, the man is losing his hearing, is not receiving medication for his heart, and his stomach problems have worsened.
The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found contract soldier Sergei Ti guilty of evading military service. He was sentenced to one year of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
The activists of the Crimean Solidarity movement from Bakhchisarai, Seidamet Mustafayev, Eldar Yakubov, Abdulmedzhit Seytumerov, Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov and Remzi Nimetulayev, have been left in pretrial detention again until February 23, 2025. This decision was made by the Southern Military Court in Rostov.
Prisoners in Taganrog Pretrial Detention Center No. 2 are being tortured, including Chechen native Magomed Alkhanov. The victims are being asked to confess to complicity in the escape from Rostov-on-Don Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 and to tell which of the prison employees helped organize the escape. This was reported by the Memorial Human Rights Center.
Four Dagestani residents were detained on suspicion of organizing and participating in a terrorist group in the city of Derbent. According to security forces, accomplices of the suspects were previously detained in this case.