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Crimean Tatar activist's home searched
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Crimean Tatar activist's home searched
27 February 2024

In Crimea, police officers searched the home museum of ancient weapons of the chairman of the Sudak regional Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Ilver Ametov. He believes that he is being persecuted for his social activities and for his status as chairman of the regional Mejlis, which is banned in the Russian Federation.

Nikita Zhuravel's defense plans to appeal the verdict
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Nikita Zhuravel's defense plans to appeal the verdict
27 February 2024

The 3.5 year sentence for Nikita Zhuravel will be appealed to a higher authority. This was stated by lawyer Yulia Antonova. She considers the decision of the Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny incorrect, since the actions of the defendant, found guilty of burning the Koran, cannot be classified as a set of crimes.

Memorial co-chairman Oleg Orlov was sentenced to two and a half years
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Memorial co-chairman Oleg Orlov was sentenced to two and a half years
27 February 2024

The Golovinsky District Court of Moscow found Oleg Orlov, co-chairman of the Memorial human rights project, guilty of “repeated discrediting” of the army under Part 1 of Art. 280.3 CC. He was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in a general regime colony.

Nikita Zhuravel was sentenced in Chechnya to three and a half years in prison
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Nikita Zhuravel was sentenced in Chechnya to three and a half years in prison
27 February 2024

A court in Grozny sentenced 19-year-old Nikita Zhuravel to 3.5 years in a general regime colony. He was found guilty of burning the Koran.

Russian activist denied entry to Georgia
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Russian activist denied entry to Georgia
27 February 2024

An attempt to enter Georgia and request political asylum for Russian activist and head of the non-governmental organization Frame Maxim Ivantsov was unsuccessful. He linked the actions of the Georgian authorities with the collection of signatures in support of the nomination of Boris Nadezhdin as a presidential candidate in Russia.

The KBR proposed checking the legality of Stalin's decision to deport the peoples of the North Caucasus
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The KBR proposed checking the legality of Stalin's decision to deport the peoples of the North Caucasus
26 February 2024

The decision of Stalin, Beria, Molotov, Voroshilov and other members of the USSR State Defense Committee on mass deportations of the peoples of the North Caucasus and other regions of the country on the basis of nationality violated the Soviet Constitution and the Criminal Code. A resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, Oleg Kelemetov, reported this in his statement to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

The human rights activist announced the refusal of the Georgian authorities to let Russian activists through
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The human rights activist announced the refusal of the Georgian authorities to let Russian activists through
26 February 2024

Cases of denial of re-entry into Georgia to Russian political activists and human rights defenders who have been living in this country since the beginning of the SVO are causing increasing concern. This was stated by the director of the Free Russia Foundation in the South Caucasus, Egor Kuroptev.

Signatures are being collected in Georgia for the release of Mikheil Saakashvili
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Signatures are being collected in Georgia for the release of Mikheil Saakashvili
26 February 2024

Georgia's largest opposition party, the United National Movement, continues to collect signatures demanding the release of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili.

A resident of Dagestan was fined for accusing Israel of terrorism
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A resident of Dagestan was fined for accusing Israel of terrorism
25 February 2024

Imam Hasanov from Derbent was found guilty of demonstrating extremist symbols and fined one thousand rubles. He attached to the advertising stand a leaflet with an Israeli flag and an inscription accusing this country of terrorism for the massive bombing of the Gaza Strip and the killing of Palestinian civilians.

Dagestan promised to condemn all police officers guilty of torturing and killing a man
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Dagestan promised to condemn all police officers guilty of torturing and killing a man
23 February 2024

In the near future, it is planned to bring final charges against 13 defendants in the case of the death of local resident Kurban Dalgatov at the Makhachkala police department. A preventive measure was chosen against 10 police officers in the form of placement in a pre-trial detention center or house arrest.