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Saakashvili confirmed that he was poisoned with heavy metals “Russian style”
Human rights
Saakashvili confirmed that he was poisoned with heavy metals “Russian style”
28 November 2023

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili again recalled that in a Georgian prison he was poisoned with heavy metals on orders from the Russian Federation. Today it became known that the wife of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, Marianna Budanova, and a number of department employees were diagnosed with heavy metal poisoning, and she is in the hospital.

Relatives of abducted Chechen resident were denied access to investigation materials
Human rights
Relatives of abducted Chechen resident were denied access to investigation materials
28 November 2023

The district court of Grozny recognized as legal the investigator’s refusal to familiarize the relatives of the abducted Chechen native Movsar Umarov with the case materials.

The head of Dagestan visited Palestinian refugees
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The head of Dagestan visited Palestinian refugees
28 November 2023

The head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, met with Palestinian refugees in the republic and got acquainted with their living conditions.

In the court in the case of Nikita Zhuravel, the imams stated that their feelings were insulted and moral harm was caused.
Human rights
In the court in the case of Nikita Zhuravel, the imams stated that their feelings were insulted and moral harm was caused.
28 November 2023

In the Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny, five imams appeared as victims in the case against Nikita Zhuravel, accused of burning the Koran at a mosque in Volgograd. Those interrogated stated that Nikita Zhuravel’s actions offended the feelings of all Muslims and caused them moral harm.

Another journalist detained in Azerbaijan
Human rights
Another journalist detained in Azerbaijan
28 November 2023

The head of Internet television “Channel 13” Aziz Orujov was detained by the Baku police under Article 188.2 of the Criminal Code (violation of the right of ownership, use or lease) for unauthorized construction. According to the lawyer, Orudzhev did not accept the accusation and stated that it was aimed at restricting journalistic activity.

In prison, an asthmatic Crimean Tatar was forced to shave his head and wash himself with cold water.
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In prison, an asthmatic Crimean Tatar was forced to shave his head and wash himself with cold water.
28 November 2023

Wardens at Prison No. 1 in Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Region, forced Timur Yalkabov, a political prisoner sentenced to 17 years, to shave his head. After this, the guards tried to wash his hair with cold water, which is contraindicated for him due to bronchial asthma.

Chechnya is recognized as the worst region of the Russian Federation for transparency of government procurement
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Chechnya is recognized as the worst region of the Russian Federation for transparency of government procurement
28 November 2023

Chechnya took last, 85th place in the National Government Procurement Transparency Rating. It allows you to see the state of the government procurement system, obtain quantitative estimates of financial losses of budgets, and the participation of small and medium-sized businesses.

Ten and a half year sentence upheld for Crimean Tatar political prisoner
Human rights
Ten and a half year sentence upheld for Crimean Tatar political prisoner
28 November 2023

The military court of appeal in Vlasikha approved a sentence of 10.5 years in a maximum security colony for political prisoner Ametkhan Abdulvapov. The Crimean Tatar was found guilty of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) and preparing for a violent seizure of power (Article 278 of the Criminal Code with the use of Part 1 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code).

In Dagestan, two former National Guard members were released from punishment for shooting the head of a village
Human rights
In Dagestan, two former National Guard members were released from punishment for shooting the head of a village
28 November 2023

The Sovetsky District Court of Makhachkala found two former employees of the Russian Guard, brothers Salman and Suleiman Kurbanov, guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them to minor terms - 1 year 4 months and 1 year and 6 months, respectively.

Murders in Argun, kidnappings of residents of Alkhan-Yurt and Gekhi-Chu, “cleansing” in Bachi-Yurt and Grozny
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Murders in Argun, kidnappings of residents of Alkhan-Yurt and Gekhi-Chu, “cleansing” in Bachi-Yurt and Grozny
27 November 2023

On the night of November 27 in Argun, unknown persons wearing masks and camouflage uniforms entered a house located at 126 Voroshilov Street. They killed all the adults there. Four people at once. The following were shot: the owner of the house Ramzan Ekhiev, born in 1928, his wife Aimani Ekhieva, born in 1928, their son Said-Pasha Ekhiev, born in 1952, and daughter-in-law Petimat Tsikaeva, born in 1951.