Lawmakers in Russia's autonomous republic of Tatarstan have approved in one day all three readings of a series of constitutional amendments, including a change that almost immediately abolishes the title of the republic's president, sooner than previously planned.
Outspoken Tatar activist Fauzia Bairamova was summoned to the prosecutor’s office in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan for questioning on January 20 regarding her post on Facebook about Tatars being mobilized to the military in Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
A court in Kazan, the capital of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, has sentenced a man to 19 years in prison for being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamic group.
Lawmakers in Russia's autonomous republic of Tatarstan on December 23 voted overwhelmingly in favor of constitutional amendments that allow the abolition of the title of president of the republic -- in line with a directive from Moscow.
A journalist in Russia's Tatarstan, Nailla Mullayeva, has been sentenced to six days in jail and fined $490 on a charge of discrediting the Russian armed forces and violating the law on public gatherings.
Russia's Justice Ministry has added the banned All-Tatar Public Center (TIU) to its list of extremist organizations, the Federal Security Service said on November 18.
A man who is accused of killing nine people in an attack on a school in Russia's Tatarstan region last year has pleaded guilty to all charges.
A court in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan has extended the pretrial detention of activist Andrei Boyarshinov, who was charged with terrorism over his calls for Russia to stop its ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
A court in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan has sentenced four men to prison terms of between eight years and 18 years on charges of being members of the Islamic State terrorist group and supporting its activities.
Russian commanders faced shouted obscenities and threats as they tried to control newly mobilized soldiers in the Tatarstan region. Footage that surfaced on a Telegram channel from early November shows enraged draftees chanting and accusing Russian Army leaders of selling off ammunition.
Dozens of contract soldiers from Bashkortostan have renounced their contracts and refused further combat duty in Ukraine. One of those soldiers who returned home last month described his ordeal for RFE/RL.
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91, presided over the collapse of the Soviet bloc and the end of the Cold War.
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