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Azerbaijani political prisoner-theologian was put in a punishment cell
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Azerbaijani political prisoner-theologian was put in a punishment cell
14 February 2024

In Azerbaijan, the Shiite theologian Sardar Babayev, who was taken to prison, was immediately put in a punishment cell. He refused to sign the violation report and give any evidence against himself.

Georgian citizens fighting for Ukraine rank first in the number of foreigners wanted by the Russian authorities
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Georgian citizens fighting for Ukraine rank first in the number of foreigners wanted by the Russian authorities
14 February 2024

100 Georgian citizens have been put on the wanted list by Russian law enforcement agencies for having fought or are fighting on the side of Ukraine. According to this indicator, Georgia ranks first, Mediazona reports.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner continues to lose weight sharply and experiences pain
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner continues to lose weight sharply and experiences pain
14 February 2024

Political prisoner Tofik Abdulgaziev, sentenced to 12 years in prison, has lost 15 kg since July last year and continues to lose weight in the Verkhneuralsk prison in the Chelyabinsk region. This was reported by a lawyer who visited him.

Strict conditions of detention in a colony in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic were extended for a Kuban activist
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Strict conditions of detention in a colony in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic were extended for a Kuban activist
13 February 2024

Kuban Left Resistance activist Daria Polyudova, sentenced to nine years in prison, had her strict conditions of detention in correctional colony No. 4 in Kabardino-Balkaria extended until July 17. Earlier, she reported being beaten by a cellmate for making critical statements about Russian President Putin.

No criminal case has been brought against the police who beat an Ossetian because of his nationality for more than three months.
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No criminal case has been brought against the police who beat an Ossetian because of his nationality for more than three months.
13 February 2024

The Moscow State Investigative Directorate has not initiated a criminal case based on Tamerlan Marzoev’s complaint for more than three months. In October 2023, a native of North Ossetia was beaten on the street by security forces, insulting him on ethnic grounds.

Participants in the riots at Makhachkala airport will be tried in the Krasnodar Territory
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Participants in the riots at Makhachkala airport will be tried in the Krasnodar Territory
13 February 2024

The request of the Prosecutor General's Office to change the territorial jurisdiction of the case of five participants in the riots at the Makhachkala airport was granted by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The case was transferred for consideration to the Armavir District Court of the Krasnodar Territory.

Azerbaijani authorities refuse to transfer arrested Gubad Ibadoglu to a medical facility
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Azerbaijani authorities refuse to transfer arrested Gubad Ibadoglu to a medical facility
13 February 2024

The health condition of the opposition politician, economist, and chairman of the Movement for Democracy and Prosperity of Azerbaijan party, Gubad Ibadoglu, who is in a pre-trial detention center, has sharply deteriorated. His blood glucose levels are not decreasing at all.

Nikita Zhuravel admitted that he burned the Koran for money he did not receive
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Nikita Zhuravel admitted that he burned the Koran for money he did not receive
12 February 2024

At the next court hearing in Chechnya, student Nikita Zhuravel, accused of burning the Koran, confirmed that on May 4, 2023, he burned the Koran and filmed it on his mobile phone on the instructions of a third party who promised a monetary reward.

Accused Jehovah's Witness from Adygea was sentenced to 9 years in prison
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Accused Jehovah's Witness from Adygea was sentenced to 9 years in prison
12 February 2024

At the last meeting of the Maikop City Court of Adygea, the prosecutor asked to sentence Inver Siyukhov to nine years in prison. He was accused of organizing the activities of an extremist organization.

A year ago, a Crimean Tatar political prisoner died in a pre-trial detention center
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A year ago, a Crimean Tatar political prisoner died in a pre-trial detention center
12 February 2024

On February 10, 2023, a 60-year-old political prisoner from Crimea, Dzhemil Gafarov, died in a pre-trial detention center in Novocherkassk, Rostov region. He needed kidney dialysis, but he was not provided with qualified medical care.