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A political prisoner from Dagestan complained of frequent placement in solitary confinement
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A political prisoner from Dagestan complained of frequent placement in solitary confinement
1 November 2025

Dagestani activist and political prisoner Ulker Gashimova, serving her sentence in Kostroma Penal Colony No. 3, stated that she spent the entire month of October 2025 in solitary confinement.

Relatives of arrested Crimean Tatar women detained again en route to Moscow
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Relatives of arrested Crimean Tatar women detained again en route to Moscow
31 October 2025

A Crimean Tatar delegation traveling from Crimea to Moscow to meet with the human rights ombudsman was detained for the third time in 24 hours. The delegation consisted of 16 people, including the parents of the arrested women, Esma Nimetulayeva, Elviza Aliyeva, Nasiba Saidova, and Fevziye Osmanova, lawyer Nazim Sheikhmambetov, and Crimean Tatar elders.

Police twice detained the relatives of arrested Crimean Tatar women traveling to Moscow to meet with the ombudsman
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Police twice detained the relatives of arrested Crimean Tatar women traveling to Moscow to meet with the ombudsman
31 October 2025

Russian authorities are preventing the parents of Crimean Tatar women from meeting with the ombudsman in Moscow. A delegation from Crimea traveling to meet with the human rights ombudsman was detained twice by police en route to the capital.

Caucasian human rights activists have called for the criminal case against a Circassian activist to be dropped
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Caucasian human rights activists have called for the criminal case against a Circassian activist to be dropped
30 October 2025

Around 30 human rights defenders and activists from the North Caucasus and Krasnodar Krai have demanded that the criminal prosecution of journalist Larisa Tuptsokova be dropped, declaring the absence of a crime.

A serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria was sentenced to two years for deserting his unit
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A serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria was sentenced to two years for deserting his unit
29 October 2025

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court found Alim Shkakhov, a serviceman from Kabardino-Balkaria, guilty of evading military service during mobilization.

A rally in support of political prisoners was held in Armenia
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A rally in support of political prisoners was held in Armenia
29 October 2025

The youth wing of the Republican Party of Armenia held a protest in front of the parliament building in Yerevan under the slogan "Freedom for political prisoners!" According to the organizers, the picket was aimed against political oppression and persecution in the country.

A Saratov student attacked a woman wearing a hijab with a knife
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A Saratov student attacked a woman wearing a hijab with a knife
28 October 2025

In Saratov, 17-year-old student Daniil Matasov has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. According to investigators, he carried out an armed attack on a woman wearing a hijab on Stolypina Avenue on the evening of October 25.

Azerbaijani political scientist continues to be held in solitary confinement
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Azerbaijani political scientist continues to be held in solitary confinement
28 October 2025

Azerbaijan has extended the solitary confinement of convicted political scientist Bahruz Samedov.

Azerbaijani political scientist continues to be held in solitary confinement
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Azerbaijani political scientist continues to be held in solitary confinement
28 October 2025

Azerbaijan has extended the solitary confinement of convicted political scientist Bahruz Samedov.

Germany deported Zelimkhan Khangoshvili's relatives to Georgia
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Germany deported Zelimkhan Khangoshvili's relatives to Georgia
25 October 2025

German authorities deported 48 people to Georgia, including the brother and other relatives of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a Chechen field commander and Georgian native killed in 2019.