1 011 In the Russian Federation, a Georgian oppositionist was sentenced in absentia to 13 years for participating in the war on the side of Ukraine

Citizen of Georgia, 58-year-old Koba Khabazi was sentenced in absentia by the DPR court to 13 years in prison under the article on participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict. According to the Russian Federation, he fought in the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of the Georgian National Legion from March 2022 to January 2026. According to Russian prosecutors, he received 3.6 million rubles.

Koba Khabazi is on the international wanted list at the request of the Russian Federation. The court chose a measure of restraint for him in absentia in the form of arrest.

Koba Khabazi is an opposition politician in Georgia, a deputy from the United National Movement party and an active participant in pro-European protests. Human rights activists note that it is more correct to call foreign fighters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces military personnel rather than mercenaries, since their main motivation is often not material gain. Since the beginning of 2024, Russian courts have handed down at least 180 sentences in absentia to foreign volunteers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including 58 against Georgian citizens.

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1 011 In the Russian Federation, a Georgian oppositionist was sentenced in absentia to 13 years for participating in the war on the side of Ukraine
Human rights
1 011 In the Russian Federation, a Georgian oppositionist was sentenced in absentia to 13 years for participating in the war on the side of Ukraine
11 April 2026

Citizen of Georgia, 58-year-old Koba Khabazi was sentenced in absentia by the DPR court to 13 years in prison under the article on participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict. According to the Russian Federation, he fought in the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of the Georgian National Legion from March 2022 to January 2026. According to Russian prosecutors, he received 3.6 million rubles.
Following Armenia, the search for Baimuradova's alleged killers will also be conducted in Russia
Human rights
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The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has added Karina Iminova and Said-Khamzat Baysarov to its wanted list. They are believed by Armenian intelligence agencies to be involved in the murder of Chechen native Ayshat Baymuradova in Yerevan in mid-October last year. According to the Investigative Committee of Russia (SK SOS), Baymuradova was fleeing regular physical abuse at the hands of her ex-husband.
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Society
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Last Trip: Alternative for Germany Expels Party Member Who Traveled to Chechnya
Politics
Last Trip: Alternative for Germany Expels Party Member Who Traveled to Chechnya
10 April 2026

The right-wing German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has expelled Chechen native Noah Krieger (real name Murad Dadaev) from its ranks. Members of the party reported this to the publication "Important Stories" and the German investigative project Correctiv. AfD did not disclose the reasons for its decision, but it is likely that the young German politician of Chechen origin was stripped of his party membership due to his extended trip to his homeland.