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Crimean Tatar political prisoner requires ophthalmological surgery
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner requires ophthalmological surgery
21 December 2023

Crimean Tatar Rustem Seitmemetov was diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes. He needs an operation, but it is impossible to carry it out in prison, the project “Support for Political Prisoners” reported. Memorial".

The Armenian authorities announced an investigation into the incident involving the deportation of a Russian conscript
Human rights
The Armenian authorities announced an investigation into the incident involving the deportation of a Russian conscript
21 December 2023

The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has not received a petition from Russian colleagues for the detention or extradition of Russian citizen Dmitry Setrakov. The country’s authorities also did not know about the Russian’s presence in Armenia, but they promised to look into it and, if necessary, open a case, the supervisory agency reported.

The case of political prisoner Abdulmumin Gadzhiev has been sent to the UN
Human rights
The case of political prisoner Abdulmumin Gadzhiev has been sent to the UN
20 December 2023

Lawyers of the Memorial Center sent an appeal to the UN to Mariana Katsarova, rapporteur on the human rights situation in Russia, regarding the case of journalist from Dagestan Abdulmumin Gadzhiev. The message states that Hajiyev is being persecuted for his professional activities and religious views.

The imam called for severe punishment of the defendant Nikita Zhuravel
Human rights
The imam called for severe punishment of the defendant Nikita Zhuravel
20 December 2023

The Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny has completed the interrogation of victims in the case of Nikita Zhuravel, accused of burning the Koran.

An alleged member of the Basayev and Khattab detachments was sentenced to 13 years
Human rights
An alleged member of the Basayev and Khattab detachments was sentenced to 13 years
20 December 2023

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Chechen resident Alimkhan Musaev to 13 years in a maximum security colony. He was found guilty under Part 2 of Article 209 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (banditry), Art. 279 (armed rebellion) and art. 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (attack on the life of a law enforcement officer).

A Crimean Tatar political prisoner was placed in a punishment cell for sleeping “at the wrong time”
Human rights
A Crimean Tatar political prisoner was placed in a punishment cell for sleeping “at the wrong time”
20 December 2023

Shaban Umerov, sentenced to 18 years in prison, complained that he was placed in a punishment cell in the Verkhneuralsk prison in the Chelyabinsk region because he fell asleep “at the wrong time.” The Crimean Tatar suffers from health problems - he has high blood pressure.

Swiss authorities refuse to deport a refugee from Chechnya to Russia
Human rights
Swiss authorities refuse to deport a refugee from Chechnya to Russia
20 December 2023

40-year-old native of Chechnya, refugee Ali Batayev was released from a deportation prison in Switzerland. Thus, the country's authorities refused to deport him to the Russian Federation, where he faced torture and death.

In Azerbaijan, the court refused to transfer to the Gubad Ibadoglu prison hospital
Human rights
In Azerbaijan, the court refused to transfer to the Gubad Ibadoglu prison hospital
20 December 2023

A court in Baku did not satisfy the request for the transfer of opposition politician and economist Gubad Ibadoglu from a pre-trial detention center to a medical institution of the Ministry of Justice. A representative of the medical department stated that the prisoner's health was normal, although he himself stated that he was not feeling well.

Pashinyan reproached Russian peacekeepers for their failure to protect the residents of Karabakh
Politics
Pashinyan reproached Russian peacekeepers for their failure to protect the residents of Karabakh
20 December 2023

The Russian peacekeeping contingent, within the framework of its obligations, did not protect the civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. This was stated by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

Detentions of men in Gekhi, double murder in Grozny, shelling of Kurchaloy and other events
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Detentions of men in Gekhi, double murder in Grozny, shelling of Kurchaloy and other events
19 December 2023

During the “cleansing” in the village of Gekhi, the Russian military captured Khizir Masudovich Musaev, born in 1966. This happened not far from his house (57 Zarechnaya St.). Having decided to visit his mother, he went out into the street and was almost immediately stopped to check his documents.