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Said-Mukhamad Dzhumaev was transferred to strict conditions of detention
Human rights
Said-Mukhamad Dzhumaev was transferred to strict conditions of detention
10 March 2024

A political prisoner, a native of Chechnya, Said-Mukhamad Dzhumaev, was transferred to a single cell-type room (EPKT). There, the convicted person is completely isolated and his rights are limited as much as possible. Last year, Dzhumaev was repeatedly placed in the punishment cell IK-3 in the Tambov region.

A SVO participant from Dagestan was sentenced to five and a half years for leaving his unit
Human rights
A SVO participant from Dagestan was sentenced to five and a half years for leaving his unit
10 March 2024

The Makhachkala Garrison Court sentenced contract soldier Artur Sabraliev to 5.5 years. He left the military unit in Ukraine, went home, and then returned.

The Muftiate of Georgia demanded an investigation into the protest against Muslim Friday prayers
Human rights
The Muftiate of Georgia demanded an investigation into the protest against Muslim Friday prayers
9 March 2024

The Friday prayer of Muslims in the village of Adigeni in Georgia was disrupted due to a protest organized by local residents against its holding. The Georgian Muslim Union condemned the persecution of people on ethnic and religious grounds and demanded an investigation into the incident.

Europe and the United States called for the release of Azerbaijani journalists and political prisoners
Human rights
Europe and the United States called for the release of Azerbaijani journalists and political prisoners
8 March 2024

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release all media workers who are under arrest. In particular, 14 employees of the independent publication Toplum TV were detained the day before. Three have been charged with smuggling: correspondent Farid Ismailov, video editor Mushvig Jabbar, social media manager Elmir Abbasov.

Jehovah's Witness from Adygea sentenced to 6 years in prison
Human rights
Jehovah's Witness from Adygea sentenced to 6 years in prison
7 March 2024

The Maikop City Court of Adygea found Inver Siyukhov guilty of organizing the activities of an extremist organization and sentenced him to 6 years in prison.

Kadyrov denied information that Chechnya is buying Ukrainian prisoners of war to exchange for their colleagues
Politics
Kadyrov denied information that Chechnya is buying Ukrainian prisoners of war to exchange for their colleagues
7 March 2024

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, called the information about the existence of a “black market” in the Russian Federation fake, where Ukrainian prisoners of war are purchased for their subsequent exchange for captured Chechens.

Another group of Crimean Tatars was sent to a pre-trial detention center
Human rights
Another group of Crimean Tatars was sent to a pre-trial detention center
7 March 2024

After searches in the Bakhchisarai and Dzhankoy regions of Crimea, the Kiev District Court of Simferopol sent five detainees to a pre-trial detention center. These are Enver Khalilayev, Nariman Ametov, Ali Mamutov, the imam of the mosque in the village of Lobanovo Vakhid Mustafayev and activist Arsen Kashka.

KBR resident convicted of “discrediting the army”
Human rights
KBR resident convicted of “discrediting the army”
7 March 2024

KBR resident Khusen Gukov received a suspended sentence of one and a half years. He was found guilty in a criminal case for discrediting the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code).

An ex-employee of the Dagestan FSB, deported from Poland to the Russian Federation, was sentenced to imprisonment
Human rights
An ex-employee of the Dagestan FSB, deported from Poland to the Russian Federation, was sentenced to imprisonment
7 March 2024

Former FSB officer Emran Navruzbekov was sentenced to a year and three months in a penal colony. He was found guilty of slandering his colleagues because of an interview about fabricating cases of “terrorism” in Dagestan.

Oleg Orlov was recognized as a political prisoner
Human rights
Oleg Orlov was recognized as a political prisoner
6 March 2024

The Memorial Human Rights Center recognized one of its founders, 70-year-old Oleg Orlov, as a political prisoner. He was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on charges of “re-discrediting” the army. The human rights activist was tried for an anti-war article in which he called the Putin regime fascist.