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A human rights activist from Chechnya and his family continue to receive death threats
Human rights
A human rights activist from Chechnya and his family continue to receive death threats
28 October 2023

The family of Ingushetia resident Marina Yandieva, who ran away from home, set a condition for Team Against Torture lawyer Magomed Alamov: the girl must return home by Sunday, October 29. Otherwise, the man and his family members face death. This was reported by the Team Against Torture.

The sentence of Zarema Musaeva was recognized as harsher than that of the majority of those convicted under similar articles
Human rights
The sentence of Zarema Musaeva was recognized as harsher than that of the majority of those convicted under similar articles
27 October 2023

Zarema Musayeva received a more severe punishment than other citizens of the Russian Federation accused under the same articles. The woman was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for fraud and three years for using violence against a police officer.

The state prosecution requested 7.5 years in prison for the Dagestan activist
Human rights
The state prosecution requested 7.5 years in prison for the Dagestan activist
27 October 2023

At a meeting of the Khasavyurt District Court of Dagestan, the prosecutor's office demanded that activist, former coordinator of Navalny's headquarters in Makhachkala, Eduard Atayev, be sentenced to 7.5 years in prison.

Residents of Dagestan who participated in the “SVO” were sentenced to five years for leaving part
Human rights
Residents of Dagestan who participated in the “SVO” were sentenced to five years for leaving part
27 October 2023

The Makhachkala Garrison Court and the Southern District Court sentenced residents of Dagestan Bayramali Turlalov and Osman Tokayev to five and five and a half years in prison, respectively. They were found guilty of leaving a military unit without permission during mobilization.

Security forces use methods of pressure and revocation of licenses against Crimean Tatar lawyers defending political prisoners
Human rights
Security forces use methods of pressure and revocation of licenses against Crimean Tatar lawyers defending political prisoners
27 October 2023

Since 2017, at least 15 cases of pressure (fines, arrests, deprivation of licenses) on Crimean lawyers involved in politically motivated cases have been recorded. Crimean Solidarity reports this.

The defense will seek to cancel the tightening of the detention of a prisoner from Ingushetia who is not receiving medical care
Human rights
The defense will seek to cancel the tightening of the detention of a prisoner from Ingushetia who is not receiving medical care
27 October 2023

Lawyer Irina Biryukova called the decision of the Astrakhan Regional Court to uphold the transfer to prison regime of a prisoner, a native of Ingushetia, Abdul-Malik Albagachiev, illegal.

The ECHR awarded compensation to natives of Ingushetia
Human rights
The ECHR awarded compensation to natives of Ingushetia
26 October 2023

The European Court of Human Rights ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to citizens of the country for violations of their rights. Thus, for improper transfer conditions, a payment of 1 thousand euros was awarded to Magomed Abadiev, who was transferred to a colony in 2018.

The defense will seek a suspended sentence for the Chechen athlete arrested for the video with Basayev's speech
Human rights
The defense will seek a suspended sentence for the Chechen athlete arrested for the video with Basayev's speech
26 October 2023

With competent defense tactics, possibly with an admission of guilt and other actions, it is possible to achieve a suspended sentence for Ilyas Yakubov. This was announced by his lawyer Maxim Kalinov.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner-politician was sent to a prison camp far from his homeland
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner-politician was sent to a prison camp far from his homeland
26 October 2023

The deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Nariman Dzhelal, sentenced to 17 years, was transported to the prison of the city of Minusinsk in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Most likely, he is being kept in a special block where he is not allowed to make calls, shared his wife Leviza Dzhelalova.

After a raid on the Kotelnikov mosque, a member of the Russian national team was sent to a military unit
Human rights
After a raid on the Kotelnikov mosque, a member of the Russian national team was sent to a military unit
26 October 2023

A 19-year-old member of the Russian judo team, Muhammad Negmatov, was sent to serve in a military unit in Naro-Fominsk after a raid by security forces on a mosque in Kotelniki near Moscow. He was persuaded to sign a contract to be sent to SVO, but he refused.