Last news today
The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to a former policeman from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Human rights
The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to a former policeman from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
17 January 2024

The European Court of Human Rights awarded Ruslan Rakhaev, former deputy head of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Cherkessk, compensation in the amount of 8,500 euros. The conditions of his transfer to the colony were considered inhumane, the human rights organization Public Verdict reported.

In Dagestan, a third policeman was placed under house arrest on charges of torturing and murdering a man
Human rights
In Dagestan, a third policeman was placed under house arrest on charges of torturing and murdering a man
17 January 2024

The court in Makhachkala sent the detective of the police department for the Sovetsky district of Makhachkala under house arrest in the case of the death of the detainee Kurban Dalgatov. Earlier, the Supreme Court of Dagestan chose a similar preventive measure for two police officers.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner was unable to participate in the trial due to health conditions
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner was unable to participate in the trial due to health conditions
16 January 2024

Citizen journalist Rustem Sheykhaliev, sentenced to 14 years, was unable to participate in the hearing to consider the appeal against his sentence via video conferencing from pre-trial detention center No. 3 in Novocherkassk. He suffered severe nosebleeds twice.

Two more journalists were arrested in Azerbaijan
Human rights
Two more journalists were arrested in Azerbaijan
16 January 2024

The police arrested for 15 days under the article “Minor Hooliganism” of the political observer of Jamnews Jamnews Shakhin Rzayev. Earlier, he periodically expressed criticism of the authorities of Azerbaijan and became known as a participant in civil society projects.

In Dagestan, instead of a pre -trial detention center, two defendants in the murder of police were placed under house arrest
Human rights
In Dagestan, instead of a pre -trial detention center, two defendants in the murder of police were placed under house arrest
16 January 2024

The Supreme Court of Dagestan sent two operatives of the police department in the Soviet district of Makhachkala in the case of torture by a local resident Kurban Dalgatov, who died in the police department. At the same time, the investigation petitioned for the imprisonment of the security forces in custody.

Human rights activists from Human Rights Watch pointed out human rights violations in Chechnya
Human rights
Human rights activists from Human Rights Watch pointed out human rights violations in Chechnya
15 January 2024

Chechnya became the center of human rights violations in Russia in 2023. The international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch made these conclusions in its report.

In Dagestan, a provocateur disrupted a picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
Human rights
In Dagestan, a provocateur disrupted a picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
15 January 2024

Today in Makhachkala a weekly single picket was held in support of journalist-political prisoner Abdulmumin Gadzhiev. As soon as the deputy editor-in-chief of the Chernovik publication, Magomed Magomedov, unfolded his poster, an unknown person approached him and showed him a poster with similar text.

A convicted native of Ingushetia filed claims for refusal to provide medical care and a ban on prayers
Human rights
A convicted native of Ingushetia filed claims for refusal to provide medical care and a ban on prayers
14 January 2024

A native of Ingushetia, Vakha Tsurov filed more than 20 lawsuits against the correctional institutions where he served his sentence since 2012. In particular, he demanded compensation in the amount of 100 thousand rubles because the administration of the Karelian colony imposed disciplinary sanctions on him for performing namaz.

Georgians living in the United States called on the Georgian President to pardon Mikheil Saakashvili
Human rights
Georgians living in the United States called on the Georgian President to pardon Mikheil Saakashvili
13 January 2024

With the release of Mikheil Saakashvili, it will be possible to reduce polarization in Georgia, which is the demand of its European friends and a significant part of the Georgian people. Citizens of the country living in the United States addressed Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili with this appeal.

Crimean Tatar political prisoners complained of deteriorating health
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoners complained of deteriorating health
13 January 2024

Crimean Tatar Teymur Abdullaev, held in a colony in Salavat (Bashkortostan), complained of severe headaches and pain in his eyes. His mother demanded that the head of the colony's medical service examine her son.