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Crimean Tatar political prisoner spent three months in a punishment cell
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner spent three months in a punishment cell
12 May 2023

Timur Yalkabov, a Crimean Tatar political prisoner sentenced to 17 years, was returned to a cell in a Dimitrovgrad prison after three months in a punishment cell. Due to severe pain in his knees, he is forced to pray while sitting.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner was beaten in a pre-trial detention center and his personal belongings were taken away
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner was beaten in a pre-trial detention center and his personal belongings were taken away
12 May 2023

During the transfer from pre-trial detention center No. 1 to pre-trial detention center No. 2 in Simferopol, the guards hit the Crimean Tatar Ekrem Krosh several times. In addition, during the reception, his personal belongings and products were taken away from him.

Azerbaijani oppositionist starving for three months again declared his innocence
Human rights
Azerbaijani oppositionist starving for three months again declared his innocence
12 May 2023

A trial has begun in Baku on the case of the chairman of the regional organization of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, Zamin Salayev, who has been on a hunger strike for 94 days demanding his release.

The resumption of flights with Georgia may reduce tourism within Russia
Economy
The resumption of flights with Georgia may reduce tourism within Russia
12 May 2023

Direct flights between the Russian Federation and Georgia, which will come into force on May 15 and have been canceled since 2019, can hit the tourist flow in Russia hard.

In the North Caucasus, Islamic banking is planned to be launched from the summer season
Economy
In the North Caucasus, Islamic banking is planned to be launched from the summer season
12 May 2023

The start of the Islamic banking experiment in Dagestan, Chechnya and other regions was postponed to the summer. This was announced at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.

During the wars, the Russian military committed violence against civilians in Chechnya
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
During the wars, the Russian military committed violence against civilians in Chechnya
11 May 2023

On the night of May 11, 2001, Magomed-Salah Aslambekovich Abubakarov, born in 1977, a resident of the village, was killed. New Atagi, Shalinsky district.

A court in Kabardino-Balkaria blocked the YouTube channel of a Circassian activist
Human rights
A court in Kabardino-Balkaria blocked the YouTube channel of a Circassian activist
11 May 2023

On May 11, the Nalchik City Court added the Cherces YouTube channel, owned by a Circassian activist from Kabardino-Balkaria, head of the Khase movement, Ibragim Yaganov, to the register of prohibited materials.

The command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports the retreat of the Russians near Bakhmut
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
The command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports the retreat of the Russians near Bakhmut
11 May 2023

The command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports the retreat of the Russian 72nd motorized rifle brigade near Bakhmut. Yevgeny Prigozhin fears encirclement of the Wagnerites due to their exposed flanks.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked targets in the Bryansk and Kursk regions, local authorities claim.

Ukraine criticized Georgia for expanding ties with Russia
Politics
Ukraine criticized Georgia for expanding ties with Russia
11 May 2023

Vladimir Putin's decision to cancel Russian visas for Georgian citizens and restore flights is political compensation for Tbilisi's refusal to impose sanctions on Moscow over its attack on Ukraine. This was reported in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

The authorities of the Russian Federation refused to the Circassians affected by the earthquake in Turkey in a simplified return to their homeland
Human rights
The authorities of the Russian Federation refused to the Circassians affected by the earthquake in Turkey in a simplified return to their homeland
11 May 2023

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, in their responses to human rights activists, said that the Circassians who suffered from the earthquake in Turkey have the right to obtain Russian citizenship on a general basis. There are no grounds for returning them to Russia and obtaining citizenship in a simplified manner.