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A native of Ingushetia is kept in torture conditions in the Astrakhan colony
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A native of Ingushetia is kept in torture conditions in the Astrakhan colony
19 March 2023

Abdul-Malik Albagachiyev, suffering from epilepsy, from Ingushetia, is being held in torture conditions in the Astrakhan colony of 10. Yerevan. A prisoner suffering from epilepsy is constantly being placed in the SHIZO, and prison doctors do not prevent this. This was reported by the foundation «Public verdict».

In Dagestan, a man was fined for saying «Our guys die in Ukraine»
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In Dagestan, a man was fined for saying «Our guys die in Ukraine»
18 March 2023

The Caspian court of Dagestan fined 30 thousand rubles of Kurban Abakarov. According to the investigation, he spoke unfavorably to the Russian army, authorities and the President of the Russian Federation.

In Azerbaijan, the term of imprisonment for an opposition political emigrant was slightly reduced
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In Azerbaijan, the term of imprisonment for an opposition political emigrant was slightly reduced
17 March 2023

In Baku, the appeal court partially upheld the complaint of activist Jafar Mirzoev, who was arrested in a drug case after being expelled from Germany. His sentence was reduced from 6 to 5 years.

The Court refuses to mitigate the measure of restraint to the unlawfully accused native of Chechnya
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The Court refuses to mitigate the measure of restraint to the unlawfully accused native of Chechnya
17 March 2023

The Krasnoyarsk Regional Court regularly rejects applications by the defence to transfer Apti Visaev, a native of Chechnya, from the pre-trial detention facility to house arrest. This was reported by his wife Aisha Mutaeva. According to the woman, the consideration of the Visaev case was transferred to the 1st Khabarovsk District Military Court. This will make it more difficult for the family to pay for the lawyers' tickets. 

A participant in a rally against mobilization in Dagestan was given a four-year suspended sentence
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A participant in a rally against mobilization in Dagestan was given a four-year suspended sentence
16 March 2023

On March 16, the Sovetsky District Court of Makhachkala sentenced one of the participants in the anti-mobilization rallies that took place in Dagestan on September 24-25, 2022 after the announcement of partial mobilization. Mukhamed-Afandi Asipov received a 4-year suspended sentence for using violence against a government official (Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

The scandalous trial of preparing a terrorist attack in Norilsk was moved to Khabarovsk
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The scandalous trial of preparing a terrorist attack in Norilsk was moved to Khabarovsk
16 March 2023

On March 16, it became known that the judicial investigation in the case of Apti Visaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of inciting a terrorist attack and illegal possession of weapons and explosives, was being transferred from Krasnoyarsk to Khabarovsk. This will seriously complicate the defense of the defendant, his representatives note.

Former police chief from Dagestan received a life sentence
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Former police chief from Dagestan received a life sentence
16 March 2023

The Second Western Military Court in Moscow sentenced Dagestan Gazi Isayev, former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Kizlyar district, to life imprisonment. He was accused of aiding and abetting acts of terrorism in the Moscow metro. He pleaded not guilty, calling all charges false and falsified. 

The alleged murderer Sulim Yamadaev was reduced the charge
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The alleged murderer Sulim Yamadaev was reduced the charge
16 March 2023

Investigative agencies have changed the accusation against Chechen native Zelimkhan Mazayev. He is accused of transferring money to supporters of the extremist ISIS group. He was previously accused of creating the NVF.

In the case of the murder of the head of the Ingushetia Ministry of Internal Affairs
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In the case of the murder of the head of the Ingushetia Ministry of Internal Affairs
16 March 2023

The Southern Military Court in Rostov rejected the defence request to return to the Prosecutor’s Office the criminal case concerning the murder of Ibrahim Eljarkiev, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Centre for Combating Extremism.

 
Driver from Dagestan accused Kalmykia policemen of extortion and death of calves
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Driver from Dagestan accused Kalmykia policemen of extortion and death of calves
15 March 2023

The resident of Dagestan Idris transported a cow and several calves in a trailer. In Kalmykia, he was stopped by police and kept on the road for four hours, resulting in the death of the calves, who were trampled by a cow. This was reported by «Baz».