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An activist who defended a Chechen refugee from deportation to the Russian Federation was arrested in Croatia
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An activist who defended a Chechen refugee from deportation to the Russian Federation was arrested in Croatia
18 July 2024

Russian Vladislav Arinichev received 15 days of arrest for picketing against the actions of the Croatian migration authorities. He opposed the placement of refugee from Chechnya Akhmed Takanaev in a migration prison.

A resident of Dagestan complained of torture and declared non-involvement in the terrorist attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent
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A resident of Dagestan complained of torture and declared non-involvement in the terrorist attacks in Makhachkala and Derbent
17 July 2024

Dagestan resident Zaur Magomedov, arrested on charges of involvement in attacks on churches and synagogues in Makhachkala and Derbent, declared his innocence. The deputy chairman of the public monitoring commission of Dagestan, Shamil Khadulaev, spoke about this.

The sentence of a resident of Dagestan for calls not to pay taxes and utility bills has been upheld
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The sentence of a resident of Dagestan for calls not to pay taxes and utility bills has been upheld
17 July 2024

The cassation court approved the sentence to Dagestan resident Makhmud Ibadulaev - two years and two months in prison. He was found guilty of participating in the activities of an extremist organization called “Citizens of the USSR” (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

Armenian police released two Russians persecuted in their homeland
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Armenian police released two Russians persecuted in their homeland
17 July 2024

Russian serviceman Ivan Ch., who was detained after arriving from Kazakhstan at Yerevan airport, was released after questioning by the police. He has been wanted in Russia for leaving his unit without permission since April 2023.

A teenager from Adygea is threatened with violence in an Arkhangelsk colony
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A teenager from Adygea is threatened with violence in an Arkhangelsk colony
16 July 2024

The administration of IK-14 Gorka-Muravyovskaya (Arkhangelsk region) began to threaten with physical violence 19-year-old Kevin Lik from Adygea, convicted in a treason case.

Kidnapping and execution: 15 years without Natasha Estemirova
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Kidnapping and execution: 15 years without Natasha Estemirova
16 July 2024

July 15 marked the 15th anniversary of the murder of human rights activist Natalya Estemirova. She investigated high-profile cases of abductions, torture and extrajudicial killings in Chechnya. In 2009, Estemirova was kidnapped from her home, then her body was found near the Ingush Gazi-Yurt. More details in our video.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner transferred to another region
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner transferred to another region
16 July 2024

Crimean Tatar Riza Omerov was transferred to IK-9 in Chuvashia from the Minusinsk prison in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

A SVO participant from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic was sentenced to 5 years for leaving a military unit
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A SVO participant from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic was sentenced to 5 years for leaving a military unit
16 July 2024

The Nalchik military court found 22-year-old Ibragim Khachimakhov guilty of evading service and sentenced him to 5 years in prison.

Lawyer from Chechnya put on wanted list despite his hospitalization
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Lawyer from Chechnya put on wanted list despite his hospitalization
16 July 2024

The Khimki City Court of the Moscow Region changed the measure of restraint for the lawyer, a native of Chechnya Timur Idalov, from a ban on certain actions to placement in a pre-trial detention center and put him on the wanted list. At the same time, the man was not hiding - he was unable to attend the court hearing due to hospitalization.

The case against three alleged members of Shamil Basayev’s detachment has been brought to court
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The case against three alleged members of Shamil Basayev’s detachment has been brought to court
16 July 2024

The investigation of criminal cases against Taimuraz Nakusov, Anzor Batyrov and Aslanbek Kazanchev from the KBR has been completed. According to investigators, in February 2000 they took part in an attack on Pskov paratroopers of the 6th company in Chechnya as part of the detachments of field commanders Shamil Basayev and Khattab during the second Russian-Chechen war.