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A prisoner from Dagestan reported the humiliation of Muslims in the Kurgan colony
Human rights
A prisoner from Dagestan reported the humiliation of Muslims in the Kurgan colony
18 January 2024

A native of Dagestan, Omar Murtazaliev, spoke about torture and abuse of Muslims in IK-2, Kurgan region. According to him, FSIN officers insulted the feelings of believers and threw the Koran on the floor during a search, and provoked prisoners to protest. Many prisoners went on hunger strike until their legal rights were restored.

The Parliamentary Committee of Azerbaijan made a statement in response to the document of the French Senate on sanctions against Baku
Politics
The Parliamentary Committee of Azerbaijan made a statement in response to the document of the French Senate on sanctions against Baku
18 January 2024

The Azerbaijani parliament called for curtailing economic ties with France and preventing its companies from participating in government projects. Deputies called for a ban on French companies operating in the country. In conclusion, they called on the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry to take steps to recognize the independence of Corsica.

A man was arrested in Chechnya on charges of murdering an imam.
Society
A man was arrested in Chechnya on charges of murdering an imam.
17 January 2024

A court in Chechnya arrested the accused in the case of the murder of a resident of the village of Voskresenovskoye, Shelkovsky district, Imam Abdurakhim Gakaev. This was reported by the Investigative Committee for Chechnya.

Members of the European Parliament recalled Mikheil Saakashvili
Human rights
Members of the European Parliament recalled Mikheil Saakashvili
17 January 2024

Members of the European Parliament recalled that they are monitoring how the former President of Georgia is undergoing treatment. This is stated in a letter published on social networks by European Parliamentarian Petras Austrevicius.

A witness said that Nikita Zhuravel, arrested in Chechnya, did not support SVO
Human rights
A witness said that Nikita Zhuravel, arrested in Chechnya, did not support SVO
17 January 2024

At today's hearing in the Visaitovsky Court of Grozny in the case of Nikita Zhuravel, accused of burning the Koran, the testimony of two witnesses was read out. One of them said that Zhuravel did not support SVO, being a native of Crimea, which was previously part of Ukraine.

The US again called on Azerbaijan to respect the rights and release of journalists
Human rights
The US again called on Azerbaijan to respect the rights and release of journalists
17 January 2024

The US State Department once again called on the Azerbaijani government to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.

A criminal case was opened in Dagestan against the wife of a man mobilized in the Northern Military District
Human rights
A criminal case was opened in Dagestan against the wife of a man mobilized in the Northern Military District
17 January 2024

The Supreme Court of Dagestan, at the request of the investigation, extended the preventive measure for a resident of Makhachkala, who is the wife of a man mobilized to the “SVO”. She is subject to restrictions in the form of a ban on certain activities, including the obligation not to leave the house at night.

In Georgia, the image of Stalin will be removed from an icon that caused a wide resonance
Society
In Georgia, the image of Stalin will be removed from an icon that caused a wide resonance
17 January 2024

USSR Secretary General Joseph Stalin will not appear on the icon of St. Matrona in the Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi. His image will be replaced with the image of a woman cured of cancer.

The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to a former policeman from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Human rights
The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to a former policeman from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
17 January 2024

The European Court of Human Rights awarded Ruslan Rakhaev, former deputy head of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Cherkessk, compensation in the amount of 8,500 euros. The conditions of his transfer to the colony were considered inhumane, the human rights organization Public Verdict reported.

In Dagestan, a third policeman was placed under house arrest on charges of torturing and murdering a man
Human rights
In Dagestan, a third policeman was placed under house arrest on charges of torturing and murdering a man
17 January 2024

The court in Makhachkala sent the detective of the police department for the Sovetsky district of Makhachkala under house arrest in the case of the death of the detainee Kurban Dalgatov. Earlier, the Supreme Court of Dagestan chose a similar preventive measure for two police officers.