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Acquitted Daghestani police chief awarded compensation and public apology

Askhabali Zairbekov had accused investigators of obtaining testimony against him through torture.

Acquitted Daghestani police chief awarded compensation and public apology

Askhabali Zairbekov had accused investigators of obtaining testimony against him through torture.

Detentions as a tool of political pressure ‘on the rise’ in Azerbaijan

Through 2011–2018, the number of administrative arrests in Azerbaijan has doubled, the report of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives says.

Detentions as a tool of political pressure ‘on the rise’ in Azerbaijan

Through 2011–2018, the number of administrative arrests in Azerbaijan has doubled, the report of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives says.

A Chechen refugee Poland wants to give up to Russia

Execution, murder, abduction, rape, torture, intimidation — this is the possible fate of a Chechen refugee who still faces deportation.

A Chechen refugee Poland wants to give up to Russia

By Małgorzata Łojkowska

Execution, murder, abduction, rape, torture, intimidation — this is the possible fate of a Chechen refugee who still faces deportation.

Russian rights group accuses authorities of torturing businessman in Kabardino-Balkaria

Memorial released allegations that Ruslan Kasheshov was tortured into confessing to crimes he did not commit.

Russian rights group accuses authorities of torturing businessman in Kabardino-Balkaria

Memorial released allegations that Ruslan Kasheshov was tortured into confessing to crimes he did not commit.

Activist and journalist arrested and ‘tortured’ in Ingushetia

Zarifa Sautiyeva and Rashid Maysigov have been highly critical of Ingushetia’s deeply unpopular land deal with Chechnya.

Activist and journalist arrested and ‘tortured’ in Ingushetia

Zarifa Sautiyeva and Rashid Maysigov have been highly critical of Ingushetia’s deeply unpopular land deal with Chechnya.

Former police chief and pension fund official accused of financing terrorism in Daghestan

Lawyers for the men say the case is politically motivated and that security forces tortured one into confessing and implicating the other.

Former police chief and pension fund official accused of financing terrorism in Daghestan

Lawyers for the men say the case is politically motivated and that security forces tortured one into confessing and implicating the other.

Man ‘tortured into confessing to murder’ in Daghestan’s Khasavyurt

The man’s lawyer said she police Khasavyurt intended to pin other unsolved crimes on her client in order to improve crime statistics

Man ‘tortured into confessing to murder’ in Daghestan’s Khasavyurt

The man’s lawyer said she police Khasavyurt intended to pin other unsolved crimes on her client in order to improve crime statistics

Daghestani man appeals to ECHR over ‘police torture’

Abutalib Shakhruyev was beaten and tortured with electricity, his lawyer says, before being sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Daghestani man appeals to ECHR over ‘police torture’

Abutalib Shakhruyev was beaten and tortured with electricity, his lawyer says, before being sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Detained former Georgian official threatens to bring down government with ‘kompromat’

In secret recordings from prison, Mirza Subeliani, on trial over the Khorava Street murder investigation, spoke of torturing witnesses.

Detained former Georgian official threatens to bring down government with ‘kompromat’

In secret recordings from prison, Mirza Subeliani, on trial over the Khorava Street murder investigation, spoke of torturing witnesses.

The green zone: where Russia’s Caucasian prisoners are fighting back

Singled out for beatings, bullying, and torture — North Caucasian inmates in Russian prisons have developed a system of resistance.

The green zone: where Russia’s Caucasian prisoners are fighting back

By Aslan Urumov

Singled out for beatings, bullying, and torture — North Caucasian inmates in Russian prisons have developed a system of resistance.