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Türkiye again supported the Crimean Tatars and Crimea as part of Ukraine
Politics
Türkiye again supported the Crimean Tatars and Crimea as part of Ukraine
8 July 2023

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and the leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Verkhovna Rada deputy Mustafa Dzhemilev discussed the humanitarian assistance provided by Turkey to Ukraine.

Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
"Cleansing" of the village of Chiri-Yurt, brutal murder and ransom of the mutilated body
7 July 2023

On July 7, 2001, at dawn, the village of Chiri-Yurt was blocked by the Russian military, presumably from the 205th motorized rifle brigade of the RF Ministry of Defense.

The man arrested because of criticism of Kadyrov in the social network was recognized as a political prisoner
Human rights
The man arrested because of criticism of Kadyrov in the social network was recognized as a political prisoner
7 July 2023

Human rights project “Support for political prisoners. Memorial” recognized a resident of the Khabarovsk Territory Zakhar Zaripov as a political prisoner. In February, he was arrested on charges of incitement to terrorism.

The head of the CRI government in exile:
Politics
The head of the CRI government in exile: "The victory of Ukraine will mean the victory of the entire Caucasus"
7 July 2023

In the event of a military defeat of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the North Caucasus and other dependent peoples will receive freedom and independence. This was stated by the head of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria in exile, Akhmed Zakayev, in an interview with the Ukrainian edition of Telegraf.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner regularly placed in punishment cell
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner regularly placed in punishment cell
7 July 2023

Over the past two months, political prisoner Memet Belyalov has been repeatedly sent to the punishment cell of colony No. 9 in the Novgorod region.

In the North Caucasus, the last indirect elections of heads of regions may be canceled
Politics
In the North Caucasus, the last indirect elections of heads of regions may be canceled
7 July 2023

The State Duma, in agreement with the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, proposed to cancel the indirect elections of the heads of a number of regions of the Russian Federation, including Dagestan, Ingushetia, North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia.

Well-known human rights activist denied release from pre-trial detention center in Azerbaijan
Human rights
Well-known human rights activist denied release from pre-trial detention center in Azerbaijan
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
Human rights
A resident of the KChR could not be fined for discrediting the army due to failure to appear in court
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
Human rights
The alleged member of the Basayev and Khattab detachments was sentenced to thirteen and a half years in prison
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).

Mass hunger strike of Chechen refugees in Ingushetia and new abductions in their homeland
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Mass hunger strike of Chechen refugees in Ingushetia and new abductions in their homeland
6 July 2023

Alexander Mikhailovich Lyuboslavsky, editor-in-chief of the All-Russian magazine of regional human rights organizations "Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms" joined the hunger strike, started by the forced migrant from Chechnya Makhmud Abdulshaidov and then acquired a mass character.