As stated by Abubakar Yangulbaev, a Zarema Musaeva's son, the health condition of his mother has worsened significantly during her stay at the Chechen SIZO (pre-trial prison), and her eyesight began disappearing.
The study of nail sections in Zarema Musaeva’s case was accompanied by gross violations and suggests that the samples were substituted, the defence has claimed in court.
The situation with human rights violations in Russia has worsened, the Amnesty International (AI) has stated in a submission to the UN High Commissioner, highlighting the cases of persecution of critics of the authorities and human rights defenders in Chechnya.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has communicated a complaint against the detention of Zarema Musaeva, demanding explanation from Russian authorities on how lawful Chechen law enforcers' actions were, human rights defenders have informed.
Khava Akhmadova, the head of the Chechen State Drama Theatre, has treated the statement of film director Alexander Sokurov about the cultural interests of residents of Northern Caucasus as a reason for his apology.
Malika Musaeva's debut film "The Cage Looks for a Bird" was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). This is the only film from Russia and the first in the Festival history entirely in the Chechen language.
Long and frequent court hearings affected the health state of arrested Zarema Musaeva, who is accused of assaulting a law enforcer. The arrested woman stated that her health deteriorated in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Chechnya and her eyesight began to fade.
Idris Arsamikov, a native of Chechnya, who was detained at a Moscow airport, where he flew from the Netherlands aiming to visit his father's funeral, had been detained three times in Chechnya; and his documents were taken away, the SK SOS Crisis Group has informed.
Zarema Musaeva's health condition has deteriorated at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where she is not receiving the necessary medical treatment, her advocate has stated.
In Chechnya and Kuban, people arrested on administrative cases are often accused of grave crimes. After a series of arrests, law enforcers institute cases under articles on terrorism, the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta Europe” reports.
The Prosecutor's Office (PO) has treated as unjustified the actions of the investigator, who had sent to Chechnya reports about the violations during the detention of Zarema Musaeva, the "Team Against Torture"* has reported, calling it a rare event in their practice.
A new examination in the case against Zarema Musaeva will also be carried out in Chechnya, lawyer Alexander Nemov reports. The results of the new examination will be attached to the case file, states Katerina Vanslova, the head of the North-Caucasian branch of the “Team Against Torture”*.