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In Chechnya, a serviceman was sentenced to two years for failure to appear during mobilization
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In Chechnya, a serviceman was sentenced to two years for failure to appear during mobilization
11 May 2023

The Grozny garrison military court sentenced Abdulla Busazhev to two years in a penal colony. He was found guilty under Art. 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (unauthorized leaving the place of service during the period of mobilization).

One of the sons of the ex-judge of Chechnya Yangulbaev was put on the wanted list
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One of the sons of the ex-judge of Chechnya Yangulbaev was put on the wanted list
10 May 2023

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation put Baysangur Yangulbaev on the federal wanted list. He lives abroad and is the son of Saidi Yangulbaev, a former judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya, and the brother of Abubakar and Ibragim Yangulbaev, lawyers opposed to the Chechen authorities.

Courts deny claims to residents of Dagestan who were illegally mobilized for war
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Courts deny claims to residents of Dagestan who were illegally mobilized for war
9 May 2023

Despite the presence of three minor children and failure to pass the medical examination, many residents of Dagestan were mobilized for the war against Ukraine. In particular, Saiputdin Salakhov, who had three minor children, from the Buynaksky district, and Sabir Khidirov, from Derbent, were sent to fight. They were given a delay, but the courts found the decisions of the military enlistment offices to be lawful.

In Dagestan, a woman was fined for criticizing the security forces who killed her son
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In Dagestan, a woman was fined for criticizing the security forces who killed her son
9 May 2023

A fine of 5,000 rubles was imposed by the Kizilyurt City Court of Dagestan on a local resident, Rukiyat Kurbanova. She was found guilty of inciting hatred and enmity towards government officials because of comments on Instagram. According to her, the security forces killed her son.

Activist from Dagestan arrested in Moscow
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Activist from Dagestan arrested in Moscow
8 May 2023

The court in Moscow arrested for 10 days activist from Derbent Ulker Gashimova on the article about defiance of the demand of a representative of the authorities when crossing the state border. Earlier, she tried to fly abroad from the airport Sheremetyevo.

Residents of Dagestan fined for publication of Timur Mutsuraev’s song
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Residents of Dagestan fined for publication of Timur Mutsuraev’s song
8 May 2023

Artur Taibov, a resident of Dagestan Derbent, was brought to administrative responsibility for distributing songs of the Chechen bard «Vkontakte» in the social network.

Timur Mutsuraev's fan was fined for a banned song
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Timur Mutsuraev's fan was fined for a banned song
7 May 2023

On May 7, the online publication Kavkaz.Realii reported on another fine for distributing extremist materials. Derbent resident Artur Taibov was fined 1 thousand by the court for posting a song by Chechen bard Timur Mutsuraev on social networks.

The mother of the battered girl was charged in Ingushetia
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The mother of the battered girl was charged in Ingushetia
6 May 2023

The criminal investigation into the injury of a 4-year-old girl in Malgobeke continues.

Activist from Dagestan was not released from the country
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Activist from Dagestan was not released from the country
5 May 2023

On May 5, the Khimki Magistrate Court arrested 23-year-old resident of Derbent Ulker Gashimova, who tried to leave Russia to seek political asylum in the Netherlands, where her fiancé lives.

Crimean Tatar citizen of Ukraine was placed in the SIZO on suspicion of espionage
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Crimean Tatar citizen of Ukraine was placed in the SIZO on suspicion of espionage
5 May 2023

Lefortovo district court of Moscow arrested Crimean Tatar citizen of Ukraine Leni Umerova in a case of espionage (article 276 CC). She was held for more than five months in Vladikavkaz, from where she was taken to Moscow today.