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Crimean Tatar journalist sent to pre-trial detention center
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Crimean Tatar journalist sent to pre-trial detention center
6 March 2024

The Kiev District Court of Simferopol arrested until May 4 the citizen journalist of Crimean Solidarity Rustem Osmanov. He is accused of involvement in a terrorist organization (Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code).

Zarema Musayeva's sentence was reduced by three months
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Zarema Musayeva's sentence was reduced by three months
5 March 2024

The Pyatigorsk Court of Cassation commuted the sentence of the mother of Chechen activists Zarema Musayeva from 5 years to 4 years and 9 months in prison.

Chechens of Dagestan complained to Melikov about the sale of their ancestral lands
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Chechens of Dagestan complained to Melikov about the sale of their ancestral lands
5 March 2024

More than 100 residents of the Dagestan village of Gamiyakh asked the head of the republic to “freeze” the sale of land plots until the Aukhovsky district is restored. The request was initiated by the Public Council of Chechens of Aukha.

Co-chairman of the “Voice of Beslan” committee expressed grief for Alexei Navalny
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Co-chairman of the “Voice of Beslan” committee expressed grief for Alexei Navalny
5 March 2024

Emma Tagaeva, co-chair of the “Voice of Beslan” committee, whose family died in the Beslan terrorist attack, addressed Putin.

A paratrooper blogger from Dagestan previously convicted of discrediting the army was put in jail
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A paratrooper blogger from Dagestan previously convicted of discrediting the army was put in jail
5 March 2024

A court in Kazan arrested blogger Askhabali Alibekov, known as the “Wild Paratrooper,” for two months. A criminal case was opened against him on charges of using violence against a police officer.

Ten Crimean Tatars were searched
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Ten Crimean Tatars were searched
5 March 2024

In Bakhchisarai and the Dzhankoy region of Crimea, security forces conducted searches of Crimean Tatar activists. They went to ten addresses.

A criminal case was opened against the deputy chairman of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people
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A criminal case was opened against the deputy chairman of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people
4 March 2024

The Russian authorities opened a criminal case against the Deputy Chairman of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk People, Vladimir Dovdanov, for calling for activities directed against the security of Russia. He is charged with calling on the Ukrainian Armed Forces to destroy Russian equipment.

During almost two years of arrest, the Azerbaijani blogger was never provided with medical assistance
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During almost two years of arrest, the Azerbaijani blogger was never provided with medical assistance
4 March 2024

Blogger-political prisoner from Azerbaijan Osman Narimanoglu has been held in a pre-trial detention center for 20 months. He suffers from rheumatic disease and has increased pain in his joints. However, he was never given medical assistance.

For more than a month, the family has not been able to find the Crimean Tatar who was taken away by security forces
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For more than a month, the family has not been able to find the Crimean Tatar who was taken away by security forces
4 March 2024

On January 26, a search was conducted in the house of a resident of the Kirovskoye village, Ismail Shemshedinov. After that, the security forces took him away. Since then, his mother and family have not known where he is.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner-journalist is denied transfer to a colony closer to home
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner-journalist is denied transfer to a colony closer to home
3 March 2024

The FSIN refuses to transfer Crimean Tatar political prisoner-journalist Remzi Bekirov to a colony closer to home. He was sentenced to 19 years and transported to prison No. 2 of Yeniseisk, Krasnoyarsk Territory.