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Crimean Tatar citizen of Ukraine's arrest extended
Human rights
Crimean Tatar citizen of Ukraine's arrest extended
12 September 2023

The Moscow City Court extended the arrest for a month in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center of 25-year-old Ukrainian citizen, Crimean Tatar Lenya Umerova. Russian authorities accuse her of espionage.

Political prisoner-journalist from Dagestan Abdulmumin Gadzhiev was sentenced to 17 years
Human rights
Political prisoner-journalist from Dagestan Abdulmumin Gadzhiev was sentenced to 17 years
12 September 2023

Today, the Rostov District Military Court found journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev guilty and sentenced him to 17 years in prison. The other defendants, Kemal Tambiev and Abubakar Rizvanov, received 17.5 and 18 years in prison, respectively.

The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to a young man who was tortured in Chechnya
Human rights
The ECHR ordered the Russian authorities to pay compensation to a young man who was tortured in Chechnya
12 September 2023

The European Court of Human Rights ruled to pay 52 thousand in compensation to Maxim Lapunov. In Chechnya, he was kidnapped and tortured by local police.

The US explained to the Kremlin that US-Armenian military exercises do not concern it
Politics
The US explained to the Kremlin that US-Armenian military exercises do not concern it
12 September 2023

The United States does not see any complications in its mediation between Azerbaijan and Armenia due to the joint military exercises being conducted in Armenia. 175 Armenian and 85 American soldiers take part in them.

A Crimean Tatar political prisoner who suffered four strokes in a pre-trial detention center was transferred to Russia
Human rights
A Crimean Tatar political prisoner who suffered four strokes in a pre-trial detention center was transferred to Russia
12 September 2023

Azamat Eyupov, sentenced to 17 years in prison, was transported from Crimea to the prison in the city of Verkhneuralsk, Chelyabinsk region. Last year, a Crimean Tatar suffered four ischemic strokes in a pre-trial detention center; his leg does not function, but he was never sent to the hospital.

The Prime Minister of Armenia expressed claims to Moscow for not fulfilling its obligations within the CSTO
Politics
The Prime Minister of Armenia expressed claims to Moscow for not fulfilling its obligations within the CSTO
12 September 2023

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with Armenian television that his wife’s visit to Ukraine with charitable support, Yerevan’s ratification of the Rome Statute with the issuance of an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin and the American-Armenian military exercises are not related to the Russian Federation, “although they are a reason for anxiety."

More war crimes with civilian casualties in Chiri-Yurt, Kurchaloy, Novye Atagi, Tsotsin-Yurt and Urus-Martan
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
More war crimes with civilian casualties in Chiri-Yurt, Kurchaloy, Novye Atagi, Tsotsin-Yurt and Urus-Martan
11 September 2023

On the night of September 11, in the village of Chiri-Yurt, near house 16, a 19-year-old resident of the village of Zone was killed (his last name could not be established). In connection with the hostilities, he was forced to leave his native places and, in fact, was a refugee.

Azerbaijani opposition criticizes authorities for torturing dissenters
Human rights
Azerbaijani opposition criticizes authorities for torturing dissenters
11 September 2023

Cases of administrative violence and torture against citizens have again become more frequent in Azerbaijan. This is stated in a statement by the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan.

Abdulmumin Gadzhiev called the criminal case against him a blatant lawlessness and falsification
Human rights
Abdulmumin Gadzhiev called the criminal case against him a blatant lawlessness and falsification
11 September 2023

In the Southern District Military Court in Rostov today, the verdict was to be announced on the editor of the Dagestan publication Chernovik, Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, and two other defendants in the case, Kemal Tambiev and Abubakar Rizvanov.

Six Crimean Tatar political prisoners remained under arrest
Human rights
Six Crimean Tatar political prisoners remained under arrest
11 September 2023

“Crimean Solidarity” activists from Bakhchisaray Seydamet Mustafayev, Eldar Yakubov, Abdulmedzhit Seitumerov, Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov and Remzi Nimetulaev were left in pre-trial detention until October 23.