Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunya Mijatović expressed concern about the situation in the field of human rights in Azerbaijan. She called unacceptable the ongoing pressure and persecution of journalists, human rights activists and representatives of civil society.

The security forces seized almost 400 barrels from underground gunsmiths in 44 regions, including Dagestan, Ingushetia, KBR and Stavropol. In particular, 399 firearms of domestic and foreign production were seize.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Murmansk arrested for two months Shamil Aliev-Gasanov, a 19-year-old native of Dagestan, accused of setting fire to the regional military enlistment office. He was charged with committing a terrorist act (Part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code)

After a long time, human rights activists cooperating with the "Public Verdict" fund managed to get medical assistance to a native of Ingushetia, Abdul-Malik Albagachiev. He was kept under torture conditions in colony No. 10 of Astrakhan.

The Fifth Court of Cassation upheld a fine of 50 thousand rubles for stand-up comic Ariana Lolaeva for an anti-war post. This was reported by the Center for the Protection of Human Rights "Memorial".

On 17 April 2001, Ochs-Ahmet Alsultanov and his accompanying children, son Islam and nephews Shamkhan and Shahid Umarhajiev, disappeared near the village of Alleroi. The son at that time was 14 years old, and the nephews turned 13, and the other - 11 years. In the morning they went to pasture public cattle, and then disappeared. As it turns out, for a while... 

On May 16, 2001, at 4 am, five Russian military men, two of whom were wearing masks, broke down the door of apartment 46 in building 21 on Novatorov Street in Grozny.

On May 16, the Nazran District Court imposed a fine on two Astrakhan colonies - IK-8 and IK-10 - for failing to provide the requested materials on disciplinary proceedings against prisoner Abdul-Malik Albagachiev. According to human rights activists who went to court, he was denied treatment and was wrongfully placed in a punishment cell.

Maikop garrison military court sentenced serviceman Gurgen Hakobyan to 5.5 years in a penal colony. He was found guilty of leaving the military unit without permission during the period of mobilization.

65-year-old Crimean Tatar political prisoner and former music teacher Zekirya Muratov suffers from high blood pressure and heart failure. He is an invalid of the 3rd group and has gone through many operations.