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Well-known human rights activist denied release from pre-trial detention center in Azerbaijan
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Well-known human rights activist denied release from pre-trial detention center in Azerbaijan
Published: 7 July 2023

The Baku Court of Appeal dismissed the complaint about the extension of the term of arrest of human rights activist and public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev.
A resident of the KChR could not be fined for discrediting the army due to failure to appear in court
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A resident of the KChR could not be fined for discrediting the army due to failure to appear in court
Published: 7 July 2023

A court in Cherkessk terminated an administrative case against a local resident, Ramazan Mkhtse, who is charged with criticizing the war in Ukraine.
The alleged member of the Basayev and Khattab detachments was sentenced to thirteen and a half years in prison
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The alleged member of the Basayev and Khattab detachments was sentenced to thirteen and a half years in prison
Published: 7 July 2023

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Tenali Kanaev to 13.5 years in a strict regime colony. He was found guilty under Art. 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (encroachment on the life of military personnel).
Abdulmumin Hajiyev recalled the fabrication of his criminal case
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Abdulmumin Hajiyev recalled the fabrication of his criminal case
Published: 6 July 2023

The Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don continued the debate on the case of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, a journalist from the Dagestan newspaper Chernovik, accused of financing terrorism and participating in the activities of terrorist organizations.
In Chechnya, a man was sentenced to eight years for murder, despite the involvement of the security forces in it
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In Chechnya, a man was sentenced to eight years for murder, despite the involvement of the security forces in it
Published: 6 July 2023

The Nozhai-Yurtovsky District Court in Chechnya sentenced Said-Magomed Omarov, a taxi driver from Grozny, to eight years and two months in a strict regime penal colony. He was convicted of the murder in 2017 of a resident of Dagestan.
Head of the “Team Against Torture”: “The investigation into the case of the attack on a journalist and a lawyer must be transferred from Chechnya to another region”
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Head of the “Team Against Torture”: “The investigation into the case of the attack on a journalist and a lawyer must be transferred from Chechnya to another region”
Published: 6 July 2023

Journalist Yelena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov, victims of the attack in Chechnya, believe that an effective investigation is possible only if the case is transferred from this republic to another region.
Crimean Tatar political prisoner-journalist was transferred to a Russian prison
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner-journalist was transferred to a Russian prison
Published: 6 July 2023

Crimean Tatar political prisoner and journalist Remzi Bekirov was transferred to Prison No. 2 of Yeniseisk, Krasnoyarsk Territory. In it, he must spend five years, and the remaining period - in a strict regime colony. In total - 19 years.
A criminal case was opened on the fact of the attack on Milashina and Nemov in Chechnya
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A criminal case was opened on the fact of the attack on Milashina and Nemov in Chechnya
Published: 6 July 2023

A criminal case on the grounds of deliberate infliction of bodily harm was initiated in Chechnya in connection with the attack on journalist Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov.
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The Committee to Protect Journalists has called for the release of Azerbaijani independent press representatives
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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.
Muslim Murdiyev's mother called on the president and the head of Chechnya to protect him in prison
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Muslim Murdiyev's mother called on the president and the head of Chechnya to protect him in prison
11 June 2026

15-year-old Chechen boy Muslim Murdiyev was transferred from a Moscow pretrial detention center to a juvenile correctional facility in the Volgograd region. The boy's mother appealed to Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov, asking them to ensure her son's safety.
Arrested Azerbaijani opposition journalist Afgan Sadigov has been banned from communicating with his relatives
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Arrested Azerbaijani opposition journalist Afgan Sadigov has been banned from communicating with his relatives
11 June 2026

Arrested Azerbaijani opposition journalist Afgan Sadigov has been banned from making phone calls and communicating with his relatives. He is currently being held in a pretrial detention facility in the Kurdakhani village of Baku, his wife reported.
A Stavropol resident was sentenced to 15 years for
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A Stavropol resident was sentenced to 15 years for "financing terrorism"
11 June 2026

A court in Stavropol Krai has sentenced Makhach Bashirov, who is accused of financing terrorism. The Southern District Military Court sentenced him to 15 years in prison. The defendant's family insists that shortly before his arrest, he transferred two thousand rubles to charity.