Imprisoned ex-minister of economic development starts a hunger strike in Azerbaijan

November 29, 2024 22:26

• Trial outcomes of riots at Makhachkala Airport disappoints the defence

  The harsh sentence for five Dagestanis accused within the case of riots at the Makhachkala Airport will be appealed against; the defence claims absence of proofs of their guilt.

November 29, 2024 21:23

• Chechen advocate Timur Idalov sentenced to forced labour

  The Khimki City Court (Moscow Region) has sentenced Timur Idalov, a Chechen advocate, to one year and 11 months of forced labour within a case of threats to a prosecutor. He was also banned from practicing advocacy for three years, the human rights project "OVD-Info"* has informed.

November 29, 2024 16:52

• Rights defender Nagavkin's stay in punishment cell extended

  The administration of the penal colony located in the town of Uryupinsk has extended the custody term in the dungeon (punishment cell) of Igor Nagavkin, who has declared a hunger strike, having treated him as a malicious violator; they prepare documents to transfer him to a general regime colony.

November 28, 2024 23:46

• SIZO administration in Chechnya refuses to release writer Zakhar Zaripov, who is suffering from cancer

  Zakhar Zaripov, a writer, convicted for an appeal to the head of Chechnya, remains at the Khabarovsk SIZO (pre-trial prison), despite the cancellation of his punishment associated with freedom deprivation. The SIZO bosses refuse to release him until they receive the text of the verdict.

November 28, 2024 23:05

• Two Nalchik residents fined for calls to attend rally of conscripts’ parents

  A court fined Nalchik residents Margarita Getazheeva and Timbora Takov, who posted calls for conscripts’ parents to attend a rally in connection with the fighting in the Kursk Region.