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Magomed Khazbiyev — an Ingush dissident challenging the state

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

Magomed Khazbiyev, a well-known Ingush opposition figure and public activist, has been in a detention facility in the town of Karabulak since 11 January. He is being accused of illegal possession of weapons. He claims that the charges have been fabricated. His lawyers insist upon his release. Khazbiyev suffers from ulcers and skin disease. A suspect under investigation with such diseases should be released for treatment. For three years, Magomed Khazbiyev lived under state protection in

Azerbaijan

Arrests, threats, and humiliation in Azerbaijan’s crackdown on queer people

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•5 min read

Last month, reports emerged of the mass detention of queer people in Azerbaijan. OC Media spoke to one of the men caught up in the roundup, and a number of activists offering assistance. They tell of illegal arrests, humiliation, and even torture, as authorities continue to apply pressure. [Read in Azerbaijani — Azərbaycan dilində oxuyun] [Read on OC Media: Mass detention of queer people reported in Azerbaijan] A day in the cells Elnur (not his real name) is 20 years old. He says gay

asylum

Georgia’s refugee minister says Turkey’s prisons of ‘European standard’ after concern over extradition

by OC Media

•3 min read

‘Gülen-linked’ school manager Mustafa Emre Çabuk will appeal in court after the being refused political asylum by Georgia’s Ministry of Refugees. Çabuk was detained in Tbilisi on after Turkey requested that the authorities extradite him. His lawyer says that the ministry’s decision was illegal and unfair, as the evidence ‘clearly shows the threats Çabuk faces’ in Turkey. Minister says Turkey’s prisons ‘of European standards’ During a talk-show on Imedi TV on 7 July, Georgia’s Minister of