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Dagestan Convicts Activist Who Criticized Persecution of Anti-Israel Pogrom Participants
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Dagestan Convicts Activist Who Criticized Persecution of Anti-Israel Pogrom Participants
9 July 2025

A court in Makhachkala sentenced activist and blogger Ramazan Rabadanov to three years and two months of suspended imprisonment. He was found guilty of possessing weapons and ammunition. The activist was also fined 50,000 rubles.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner placed in strict conditions
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner placed in strict conditions
8 July 2025

Timur Yalkabov, sentenced to 17 years, was transferred to strict conditions in IK-17 in Murmansk. According to his wife, the reason was allegedly that the prisoner did not work in his previous place of detention - the prison in the city of Dimitrovgrad in the Ulyanovsk region.

None of the 14 witnesses testified against Zarema Musayeva
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None of the 14 witnesses testified against Zarema Musayeva
8 July 2025

The Shali City Court of Chechnya continued to consider the criminal case against Zarema Musayeva. She is accused of disrupting the activities of the colony. According to the investigation, the seriously ill woman allegedly attacked the guard who was escorting her to the hospital, scratched his neck and tore off his shoulder strap.

Another serviceman in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic was sentenced to five years for evading military service
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Another serviceman in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic was sentenced to five years for evading military service
7 July 2025

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced a serviceman named Elberdov to five years in prison. He was accused of unauthorized abandonment of his unit under Part 5 of Article 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Another serviceman sent to prison in Nalchik for evading military service
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Another serviceman sent to prison in Nalchik for evading military service
4 July 2025

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced a serviceman named Zakoroev to five years in prison. He was accused of leaving his unit without permission.

In Georgia, a student was sentenced to 5 years for fireworks that hit a police officer at a rally
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In Georgia, a student was sentenced to 5 years for fireworks that hit a police officer at a rally
3 July 2025

The Tbilisi City Court sentenced 21-year-old medical student and civil activist Giorgi Mindadze to 5 years in prison. He was found guilty of "assaulting a police officer" (Article 353 of the Criminal Code). The article provides for 4 to 7 years in prison.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner spent more than four months in solitary confinement
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner spent more than four months in solitary confinement
3 July 2025

Crimean Tatar Seyran Saliev was held in the punishment cell of IK-4 in the Tula region for more than four months. His wife was informed that he was recognized as a “malicious violator of the established order.” However, the administration of the colony did not explain what violations were in question.

Crimean Tatar political prisoners cannot receive letters or call their relatives
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Crimean Tatar political prisoners cannot receive letters or call their relatives
2 July 2025

Prisoners in the Vladimir Central prison do not receive letters due to the lack of a censor. This was reported by the wives of Crimean Tatars Seitumer Seitumerov and Amet Suleimanov.

A native of Chechnya was sentenced to three years for displaying an Islamic symbol of faith
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A native of Chechnya was sentenced to three years for displaying an Islamic symbol of faith
2 July 2025

A native of Chechnya living in Moscow was sentenced to three years in prison for placing a shahada, one of the 5 pillars of Islam, on the window of his car. He was found guilty under the article on justification of terrorism.

Three teenagers in Chechnya have been held by police for seven months
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Three teenagers in Chechnya have been held by police for seven months
2 July 2025

Three teenagers have been held in police department No. 2 of the Grozny Department of Internal Affairs for more than six months. No criminal case has been opened against them, and, accordingly, there is no court decision on their arrest, the Memorial Human Rights Center reported.