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The case of Samir Ashurov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has to do with his civil position, his wife believes. His case is in many ways similar to the persecution of other critics of the authorities, human rights defenders have pointed out.

A court in Baku has jailed Samir Ashurov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), for four months. He denied the accusation of attacking a man with a knife and claimed that he had been beaten up by law enforcers.

A court in Rostov-on-Don has found Magomed Ramazanov, a resident of Dagestan, guilty of preparing explosions and attacks on law enforcers in Makhachkala and sentenced him to 12 years in prison.

The Southern District Military Court has left Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal, accused of financing terrorism, in custody for other three months.

Activist Samir Ashurov, detained in Baku, denied the charge of attacking a man with a knife. He called his case falsified and went on a hunger strike in protest.

An investigation into a case against a native of Dagestan, accused of participating in mass riots in a Vladikavkaz penal colony, has been completed.

A court in Tatarstan has placed six local residents accused within the case of the attack of militants under command of Shamil Basaev and Khattab on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya into custody.

Judges of the Chechen Supreme Court (SC) can use self-withdrawal as a trick to avoid participating in the trial of Zarema Musaeva; and in case of self-withdrawal of the entire court composition, the territorial jurisdiction of the case can be changed, the lawyers believe.

According to experts, the Ossetian tradition of expelling violators of the way of life from society is not used now and is not applicable to the policemen who escaped punishment for the death of Vladimir Tskaev.

Samir Ashurov, an Azerbaijani activist, extradited from Germany on March 29, is suspected of attacking a man with a knife. Ashurov has stated falsification of the criminal case, his wife asserts.

Investigators recognized as victims 397 people who were tortured in military units, and the sentences of 16 people unreasonably convicted in the “Terter case” were cancelled, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Azerbaijan reported. Seven militaries were arrested on the charge of using torture.

A court found former policeman Filipp Mamonov from Bataysk guilty of beating a detainee and sentenced him to three years of imprisonment.