Human rights

Lawyer Alexey Ladin was detained in Simferopol. He participated in trials of Crimean Tatars, who were accused of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, and defended Ukrainian political prisoners and prisoners of war in courts.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner transferred to strict prison conditions

Crimean Tatar political prisoner Bilyal Adilov, sentenced to 14 years in prison, was transferred to strict conditions of detention (SUS) in a prison in the city of Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory.

The court refused to include the results of a medical examination in the case of a prisoner from Ingushetia

In the Astrakhan Regional Court, the defense continues to seek the reversal of the decision to transfer prisoner from Ingushetia Abdul-Malik Albagachiev to prison.

Kadyrov again posted a video of Nikita Zhuravel’s humiliation

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a fragment of his meeting with Nikita Zhuravel, who is under investigation in Grozny for burning the Koran. Zhuravel tells Kadyrov that he wants to convert to Islam.

The ECHR accepted a claim regarding the attack on a bus carrying journalists heading to Chechnya

The European Court of Human Rights has referred questions to Russian jurisdiction regarding the 2016 attack on a bus carrying journalists and human rights activists on the border of Ingushetia and Chechnya. This was reported by the Team Against Torture.

A 20-year-old resident of Crimea was detained

In a village in the Simferopol region, security forces detained 20-year-old Crimean Tatar Lutfiye Velieva after a search.
Lawyer Edem Semedlyaev said that the day before, employees of Center “E” carried out an inspection at the Veliyevs’ house.

PACE discussed the situation with political prisoners in Azerbaijan

As part of the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), a meeting was held dedicated to political prisoners of Azerbaijan. The hearings were organized by the Azerbaijan Institute for Freedom and Safety of Reporters in cooperation with a number of assembly members.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner lost 15 kg in Russian prison

Political prisoner Tofik Abdulgaziev, sentenced to 12 years in prison, has lost 15 kg since July of this year. This was reported by his wife and son who visited him. The man is serving time in the Verkhneuralsk prison in the Chelyabinsk region.

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A French court has delivered a harsh verdict in the case of an attack on an Azerbaijani blogger

12 June 2026

Reporters Without Borders welcomed the decision of a jury in Rennes, France, which on June 10 handed down verdicts in the case of the assassination attempt on Azerbaijani blogger and political émigré Muhammad Mirzali. According to RSF, the French justice system has drawn a "red line" against attempts by authoritarian regimes to persecute their critics abroad.

An Ingush refugee whose extradition Russia had requested has been released in Croatia

12 June 2026

Magomed-Amin Gatagazhev, a native of Ingushetia, was released after eight months in a Croatian immigration prison. Russian authorities had requested his extradition. The refugee was accepted by the neighboring republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called for the release of Azerbaijani independent press representatives

12 June 2026

The International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed strong disapproval of the prison terms requested by the prosecutor for nine activists and journalists from Toplum TV, which range from 13 to 16 years. Gulnoza Said, CPJ program coordinator, emphasized that such harsh punishments demonstrate the Azerbaijani authorities' desire to respond to courageous reporting and sow a climate of fear.