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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.

A blogger from Dagestan has declared a hunger strike in an Astrakhan pretrial detention center
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A blogger from Dagestan has declared a hunger strike in an Astrakhan pretrial detention center
10 June 2026

Blogger Magomeddibir Magomeddibirov, a native of Dagestan who has been held in an Astrakhan pretrial detention center for over six months, has declared a hunger strike.

Afgan Sadigov has been re-arrested in Azerbaijan
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Afgan Sadigov has been re-arrested in Azerbaijan
9 June 2026

The Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan has reopened a previously closed criminal case against opposition journalist Afgan Sadigov. He has been remanded in custody until July 30.

Following reports of Mansur Movlaev's brother being tortured, activists claimed his parents had been kidnapped
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Following reports of Mansur Movlaev's brother being tortured, activists claimed his parents had been kidnapped
6 June 2026

Social media accounts by supporters of Chechen refugee Mansur Movlaev have reported the abduction of his parents, Khava and Movsar Movlaev. They were forcibly taken away to an unknown location in Chechnya.

A Yoshkar-Ola journalist has been charged for a comment about Dzhokhar Dudayev
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A Yoshkar-Ola journalist has been charged for a comment about Dzhokhar Dudayev
5 June 2026

Journalist Alexei Seregin has been detained in Yoshkar-Ola. He is accused of "justifying terrorism," citing a two-year-old comment about Dzhokhar Dudayev, the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. The criminal case was launched for "justifying illegal armed groups in Chechnya in the 1990s."

A court sided with a Kabardino-Balkarian school student in a dispute over annulled Unified State Exam (USE) results
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A court sided with a Kabardino-Balkarian school student in a dispute over annulled Unified State Exam (USE) results
4 June 2026

A court case between a high school graduate and the local state examination commission has concluded in Kabardino-Balkaria. The teenager successfully challenged the commission's decision to annul his USE results in physics due to suspicions of cheating.

A Crimean Tatar political prisoner had his Quran confiscated
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A Crimean Tatar political prisoner had his Quran confiscated
4 June 2026

Upon arrival at IK-1 in the Tula Region, political prisoner Seyran Saliev had his Quran confiscated. He was also placed in solitary confinement. He has now spent a total of one year in solitary confinement, first in Colony No. 4 and then in IK-1 in the Tula Region.

Supporters of Mansur Movlaev have reported the kidnapping and torture of his brother in Chechnya
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Supporters of Mansur Movlaev have reported the kidnapping and torture of his brother in Chechnya
2 June 2026

Reports of the kidnapping and violence against Zelimkhan Movlaev in Chechnya are circulating on social media. He is the brother of Mansur Movlaev, who is currently in Kazakhstan and whose extradition is being sought by Russian authorities.

Despite a ban on extradition to Russia, Croatian authorities are holding an Ingush refugee
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Despite a ban on extradition to Russia, Croatian authorities are holding an Ingush refugee
2 June 2026

Magomed-Amin Gatagazhev, a native of Ingushetia, remains in custody in Croatia, despite the revocation of the decision to extradite him to Russia at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office. His total detention period exceeds eight months.

Crimean Tatar political prisoners transferred to Novocherkassk due to overcrowding in Rostov pretrial detention centers
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Crimean Tatar political prisoners transferred to Novocherkassk due to overcrowding in Rostov pretrial detention centers
2 June 2026

Five political prisoners—Emir Kurtnezirov, Abibulla Smedlyaev, Rustem Mustafayev, Mirzali Tazhibayev, and Bakhtiyar Ablaev—have been transferred from Rostov Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 to a Novocherkassk pretrial detention center. This was announced by Emir Kurtnezirov's wife. According to her, the judge at the last hearing explained the transfer as a need to free up space in Rostov pretrial detention centers.