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The ECHR awarded compensation to Zarema Musaeva and her family for inhumane treatment and threats from the Chechen authorities
Human rights
The ECHR awarded compensation to Zarema Musaeva and her family for inhumane treatment and threats from the Chechen authorities
28 May 2024

The European Court ordered the Russian authorities to pay 52 thousand euros to Zarema Musayeva, who is being held in a Chechen penal colony. She was detained and tried for a crime she did not commit, in order to intimidate her loved ones. The ECHR also ruled that Musayeva and her relatives were subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment, the Team Against Torture reported.

Oleg Orlov, after an illegal delay, was allowed to call his wife from the pre-trial detention center
Human rights
Oleg Orlov, after an illegal delay, was allowed to call his wife from the pre-trial detention center
28 May 2024

Political prisoner and co-chair of the Memorial Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov was able to exercise his right to call his wife, human rights activist Tatyana Kasatkina. Memorial reported this.

A native of Chechnya has been on a hunger strike in a Karelian colony for almost a month
Human rights
A native of Chechnya has been on a hunger strike in a Karelian colony for almost a month
28 May 2024

Since May 3, in penal colony No. 9 in the Republic of Karelia, prisoner and native of Chechnya Beslan Gadaev has been on a hunger strike. He protests against regular placement in a punishment cell and various harassment by colony staff. This was reported by the Civic Assistance Committee.

EU countries called on Georgia to revoke the law on foreign agents
Politics
EU countries called on Georgia to revoke the law on foreign agents
28 May 2024

Speakers of the parliaments of seven EU member countries (Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, France, the Netherlands, Poland) called on the Georgian authorities and the ruling deputies of the Georgian Dream to withdraw the law on foreign agents.

Azerbaijan celebrates Independence Day
Society
Azerbaijan celebrates Independence Day
28 May 2024

On May 28, 1918, the Azerbaijan People's Republic (APR) was created - the first secular democratic state in the Muslim East. On this day, at a meeting of the National Council of Azerbaijan, the Declaration of Independence was adopted, establishing equal rights for all citizens.

Reporters Without Borders again files a lawsuit at the ICC over Israel's killing of Palestinian journalists
Society
Reporters Without Borders again files a lawsuit at the ICC over Israel's killing of Palestinian journalists
27 May 2024

Over 100 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army since October 7, 2023, during a military operation in the Gaza Strip. The international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed its third case with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate crimes by Israeli troops against Palestinian and other journalists.

Zarema Musaeva's parole court hearing was unexpectedly postponed a month later
Human rights
Zarema Musaeva's parole court hearing was unexpectedly postponed a month later
27 May 2024

Today, a court hearing in Chechnya to consider the issue of parole for Zarema Musaeva was canceled. It was postponed to June 26, the Team Against Torture reported.

Residents of the KBR and Ingushetia asked not to glorify the figures responsible for Stalin’s deportations of peoples
Society
Residents of the KBR and Ingushetia asked not to glorify the figures responsible for Stalin’s deportations of peoples
27 May 2024

Residents of Ingushetia and Chechnya who were deported or born in exile turned to the parliaments of their republics and other regions, whose natives suffered most from Stalin’s repressions in 1944 and subsequent years: Karachay-Cherkessia, Chechnya, Crimea and Kalmykia.

The Georgian government partially overcame the president's veto on the bill on foreign agents
Society
The Georgian government partially overcame the president's veto on the bill on foreign agents
27 May 2024

The Legal Committee of the Georgian Parliament approved overcoming the president's veto on the bill on foreign agents. Tomorrow the issue will be discussed at a plenary meeting of the country's parliament.

A Chechen athlete accused of justifying terrorism complained about the delay in the investigation
Human rights
A Chechen athlete accused of justifying terrorism complained about the delay in the investigation
27 May 2024

MMA athlete of Chechen origin Ilyas Yakubov announced that the investigation is being delayed, which is taking a long time and is ineffective. The accused has been held in a pre-trial detention center for eight months; the Moscow City Court and lower authorities refused house arrest.