Chechnya
Abducted by Kadyrov’s forces, blogger Areg Shchepikhin is sentenced to five years in prison
Areg Shchepikhin was convicted on charges of extremism and offending religious feelings.
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Chechnya
Chief Chechen propagandist admits authorities carry out unlawful abductions
The director of the state television and radio company, Chingiz Akhmadov, admitted to the practice of unlawful detentions and keeping people in ‘basements’.
Chechnya
37-year-old kindergarten teacher dies following arrest in Chechnya
According to eyewitnesses, her body was returned to relatives with signs of torture.
Chechnya
Rostov woman goes on hunger strike demanding that her Chechen ex-husband return their son
Snezhana Zagudaeva claimed to have been granted custody of the child, who is reportedly in the care of strangers in Chechnya.
Chechnya
Chechnya abducts Armenian businessperson from Moscow for ‘insulting Chechens’
Areg Shchepikhin was reportedly beaten for hours and forced to record a video apologising for ‘insulting the Chechen people’.
Chechnya
64-year-old Chechen woman accuses security forces of torture over anti-war remarks
After her release, she sought asylum in Estonia, but was refused.
Azerbaijan
‘The hunter chooses the most important people’, brother of kidnapped Talysh historian says
Azerbaijani pro-government media outlets have not yet shared any information about detained Talysh historian Zahiraddin Ibrahimov.
