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Oleg Orlov reported deteriorating health and hearing problems
Human rights
Oleg Orlov reported deteriorating health and hearing problems
1 April 2024

Convicted 70-year-old co-chairman of the Memorial Center Oleg Orlov complained about the lack of medical care in the pre-trial detention center. Due to problems with a runny nose and without treatment, the human rights activist began to hear much worse, the Memorial Human Rights Center reported.

Arrests extended for seriously ill riot participants at Makhachkala airport
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Arrests extended for seriously ill riot participants at Makhachkala airport
1 April 2024

The Soviet court of Makhachkala extended the detention of citizens accused of riots at Makhachkala airport on October 29, 2023. Some of them have diseases for which, by law, they cannot be kept in prison.

A native of Chechnya, whose extradition was demanded by the Russian authorities, was released in Belgium
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A native of Chechnya, whose extradition was demanded by the Russian authorities, was released in Belgium
31 March 2024

Belgian authorities have released Chechen Islam Albakov, the human rights organization Vayfond reported. He had been held in a Belgian deportation center since 2019 – Russia sought his extradition on charges of participation in an illegal armed group.

The US again called for the release of Azerbaijani opposition politician
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The US again called for the release of Azerbaijani opposition politician
30 March 2024

The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release the scientist-economist, chairman of the Movement for Democracy and Prosperity of Azerbaijan party, Gubad Ibadoglu.

Despite serious illnesses, the Crimean Tatar political prisoner is not released from prison
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Despite serious illnesses, the Crimean Tatar political prisoner is not released from prison
29 March 2024

Journalist Amet Suleymanov, sentenced to 12 years, is not being released from prison No. 2 in the Vladimir region for health reasons. He needs to have his heart valve replaced and is also suffering from shortness of breath, pain in the lung, swelling of the legs and high blood pressure, said defense attorney Lilya Gemedzhi.

Chechnya will again consider the complaint of an artist who was tortured by security forces
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Chechnya will again consider the complaint of an artist who was tortured by security forces
29 March 2024

The Supreme Court of Chechnya decided to send the criminal case of tortured actor Timur Debishev for a new trial. Thus, for the fifth time, the highest regional court did not support the refusal to investigate a crime based on the complaint of the Team Against Torture.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner transferred from intensive care unit
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner transferred from intensive care unit
29 March 2024

Political prisoner Tofik Abdulgaziev, sentenced to 12 years in prison, was transferred from intensive care to the department of the hospital in Verkhneuralsk, Chelyabinsk region. However, his condition remains serious.

Georgia denies entry to yet another Russian activist
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Georgia denies entry to yet another Russian activist
29 March 2024

The co-founder of the Emigration for Action project to help Ukrainian refugees, Igor Myglan, was expelled from Georgia. He was not allowed out of the airport for a day, after which he was forced to fly to Turkey.

A political prisoner, an Azerbaijani journalist, reported that decisions on his complaints were not transferred
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A political prisoner, an Azerbaijani journalist, reported that decisions on his complaints were not transferred
29 March 2024

Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov, sentenced to 13 years, reported that the prosecutor’s office did not forward decisions on his complaints.

In the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, a Jehovah's Witness with a disability was placed under arrest
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In the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, a Jehovah's Witness with a disability was placed under arrest
28 March 2024

In Cherkessk, Jehovah's Witness Vladimir Fomin was sent to a pre-trial detention center in the case of an extremist organization. During the meeting, a believer with a group II disability lost consciousness and had to call an ambulance.