Activist Yashar Muedinov said that employees of the Dimitrovgrad prison in the Ulyanovsk region used force and psychological pressure on him. He wrote a statement, which was signed by ten other prisoners. Yashar Muedinov added that the cell where he is located is very damp. Because of this, his health condition worsened - his right hand began to hurt more severely.

The Court of Appeal in Baku rejected the complaint of the head of the Center for Monitoring Elections and Democracy Education, Anar Mammadli, about the illegality of searches and seizure of personal belongings. His phones, computers and other electronic media on which personal information was stored were confiscated.

The European Court ordered the Russian authorities to pay 52 thousand euros to Zarema Musayeva, who is being held in a Chechen penal colony. She was detained and tried for a crime she did not commit, in order to intimidate her loved ones. The ECHR also ruled that Musayeva and her relatives were subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment, the Team Against Torture reported.

Political prisoner and co-chair of the Memorial Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov was able to exercise his right to call his wife, human rights activist Tatyana Kasatkina. Memorial reported this.

Since May 3, in penal colony No. 9 in the Republic of Karelia, prisoner and native of Chechnya Beslan Gadaev has been on a hunger strike. He protests against regular placement in a punishment cell and various harassment by colony staff. This was reported by the Civic Assistance Committee.

Today, a court hearing in Chechnya to consider the issue of parole for Zarema Musaeva was canceled. It was postponed to June 26, the Team Against Torture reported.

MMA athlete of Chechen origin Ilyas Yakubov announced that the investigation is being delayed, which is taking a long time and is ineffective. The accused has been held in a pre-trial detention center for eight months; the Moscow City Court and lower authorities refused house arrest.

Today, the police detained over 230 participants in the disobedience protest in Yerevan. They are supporters of the “Tavush for the Motherland” movement. Protesters blocked dozens of streets in the central area of the capital.

A criminal case on the rehabilitation of Nazism was opened against a 19-year-old resident of Dagestan. According to the security forces, the young man cut off the red flags placed on the central streets of the village of Karabudakhkent. The flags were considered “symbols of the glory of Russia.” The case was initiated based on materials from the Federal Security Service.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner Ismet Ibragimov, serving a sentence in Dimitrovgrad prison in the Ulyanovsk region, needs dental treatment. The man is also bothered by stomach pain.