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The father of the shepherd brothers killed in Dagestan by security forces spoke in support of the co-chairman of Memorial.
Human rights
The father of the shepherd brothers killed in Dagestan by security forces spoke in support of the co-chairman of Memorial.
15 September 2023

In the Moscow court in the criminal case of the co-chairman of the Memorial human rights center Oleg Orlov, accused of repeatedly discrediting the Russian army, Murtazali Gasanguseinov acted as a witness. His sons were shot dead by security forces in Dagestan.

The United States imposed the first sanctions against a Georgian citizen for increasing Russian influence
Politics
The United States imposed the first sanctions against a Georgian citizen for increasing Russian influence
15 September 2023

Former Prosecutor General of Georgia Otar Partskhaladze came under US sanctions for connections with Russia. This is stated on the website of the American Ministry of Finance. The ex-Prosecutor General's assets have been blocked, and US citizens are prohibited from cooperating with him.

The Russian authorities must pay 26 thousand euros to a resident of Dagestan who was tortured by police
Human rights
The Russian authorities must pay 26 thousand euros to a resident of Dagestan who was tortured by police
15 September 2023

The European Court of Human Rights ordered the Russian authorities to pay 26 thousand euros to Derbent resident Temirkhan Amakhanov, recognizing him as a victim of torture by security forces.

The US and the European Parliament again called on Azerbaijan to release Gubad Ibadoglu
Human rights
The US and the European Parliament again called on Azerbaijan to release Gubad Ibadoglu
15 September 2023

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the case of oppositionist and economist Gubad Ibadoglu, who was arrested in Azerbaijan. The document condemns his criminal prosecution on trumped-up and politically motivated charges, and also calls for sanctions against Azerbaijani officials.

15 countries and associations opposed the elections in Karabakh
Politics
15 countries and associations opposed the elections in Karabakh
15 September 2023

To date, 15 states and the EU have not recognized the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh and the presidential elections held there on September 9.

The ECHR awarded compensation to an armless disabled man from Nalchik who was found guilty of beating a policeman
Human rights
The ECHR awarded compensation to an armless disabled man from Nalchik who was found guilty of beating a policeman
15 September 2023

The European Court of Human Rights awarded 26 thousand euros in compensation to activist from Nalchik Aslan Iritov. A disabled person without both arms was sentenced to two years of suspended imprisonment in 2021 for an “attack” on security forces.

Former Minister of Health of Chechnya Elkhan Suleymanov denied information about his murder
Society
Former Minister of Health of Chechnya Elkhan Suleymanov denied information about his murder
14 September 2023

Elkhan Suleymanov, the former Minister of Health and Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen government, came out to dispel rumors of his execution. He said that he was in Turkey.

Brutal beating and murder in Goisky, detention of a man in the Kurchaloevsky district
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Brutal beating and murder in Goisky, detention of a man in the Kurchaloevsky district
14 September 2023

About an hour in the courtyard of the house of Movlda Baudinovich Umaev, born in 1958, living in the village of Goiskoye, a noise was heard. One of his two sons, Alikhan, looked out the window and saw the barrel of a machine gun pointed in his direction.

The European Court ruled to pay compensation to an artist from Chechnya
Human rights
The European Court ruled to pay compensation to an artist from Chechnya
14 September 2023

The Russian authorities must pay 52 thousand euros to actor Timur Debishev according to the decision of the ECHR.

The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to residents of Dagestan who were tortured by the police
Human rights
The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to residents of Dagestan who were tortured by the police
14 September 2023

The European Court of Human Rights awarded Derbent residents Islam Barzukaev and Gasan Kurbanov 26 thousand euros in compensation each. In 2019, they were kidnapped by employees of the Center for Specialized Enforcement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and forced to confess to committing crimes under torture.