Kalmykia

March 27, 2023 18:17

• Kalmyk colony warden accused of torturing Dagestani prisoners arrested

  A court in Kalmykia has taken into custody the sixth colony employee, accused of abuse of authority and using violence against colony inmates from Dagestan.

March 21, 2023 23:57

• Employees of “Memorial” detained after searches in case on rehabilitation of Nazism

  The police came with searches to the house of Oleg Orlov, the co-chair of the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial”, who paid much attention to the problem of kidnappings in Northern Caucasus and victims among the civilian population in Chechnya and Ingushetia.

March 13, 2023 20:37

• Dagestani's defence achieves opening new case on his torture in Kalmyk colony

  More than half a year after Magomed Atimagomedov, a prisoner from Dagestan, testified, his defence managed to initiate another criminal case on his torture against Baatar Bakanov and Arman Sagipov, employees of the colony in Kalmykia known as IK-2.

March 08, 2023 20:24

• Authorities confirm deaths in Ukraine of over 1550 residents of Southern Russia

  At least 1551 residents of Southern Russia, including 888 fighters from the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and 663 natives of the Southern Federal District (SFD), have perished in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, local authorities have confirmed.

March 02, 2023 18:50

• After detention in Mongolia, activist Batyr Boromangnaev flies to USA

  Mongolian authorities have abandoned their initial plans to deport the Kalmyk activist, Batyr Boromangnaev. After negotiations with the participation of Mongolian politicians and human rights defenders, he was allowed to fly to the United States.

February 28, 2023 23:39

• Kalmyk activist Boromangnaev states threat of deportation from Mongolia

  Batyr Boromangnaev, a Kalmyk activist, flew from Kazakhstan to Mongolia, where he planned to apply for political asylum, but the border guards did not let him out of the airport. Boromangnaev said that law enforcers threatened him with deportation to Russia.

January 28, 2023 21:50

• In Kalmykia, penal colony warders refuse to confess to participating in torturing prisoners from Dagestan

  Four arrested warders of the penal colony refused to confess that they had participated in the torture of natives of Dagestan Magomed Atimagomedov and Daud Kuramagomedov. One more warder refused to answer questions. An advocate filed a motion for a face-to-face interrogation with other law enforcers, whom Magomed Atimagomedov identified.

January 23, 2023 19:21

• Advocate of prisoner from Dagestan announces number of law enforcers involved in his beating

  Natives of Dagestan beaten in a penal colony in Kalmykia said that they were tortured by about 40 people, most of whom were not taken into custody, advocate Aza Alieva reported.

January 18, 2023 23:57

• Rights defenders announce fundraising for Dagestani inmates at Kalmyk colony

  Relatives of Daud Kuramagomedov and Magomed Atimagomedov, the victims of torture in Kalmyk Colony No. 2, have no money to pay for advocates, the human rights project "Gulagu.net" has informed, calling on natives of Dagestan to help their fellow countrymen.

January 08, 2023 07:40

• In Southern Russia, Christmas services pass under heavy security

  In the churches of Southern Russia, Christmas services were held under heavy security guards. In their Christmas statements, religious figures and officials mentioned the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

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