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Alleged member of the Basayev and Khattab detachments detained in the Stavropol Territory
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Alleged member of the Basayev and Khattab detachments detained in the Stavropol Territory
13 June 2023

46-year-old Rustam Yarbuldiyev was detained at the Mineralnye Vody airport. He was charged under articles 209 (banditry), 279 (armed rebellion), 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (encroachment on the life of a law enforcement officer).

June 12 is the day of solidarity with Russian political prisoners
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June 12 is the day of solidarity with Russian political prisoners
12 June 2023

For 10 years, the number of political prisoners in the Russian Federation has increased by more than 10 times and today stands at 553 people. This was reported by the Center for the Protection of Human Rights "Memorial".

Crimean Tatar missing in Crimea arrested by security forces
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Crimean Tatar missing in Crimea arrested by security forces
12 June 2023

The FSB detained and interrogated the Crimean Tatar Eldar Mensitov all night, and the next day he was arrested for 15 days for disobeying the police. However, according to his lawyer, he was not even on the street where Mensitov allegedly resisted law enforcement officers.

Activist from Dagestan sent home without documents after arrest in Moscow
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Activist from Dagestan sent home without documents after arrest in Moscow
12 June 2023

Ulker Gashimova, a 23-year-old activist from Derbent, detained in early May at Sheremetyevo Airport, was sent by plane to Dagestan after serving two administrative arrests. After landing, the FSB officers took away her documents.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner asked for 18 years in prison
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner asked for 18 years in prison
11 June 2023

In the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, the prosecutor asked Ansar Osmanov, an activist of the Crimean Solidarity movement, to be sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony. The Crimean Tatar is accused of participating in the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Zarema Musayeva was placed in a pre-trial detention center on the same day after a medical examination
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Zarema Musayeva was placed in a pre-trial detention center on the same day after a medical examination
10 June 2023

The hospitalization of Zarema Musayeva turned out to be an examination - the woman was immediately returned to the Grozny pre-trial detention center. Despite the critical state of health, she is denied inpatient treatment. This was reported by the “Team Against Torture”.

In Chechnya, together with the kidnapped British citizen, another man is being held in custody
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In Chechnya, together with the kidnapped British citizen, another man is being held in custody
9 June 2023

Magomed Abubakarov, a native of the republic, a political refugee and a citizen of Great Britain, is illegally detained in a temporary detention center on the territory of the DMIA of the Kurchaloy district of Chechnya. Together with him, another man named Umar Masaev is kept there.

Five Crimean Tatars accused of terrorism after religious meeting
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Five Crimean Tatars accused of terrorism after religious meeting
9 June 2023

The trial of activist Enver Krosh, Crimean Solidarity journalist Vilen Temeryanov and residents of the Dzhankoy district Edem Bekirov, Rinat Aliyev and Seityaga Abbozov began in the Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don.

The examination again did not confirm the guilt of the Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
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The examination again did not confirm the guilt of the Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
9 June 2023

The Southern District Military Court continued to consider the case of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, editor of the religion department of the Dagestan publication Chernovik, and two other defendants, Kemal Tambiev and Abubakar Rizvanov.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner put in ShIZO
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Crimean Tatar political prisoner put in ShIZO
9 June 2023

The former owner of the Crimean Tatar cultural and ethnographic center "Salachik" and citizen journalist Marlen Asanov has been in the ShIZO of the colony of Mordovia for more than a month. This was reported by his mother.