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Following reports of Mansur Movlaev's brother being tortured, activists claimed his parents had been kidnapped
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Following reports of Mansur Movlaev's brother being tortured, activists claimed his parents had been kidnapped
6 June 2026

Social media accounts by supporters of Chechen refugee Mansur Movlaev have reported the abduction of his parents, Khava and Movsar Movlaev. They were forcibly taken away to an unknown location in Chechnya.

A Yoshkar-Ola journalist has been charged for a comment about Dzhokhar Dudayev
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A Yoshkar-Ola journalist has been charged for a comment about Dzhokhar Dudayev
5 June 2026

Journalist Alexei Seregin has been detained in Yoshkar-Ola. He is accused of "justifying terrorism," citing a two-year-old comment about Dzhokhar Dudayev, the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. The criminal case was launched for "justifying illegal armed groups in Chechnya in the 1990s."

A court sided with a Kabardino-Balkarian school student in a dispute over annulled Unified State Exam (USE) results
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A court sided with a Kabardino-Balkarian school student in a dispute over annulled Unified State Exam (USE) results
4 June 2026

A court case between a high school graduate and the local state examination commission has concluded in Kabardino-Balkaria. The teenager successfully challenged the commission's decision to annul his USE results in physics due to suspicions of cheating.

A Crimean Tatar political prisoner had his Quran confiscated
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A Crimean Tatar political prisoner had his Quran confiscated
4 June 2026

Upon arrival at IK-1 in the Tula Region, political prisoner Seyran Saliev had his Quran confiscated. He was also placed in solitary confinement. He has now spent a total of one year in solitary confinement, first in Colony No. 4 and then in IK-1 in the Tula Region.

Supporters of Mansur Movlaev have reported the kidnapping and torture of his brother in Chechnya
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Supporters of Mansur Movlaev have reported the kidnapping and torture of his brother in Chechnya
2 June 2026

Reports of the kidnapping and violence against Zelimkhan Movlaev in Chechnya are circulating on social media. He is the brother of Mansur Movlaev, who is currently in Kazakhstan and whose extradition is being sought by Russian authorities.

Despite a ban on extradition to Russia, Croatian authorities are holding an Ingush refugee
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Despite a ban on extradition to Russia, Croatian authorities are holding an Ingush refugee
2 June 2026

Magomed-Amin Gatagazhev, a native of Ingushetia, remains in custody in Croatia, despite the revocation of the decision to extradite him to Russia at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office. His total detention period exceeds eight months.

Crimean Tatar political prisoners transferred to Novocherkassk due to overcrowding in Rostov pretrial detention centers
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Crimean Tatar political prisoners transferred to Novocherkassk due to overcrowding in Rostov pretrial detention centers
2 June 2026

Five political prisoners—Emir Kurtnezirov, Abibulla Smedlyaev, Rustem Mustafayev, Mirzali Tazhibayev, and Bakhtiyar Ablaev—have been transferred from Rostov Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 to a Novocherkassk pretrial detention center. This was announced by Emir Kurtnezirov's wife. According to her, the judge at the last hearing explained the transfer as a need to free up space in Rostov pretrial detention centers.

PACE called on Azerbaijani authorities to release political prisoners
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PACE called on Azerbaijani authorities to release political prisoners
30 May 2026

The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) expressed concern at its meeting in Tallinn about the systematic suppression of dissent in Azerbaijan.

Sapa's editor-in-chief remains in custody on charges of bribing a police officer
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Sapa's editor-in-chief remains in custody on charges of bribing a police officer
29 May 2026

The Moscow City Court upheld the arrest of Alina Dzhikayeva, editor-in-chief of Sapa Media, accused of bribing a police officer.

A seriously ill Crimean Tatar political prisoner was transferred to the hospital
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A seriously ill Crimean Tatar political prisoner was transferred to the hospital
28 May 2026

Servet Gaziyev, a 66-year-old Crimean Tatar political prisoner, was hospitalized in the medical unit located at Penal Colony No. 5 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. His condition worsened due to a critical spike in blood pressure.