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Crimean Tatar political prisoner-politician was sent to a prison camp far from his homeland
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner-politician was sent to a prison camp far from his homeland
26 October 2023

The deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Nariman Dzhelal, sentenced to 17 years, was transported to the prison of the city of Minusinsk in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Most likely, he is being kept in a special block where he is not allowed to make calls, shared his wife Leviza Dzhelalova.

After a raid on the Kotelnikov mosque, a member of the Russian national team was sent to a military unit
Human rights
After a raid on the Kotelnikov mosque, a member of the Russian national team was sent to a military unit
26 October 2023

A 19-year-old member of the Russian judo team, Muhammad Negmatov, was sent to serve in a military unit in Naro-Fominsk after a raid by security forces on a mosque in Kotelniki near Moscow. He was persuaded to sign a contract to be sent to SVO, but he refused.

Pashinyan said that there are no advantages to the continued presence of Russian military bases in Armenia
Politics
Pashinyan said that there are no advantages to the continued presence of Russian military bases in Armenia
26 October 2023

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he sees no advantage in the continued presence of Russian military bases in Armenia, the Wall Street Journal reports. He also told the newspaper that Yerevan is looking for new partners, since Moscow, in his words, “has not fulfilled its allied obligations.”

The French authorities, contrary to the decision of the ECHR, are threatening to expel natives of Chechnya from the country
Human rights
The French authorities, contrary to the decision of the ECHR, are threatening to expel natives of Chechnya from the country
26 October 2023

After 20-year-old native of Ingushetia Mohammed Mogushkov killed a teacher at a school in the city of Arras, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered the expulsion of “dangerous” Russians to the Russian Federation.

Kabardino-Balkarian University has introduced a ban on prayers within its walls
Human rights
Kabardino-Balkarian University has introduced a ban on prayers within its walls
25 October 2023

Natives of Chechnya, students of Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after. HM. Berbekov, filed a complaint with the Chechen authorities. According to students, the university management prohibited performing prayers there, which are obligatory for Muslims.

Bombing of schoolchildren in the town of Ivanova, Grozny
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Bombing of schoolchildren in the town of Ivanova, Grozny
25 October 2023

In the town of Ivanova in Grozny, students of secondary school No. 33, twin brothers Ismailov, born in 1986, were blown up. They were returning from classes in the sports section along Staropromyslovskoe Highway.

Human rights activist from Chechnya fears for the lives of his relatives
Human rights
Human rights activist from Chechnya fears for the lives of his relatives
25 October 2023

According to the Team Against Torture, its employee Magomed Alamov cannot leave Chechnya because he fears for the lives of his relatives who will remain in the republic.

A resident of Dagestan was fined 150 thousand rubles for criticizing the Russian authorities and the army.
Human rights
A resident of Dagestan was fined 150 thousand rubles for criticizing the Russian authorities and the army.
25 October 2023

Two comments in telegram channels became the reason for the persecution of Saniyat Alikhanova, a resident of the Dagestan Kaspiysk. The court imposed a fine on her in the amount of 150 thousand rubles under the article on discrediting the Russian army.

KBR resident convicted of crossing out Z symbol on backpack
Human rights
KBR resident convicted of crossing out Z symbol on backpack
25 October 2023

Tamerlan Ivanov from Nalchik became a defendant in administrative cases of disobedience to the demands of a police officer and discrediting the army. A young man was detained on the street because of a pacifist inscription on his backpack and a crossed out letter Z.

Among the 8 convicted Russian journalists are a Crimean Tatar and a Dagestani
Human rights
Among the 8 convicted Russian journalists are a Crimean Tatar and a Dagestani
25 October 2023

At least 19 journalists are imprisoned in pre-trial detention centers or are serving sentences in prisons in Russia. “Verstka” reported this, citing media reports and human rights activists.