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Mansur Movlaev complained of provocations and threats in a Kazakh pretrial detention facility
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Mansur Movlaev complained of provocations and threats in a Kazakh pretrial detention facility
16 June 2026

A staff member at a pretrial detention facility in Almaty, Kazakhstan, regularly subjects Chechen native Mansur Movlaev to verbal humiliation, threats, and psychological pressure, including on the basis of his ethnicity. He reported this in a letter to his lawyers while awaiting a decision on his extradition case to Russian authorities.

Four Crimean Tatar women's pretrial detention extended by three months
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Four Crimean Tatar women's pretrial detention extended by three months
16 June 2026

A court in Simferopol extended the pretrial detention of mother-of-five Esma Nimetulayeva, 21-year-old businesswoman Fevziye Osmanova, 20-year-old student Elviza Aliyeva, and 19-year-old student Nasiba Saidova until September 14. They are accused of involvement with the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is designated a terrorist organization in Russia.

A Russian mathematician detained in Yerevan has been released from custody
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A Russian mathematician detained in Yerevan has been released from custody
15 June 2026

Moscow mathematician Mikhail Verbitsky, detained in the Armenian capital on the night of June 13, has been released from custody. Local media reported this, citing his lawyer, Vache Simonyan.

Protesters in Vienna called on Kazakh authorities not to extradite Mansur Movlaev to Russia
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Protesters in Vienna called on Kazakh authorities not to extradite Mansur Movlaev to Russia
15 June 2026

A group of activists held a protest in Vienna outside the Kazakh embassy in support of Chechen refugee Mansur Movlaev. They urged Kazakh authorities not to extradite the young man to Russia.