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The Russian authorities have put the deputy chairman of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people on the wanted list.
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The Russian authorities have put the deputy chairman of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people on the wanted list.
26 April 2024

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has put the deputy head of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people, Vladimir Dovdanov, on the wanted list. Previously, a criminal case was opened against him for calls for activities directed against the security of Russia. He is charged with calling on the Armed Forces of Ukraine to destroy Russian equipment.

A resident of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is being persecuted for saying that Putin and his entourage will face punishment
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A resident of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is being persecuted for saying that Putin and his entourage will face punishment
26 April 2024

Law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) against 29-year-old Taulan Kipkeev from Karachay-Cherkessia. The reason was the video material he published on social networks in November 2023. In the video, a guy walks along Red Square in Moscow and reports that the instigators of the war are sitting in the Kremlin.

In Chechnya and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic there have been no criminal cases of “discrediting” the army and military “fakes”
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In Chechnya and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic there have been no criminal cases of “discrediting” the army and military “fakes”
25 April 2024

In the Russian Federation, criminal cases have been initiated against at least 902 citizens for anti-war statements. This practice has been recorded in all regions except Chechnya, Karachay-Cherkessia, as well as the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Bryansk Region, according to OVD-Info.

A native of Dagestan who was subjected to torture in a Kalmyk colony was given a life sentence
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A native of Dagestan who was subjected to torture in a Kalmyk colony was given a life sentence
25 April 2024

The Fourth Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction changed the sentence of prisoner IK-2 in Kalmykia, a native of Dagestan, Magomed Atimagomedov, from 25 years in prison to life imprisonment. He was found guilty of assaulting institution staff and inciting mass riots.

Zarema Musaeva's health condition has deteriorated sharply in a Chechen colony
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Zarema Musaeva's health condition has deteriorated sharply in a Chechen colony
25 April 2024

Zarema Musaeva, who is serving time in a penal colony, cannot move even on crutches, her condition has sharply worsened. This was reported by the son of the prisoner, activist Abubakar Yangulbaev.

Police from Dagestan were sentenced to 5.5 years for beating a woman and extortion
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Police from Dagestan were sentenced to 5.5 years for beating a woman and extortion
24 April 2024

The Khasavyurt City Court in Dagestan is re-examining the case of torture against local resident Yulduz Kurashova. In the dock are former police officers Shamil Aliyev and Ramazan Saipulaev. They are accused of abuse of power with the use of violence and falsification of evidence, “Team Against Torture reported.”

An activist sentenced to 9 years after participating in rallies against the law on foreign agents was amnestied in Georgia
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An activist sentenced to 9 years after participating in rallies against the law on foreign agents was amnestied in Georgia
24 April 2024

Today, activist Lazare Grigoriadis was released following a pardon from the President of Georgia. “The struggle continues, see you at the rallies! Today I will go to a rally!” he commented on his release.

A court in the KBR sentenced a seven-times-convicted contract soldier to seven years for leaving a unit
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A court in the KBR sentenced a seven-times-convicted contract soldier to seven years for leaving a unit
24 April 2024

The Nalchik garrison court sentenced contract soldier Makhti Sozaev to seven years in prison. He was found guilty of leaving a military unit in the Ukrainian Donbass without permission.

Azerbaijani oppositionist goes on hunger strike under arrest
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Azerbaijani oppositionist goes on hunger strike under arrest
24 April 2024

Activist of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Elnur Hasanov has been on a hunger strike for six days in the Baku pre-trial detention center to protest against the seizure of recordings that he prepared for speaking in court.

Oleg Orlov was placed in a special unit of the pre-trial detention center
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Oleg Orlov was placed in a special unit of the pre-trial detention center
23 April 2024

Political prisoner, co-chairman of the Memorial Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov, after being transported from Moscow, was placed in a special unit of pre-trial detention center-2 in Syzran. There is a double camera there and there is constant video surveillance. This was reported by the Memorial Human Rights Protection Center.